Our #1 Tip For Preventing Burnout
Caregiving can be both rewarding and challenging. Over time you may feel a buildup of stress and emotions. This can result in physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion, also known as caregiver burnout. Knowing what caregiver burnout looks like can help you monitor how you are feeling and allow you to take steps to reverse or prevent burnout.
Signs Of Burnout
Read the signs of caregiver burnout below and take a moment to consider if you have experienced any of these within the past 2 weeks. Check them off below.
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The Best Way To Prevent Burnout: Find Good Supports
One of the most important things you can do to reverse or prevent burnout is carefully consider what other supports are available to you. Help can be both formal and informal. Formal support may include help from a professional organization with paid services and trained individuals. Informal support may include people like your family and friends.
Getting support can help reverse or prevent burnout by:
• Reducing stress.
• Giving you more time to do activities for yourself.
• Helping you feel more connected by having someone who understands.
• Knowing you have someone to lean on in difficult times.
• Allowing you to focus on the most important care tasks.
3 Steps To Finding More Support
Step 1: List What You Need Help With
Start by listing all the caregiving tasks you complete for your care recipient, big and small. Then, decide which activities you can complete by yourself while being realistic about your time and energy. The leftover tasks on the list will show you tasks that you may need to ask others for help with.
What do I or my care recipient need help with?
I am able to complete this task by myself
I may need to ask for help with this task
Step 2: Know What Supports Are Available
Start by listing all the caregiving tasks you complete for your care recipient, big and small. Then, decide which activities you can complete by yourself while being realistic about your time and energy. The leftover tasks on the list will show you tasks that you may need to ask others for help with.
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Step 3: Assertively Ask For Help
Now that you know what you need help with and what supports are available, it’s time to put things into practice and reach out for help!
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