Being a caregiver can sometimes feel like you’re dealing with all the challenges and you’re doing that while never once making a mistake. There are some small truths about caregiving that it can help you to keep in the front of your mind.
Perfection Gets in Your Way
When you’re trying so hard to be perfect all the time, that gets in the way of all that you really can do. Perfection is a no-win situation because it’s not attainable, no matter how hard you work toward it. When you make mistakes, whether they’re small or large, you’re learning and that’s what’s important. As you learn, you’re going to do better, both for your senior and for yourself.
Control Is an Illusion
Another aspect of caregiving that can get out of hand is when you want to try to control everything that’s going on. You may want to control your senior’s health, how well she’s sleeping, and what she’s eating, but that’s not feasible. It’s also not going to magically correct everything that’s not working as well as it could be for her. You can’t control everything. What you can do is try to create the best possible situations for your elderly family member.
Sometimes You Have to Let Stuff Go
There are times when you literally need to just let some things go. Sometimes that’s wanting things to be perfect, sometimes that’s trying to control your senior’s health. It might be something else. Whatever it is, though, it is really important to be able to recognize when you truly just need to let go of something so that you can go ahead and do it.
You Really Are Doing the Best You Can
Something else to remember is that you’re truly doing the best that you can with the situation and the tools that you’ve got. That might mean that you need to simultaneously ago a little easier on yourself and find additional tools to help. One such tool could be hiring senior care providers. Working with senior care providers enables you to get assistance that you very much need in order to meet your goals and your senior’s goals.
When you’re making caregiving harder on yourself by harboring some of these beliefs, you’re not doing yourself or your senior any favors. Try being a little gentler with yourself and you may find that you become more productive and effective.
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