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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a real disorder that develops when a person has experienced or witnessed a scary, shocking, terrifying, or dangerous event. These stressful or traumatic events usually involve a situation where someone's life has been threatened or severe injury has occurred.¹

^{CAREGIVER STRESS not true PTSD yet it can be bad too.}

What are the psychological stress among caregivers?
Caregiving is rewarding but stressful

But the demands of caregiving also cause emotional and physical stress. It's common to feel angry, frustrated, worn out or sad. And it's common to feel alone. Caregiver stress can put caregivers at risk of changes in their own health.²

 

I now have to help care for my wife, and gradually, things are becoming more manageable, but I still have lingering stresses and aftereffects. It seems it will take time to approach a more normal feel of life. There are moments I want to sleep and other moments I feel like I should be doing more than I am doing right now. There are moments when I think I can do some things I put off and sometimes feel I should try to do it all at once. The bottom line? I need to understand and adapt to the new reality.

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