Answered a question 12/5/2009 at 3:52 pm
You sure are in the right place, cammurlor. Lots of caregivers who can easily identify with your exhaustion, including me. Without knowing anything more about your situation as others have asked for c
...Read MoreYou sure are in the right place, cammurlor. Lots of caregivers who can easily identify with your exhaustion, including me. Without knowing anything more about your situation as others have asked for clarifying information, I would say that you are needing to somehow strike a better balance in your life between caring, working, resting, nutrition, and carving out even a little time for yourself. Your body and mind will only go so far if you are that exhausted, before you simply collapse from sheer exhaustion. There is a whole lot we can do as caring caregivers. Realistically, though, there are real limits to what all we can do and how much we can give while juggling so many roles. Sometimes using my lunch hour at work to take a 30-minute nap does wonders for me. Other times, setting my alarm an hour early to enjoy moments of peace and quiet, a cup of tea by myself, or even just cuddle into a warm blanket on my sofa and fall asleep for 20 minutes more is enough to give me my second wind. We each have those little moments if we look hard enough and figure out when we can rest and renew. There are always Visiting Angels type agency staff that you can contract with to provide you with even one day or 4 hours of respite, if nothing more. Please start somewhere. Every journey begins with a single step. If you choose to answer some of the clarifying questions asked by others, I'll bet there is a whole lot more support you will find right here among those of us who understand that what we do is not humanly possible sometimes. We just do what we do for various reasons, most of which are very good reasons. Exhaustion will make anyone want to give up and let go. First thing is that you need to get yourself some rest. How soon can you do that for yourself? Hugs.