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5 Ways To Regain Energy After Caregiver Burnout

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As a caregiver for a senior loved one, you want to make sure that your duties are carried out with expertise. You work diligently during days that seem never-ending, and often sleepless nights. Often, you will feel run down and lethargic, but you continue to perform your duties. You also neglect yourself in the process. Taking time off when you are not feeling well is not a viable option. You feel that no one can do the job quite like you. Caregiver burnout is real. You work until you are stressed out and experience some depression. You become tired, but you still continue with your tasks. What is Burnout? When you as a caregiver experience burnout, you may not know it. You will be void of energy, listless, irritable, and may have insomnia. It is difficult to care for your senior loved properly if you are not up to par. You will become careless, and this could cause a hazard for both you and your senior loved one. Ignoring caregiver burnout can only make it worse. You will get to