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Carers Hints and tips to Success

Shaz51Senior Contributor

Carers Hints and tips to Success

Hello everyone

Good morning , love to hear all carers hints and tips to success you have found in you journey

1) i have found encouragement to very inportant to us and to the ones we love

2) Being Postive is another one , what a difference in my love one over the years because of having a postive enviroment

there will be still ups and downs in our lives and the lives of our love ones

so what have you found that has helped you and your love ones over the years

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CatcakesSenior Contributor

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Thanks @Former-Member.
Just having a listening ear helps 😊

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

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Hello @Lesley, this thread might be helpful too and if you have any tips to add , please write them here xx

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AdgeSenior Contributor

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Seeking help is an essential part of self-care (when it's needed).

I just phoned & got through to Sane Helpline, for the first time.

That's because they now have extended hours, so I can still make use of it with the 3 hour time-difference (between WA & the east coast).

They seemed nice & helpful, even though I was so tired that I couldn't think of much to say.

Adge

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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@Adge ..... 💕

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

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@Susana, You might pick up some tips scrolling through this thread.

and there are also lots of carers @Former-Member, @Faith-and-Hope, @Adge, @Catcakes, @Sonny1 , @Former-Member

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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Hi @Susana

I just posted this link for someone else -

http://mhr4c.com.au/coping-strategies/self-care/

You might find it useful too.

🌷

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SusanaSenior Contributor

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Thanks Faith-and-Hope! Most helpful! I think I am definitely a caretaker wanting to be more like a caregiver. Boundaries with my mother is very difficult to set, I ofyen fall for the guilt trips!

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

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@Faith-and-Hope

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

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Hello @Sonny1, @merri

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Unknown userMember

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@Shaz51 said in another thread "..encouraging to a point to show that you love them but not going over the line of pestering which can be hard at times."

There is also "expressed emotion" which negatively impacts the ones we love.

Family psych education is shown to help caregivers and family cope better and reduce relapse rates.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1914061/

http://scholar.google.com.au/scholar_url?url=https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e98b/cf1fa89dbe63cf6a209ff90d5de0da848346.pdf&hl=en&sa=X&scisig=AAGBfm2yQ0l_yeI7W2A7b-42HkpspfYj5g&nossl=1&oi=scholarr&ved=0ahUKEwiUsLXy9MrZAhUKp5QKHRy2BNYQgAMIHCgAMAA
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