"Caregiving is an opportunity to help someone with a physical, emotional, or spiritual infirmity. I am thankful that I could bring them more peace and stability in their final days. They didn't have to be alone or without the eyes of love. I was their advocate, their rock, a familiar, caring face in the storm. My father told others, "Judith is holding me under her wing.""
"Healthy caregiving means sometimes stepping away from the person you are helping to meditate, sleep, attend to your own health, watch a funny movie, or talk to a friend. Also, snuggle with your animal companions or stuffed animal friends to nourish your inner child, who often gets lost in the caregiving process. Whether you're helping a friend recover from an injury or supporting a parent through a serious illness, here are five practical caregiving tips."
Caregiving provides a chance to support someone with physical, emotional, or spiritual infirmities by offering empathy, advocacy, and stability. Caregivers can bring peace and familiarity during final days so the person is not alone. Healthy caregiving includes stepping away periodically to rest, meditate, tend personal health, enjoy humor, or connect with friends and animal companions. Excessive help can become smothering, intrusive, or infantilizing. Being a super-giver can supply purpose, high energy, and effective advocacy but also risks overinvolvement. Caregivers should try to understand when care recipients act cranky or mean and respond with compassion and boundaries.
Read at Psychology Today
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