Being a family caregiver is challenging, especially when the person we're caring for is in distress. Here's how caregivers can disrupt cycles of distress.
Caregivers often feel distressed when their loved one is distressed. This can be difficult to experience.Family caregivers experiencing reciprocal distress can become less helpful.
I got one of those phone calls nobody wants to get. I was out walking our small dog, Bear, past the flowers and trees of our street when my phone buzzed. I looked at the unfamiliar number, “Walnut Creek” flashed on the screen and I almost didn’t answer. But, uncharacteristically, I did pick up. As a person who has loved and tried to support a person who experienced a life-threatening injury, the most surprising aspect of the experience has been how full-bodied the impacts continue to be not only on my loved one but on me too. Reciprocal experiences of distress are real.also has a reciprocal experience of distress . Our love and empathy for our injured or sick person can cause a boomerang of emotions, sometimes called"a reciprocity of distress.
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