Try: Incorporate activities that give you pleasure even when you don’t really feel like it listen to music work in the garden engage in a hobby joy that you pamper yourself from time to time take a warm bath and light candles find some time for a manicure or a massage eat balanced meals to nurture your body find time to exercise even if it it’s a short walk everyday get an adequate amount of sleep at night laughter really is the best medicine buy a light-hearted book or rent a comedy whenever you can try to find some humor in everyday situations arrange a telephone contact with a family member a friend or a volunteer from a church or senior center so that someone calls each day to be sure everything is all right try to set a time for afternoons or evenings out seek out friends and family to help you so that you can have some time away from the home

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Categories: Behavior Challenging, Cognitive Intellectual, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical

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References: Helpguide org

Keywords: Caregiver burnout dementia

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed