Caregiving partners need therapy! Psychological problems of caregivers… Caregiving partners need therapy! Caregiving partners need therapy because of the guilt, loss, grief, helplessness, vulnerability, frustration, anger, resentment, anxiety, and even depression they experience. As a husband behind a chronically ill woman, I asked myself many times what to do to cope with my suffering wife. … Read more
The most difficult part of caring for an ill spouse. The struggles of spousal caregivers. What is the most difficult part of caring for an ill spouse? I always wondered if I was, but if you’re married to someone with chronic illness, then you are a spousal caregiver. I later found what is the most … Read more
Struggles of caregiving partners. Caregiver burden and mental health. Struggles of caregiving partners. Caregivers of partners suffering from chronic illness are at risk of being subjected to mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and burnout. The struggles of caregiving partners are rarely spoken of. This post aims to raise awareness about male spousal caregivers … Read more
How being a caregiving spouse affects you? Taking care of a chronically ill partner. How being a caregiving spouse affects you? I’m the husband of a chronically ill woman who suffers from deep infiltrating endometriosis and fibromyalgia. Everyone always asks me what these illnesses are, and feeling sorry for her, no one is ever interested … Read more
The unseen burden of partners of chronically ill: the unspoken and forgotten caregivers… The unseen burden of partners of chronically ill loved ones. I’m one of the millions of husbands caring for their chronically ill wives. There is this unseen burden of partners of chronically ill that no one talks about. So, why does no … Read more