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If
you’ve come to this page, you’re probably a caregiver and you know a
lot about the feelings and problems associated with caregiving.
If
you’re anything like me, you’ve read all the books about caregiving
(and about Alzheimer’s, if it applies) and you’ve wondered what
universe some of those authors were living in.
I would
read their suggestions and think, “Sure, buddy, that’s gonna work.”
It was obvious the author didn’t know my mother!
Doing the
Impossible… Every Day!
When
you’re a caregiver, you’re constantly solving unsolvable problems.
I’ve often felt in caring for my mother that I was performing one
miracle after another, like pulling rabbits from magic hats again
and again, until it really began to take a toll on me.
So I
developed the caregiver stress hypnosis sessions out of
self-preservation. As a caregiver, you need support and you need to
take care of yourself. There is help and hope, even if you are
stuck in the situation for now. There are techniques and ways of
shifting your focus so you can be doing the same work, in the same
situation, but be less hurt by the stress of it.
In
hypnosis sessions we can also deal with problem-solving,
decision-making, problems with siblings, feelings of abandonment,
forgiveness, sadness, etc.
Self-Care
Doing
hypnosis sessions in person and listening to self-hypnosis CDs can
be part of the self-care that will keep you healthy and sane while
you tend to this difficult task. Even ten minutes of listening a
day, even in the same room with the person you care for, will make a
huge difference.
Hypnosis can relieve your caregiver stress whether you:
- Care
for your parent in your home
- Are
trying to keep them independent with in-home services
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Oversee their care in a nursing home.
Call
anytime to find out more about sessions or to buy CDs.
Recommended Books
Doing the Right Thing: Taking Care of Your Elderly Parents Even if
They Didn’t Take Care of You, by Roberta Satow, Ph.D.
The
Alzheimer’s Sourcebook for Caregivers: A Practical Guide for Getting
Through the Day, by Frena Gray Davidson
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