Lately, quite a few caregivers have emailed me privately about caregiver anger (some call it “rage”). Social worker friend Susan Weisberg points out that anger is a stage of grief. She notes that another social worker calls the job “care-grieving” rather than “care-giving.”
Whenever I see an article on caregiver anger or caregiver grief, I like to share it widely. It’s really important to recognize that these are normal emotions that caregivers have!
I ran across an article today on the Alzheimer’s Association website. The article is NOT AD-specific but applies to caregivers for all disorders.
www.alz.org/documents/national/topicsheet_griefmournguilt.pdf
Caregiver grief, mourning and guilt
Alzheimer’s Association
April 2015
Check it out!
Robin