Try: Care recipients cr often face problems with self-esteem as a caregiver it can be difficult to understand the cr due to the constant changes that go on in their lives and the great impact it has on their self esteem your own sense of self esteem stems from the fact that you are an independent individual from the viewpoint of the cr these factors have changed and the roles have been reversed this often results in a feeling of worthlessness and low self-esteem for them the changes that the crs face in terms of role reversals dependency on their children or the loss of a spouse can be very difficult to cope according to the perceptions of the crs they cease to be useful to anyone in any way and this increases their feeling of worthlessness they go from the caregiver to the cr loss is always painful be it loss of a spouse of mobility or health or independence in such situations it is no wonder that the cr suffers from low self esteem if there is no support system the cr may even turn to alcohol or drug abuse and in severe cases suicide caregivers should try to catch the signs of low self esteem at the earliest these may manifest in the form of sadness or losing interest in hobbies not taking care of oneself or not socializing among others there are many ways to help the cr regain their self esteem the first is to offer emotional support ensure that they are given adequate medical attention for their ailments another good therapy would be to allow them to spend their time in the company of their famliy encourage the cr to meet their friends and to talk of the old times information references familycaregiverhandbook org

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Keywords: Self-esteem

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