 | No matter what you do, it isn't enough |
| You feel as if you're the only one in the world caring for a sick relative
at home |
| You don't have a place to be alone or the time to be alone |
| Family relationships are breaking down because of caregiving pressures |
| Your caregiving responsibilities are significantly interfering with your
work |
| You feel it is selfish to ever think of yourself or your needs |
| Your coping methods have become destructive -- you are over-eating or
under-eating, abusing drugs or alcohol, becoming withdrawn, etc. |
| There are no more happy times. Loving and caring turn to exhaustion
and resentment |
