Common Symptoms of Caregiver Stress

While it is important to so many people to care for their loved ones in a time when they need assistance, it is also important to remember to take care of ourselves. Here are 10 signs that a caregiver is experiencing stress.

1. Denial about the disease and its effect on the person who’s been diagnosed

2. Anger at the ill loved one, at the disease or the fact that other’s don’t understand the changes happening

3. Social withdrawal from activities, friends and family.

4. Anxiety about providing care and the future.

5. Depression that breaks your spirit.

6. Exhaustion that makes it difficult to complete daily tasks.

7. Sleeplessness due to concerns for the ill loved one.

8. Irritability towards your ill loved one and other family members or friends.

9. Lack of concentration that makes it difficult to perform your day to day tasks.

10. Health problems that begin to take a physical and mental toll on the caregiver’s well being.

If you or a caregiver you know experience any of these signs of stress on a regular basis, it is important to make time to speak with a physician.

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