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Do You Practice What You Preach?
Offering advice is one of the many things that caregivers do for their patient/loved one. When you think about it, much of the advice we give could and/or should apply to the caregivers as well.
How well do you take care of the caregiver? How well do you heed your own advice?
Ask yourself these questions and consider the advice you would give the person you are caring for.Do you worry too much about what people think?
Do you make excuses for why you aren’t up to get-together’s with friends instead of explaining your caregiving circumstances and the fatigue you might be feeling?
Do you feel like you always have to look like you are doing well even if you aren’t?
Do you let yourself laugh or cry or do you hold back your emotions?
In my recent column “Practicing What I Preach Is Advice Worth Taking” I discuss these questions and share the advice I try to give myself.
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