Care for the Caregiver

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This paper discusses how a person's illness usually spills over to the family and friends who surround them and how, although they may not feel the same type of mental pain as their crippled loved ones, they are also victims. It looks at how these caregivers are weighed down with the many burdens that come with providing for a mentally ill person and examines how to keep them from becoming ill and overwhelmed themselves. These caregivers need information and advice on how to cope with their ill relatives.

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"Caregivers also suffer from subjective burdens, or emotional issues because they are having problems with their coping skills: They have feelings of guilt, remorse, anguish, stress, self-blame, depression, anger and grief. The providers feel badly about not doing enough, remorse at the changes occurring, anxiety and fear about the future, and frustration about the many ways that this illness has changed their family members' lives. Caregivers often have to put their own plans on hold, which can lead to feelings of anger and resentment. On top of this is the disruption of social activities due to the stigmatism associated with mental illness."

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