Emotional wellbeing

It is easy to focus on the health and happiness of the person you care for and put your own wellbeing into the background, but it’s important to care for yourself too.

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Ways to cope

Dealing with the emotions that come along with being a carer can be difficult and confusing. Each person will go through different responses and it’s important to recognise that it’s ok to feel however you feel.

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Dealing with the emotions that come along with being a carer can be difficult and confusing. Each person will go through different responses and it’s important to recognise that it’s ok to feel however you feel.

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Dealing with the emotions that come along with being a carer can be difficult and confusing. Each person will go through different responses and it’s important to recognise that it’s ok to feel however you feel.

Ways to cope

Dealing with the emotions that come along with being a carer can be difficult and confusing. Each person will go through different responses and it’s important to recognise that it’s ok to feel however you feel.

Feelings
of guilt

Feelings of guilt are common among caregivers, even though they are performing exceptional acts of compassion under difficult circumstances.