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Understanding Yourself

as a Caregiver and

What You Need During

COVID-19


Why do you need to manage

caregiver stress?

- Dementia caregiving is very hard work!

- Long term exposure to stress affects your

physical and mental health

- Over 40% of the time we will lose a caregiver

before we lose the person with dementia

- Your emotional state affects the person you

are caring for

- You are just as important as the person with

dementia


Become Aware of Yourself:-How are you doing? Right now!

-On a scale of 1-10 how stressed are you?

- If you aren’t sure, stop and think about it

- If you say “low,” are you telling the truth or

just what comes out automatically?

- If you say “high,” what are you doing about

it?

-How do you know how stressed you are?

-What do other people say about you?

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Types of Stress:

- Physiological

- Physical

- Intellectual

- Emotional

- Social

- Spiritual


Physiological Stress

Indicators:

- Heart Rate

- Respiratory Rate

- Blood Pressure

- Blood Sugars

- Bad Cholesterol Levels

- Pain!


Physical Stress Indicators:

- Constant fatigue or sleeplessness

- Tight muscles – overall tenseness

- Joint pain

- Clenched jaw

- Shaking, jerking, hyperactive reflexes

- Startle easily

- Eye discomfort or strain

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Intellectual Stress Indicators:

- Can’t concentrate

- Can’t think of more than one thing at a time

- Getting stuck and thinking over and over

- Can’t remember – worse than usual

- Can’t let it go

- Sticky notes are everywhere

- Having more accidents than usual


Emotional Stress Level:

Where are you now?


Social Stress Indicators:

Perhaps the most affected

by COVID-19- Not getting out

- Not talking or interacting when you are out

- Getting angry at others

- Getting sad

- Wanting to go home as soon as you get out

- Ignoring people you usually love to be with

- Limiting contacts

- Ignoring attempts to connect

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Spiritual Stress:

- Angry with God

- Bargaining with God

- Denying that there is a God, despite a

lifelong belief

- Not being at peace or satisfied at any time

- Not caring one way or the other

- Not seeing any blessings

- Not feeling connected to anyone or anything


How You Feel is

Real and Important!

- However you feel is OK, its how you feel!

- It’s not about judgment, its about support!

- Acknowledge the feelings, then decide

what to do about it

- Is it what you want to feel?

- If yes, go with it

- If no, work to change it!


Things That Will Help:

- Build activities

- Get active

- Socialize: distanced or virtually

- De-stress

- Get enough sleep

- Get sleep apnea and depression treated

- Control blood pressure and diabetes

- Take meds carefully

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A Few More Ideas:

- Set aside a few minutes – use a timer!

- Breathe

- Smile, laugh, look for some funnies!

- Remember a good time

- Join a Virtual Caregiver Support Group

- Use at least one of Teepa’s Stress Tamers


Teepa’s 10 Minute Stress

Tamers:- Sit quietly in calm surroundings with soft lights

and pleasant scents

- Aromatherapy: lavender, citrus, vanilla, cinnamon, peppermint, fresh cut grass

- Breathe deeply: rest your mind and oxygenate

- Soak: in a warm bath, or just your hands or feet

- Read: spiritual readings, poetry, inspirational readings, or one chapter of a book you like

- Laugh and smile: watch classic comedians, Candid Camera, America’s Funniest Home Videos, look at kid or animal photos

- Stretch: front to back, side to side, and across



Tamers:- Beanbag heat therapy: fill a sock with dry beans

and sew or tie closed, heat in a microwave for 30

seconds at a time, place on tight muscles and

massage gently; relax for ten minutes

- Remember the good times: record oral memories,

scrapbooks, photo journals, keepsake memory

picture frames, or just jot

- Do a little on a favorite hobby

- Have a cup of decaffeinated tea or coffee

- Play a brain game: crosswords, jigsaws, jeopardy,

jumbles

- Look through a hymnal and find a favorite and hum it

all the way through

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Tamers:- Books on Tape: rest your eyes and read

- Soothing sounds: music you love, music especially for stress relief, recorded sounds of nature

- Listen to coached relaxation recordings

- Pamper yourself : think of what you love and give yourself permission to do it for 10 min.

- Neck rubs or back rubs: use the ‘just right’ pressure

- Hand Massages: with lotion or without

- Take a walk

- Sit in the sun



Tamers:- Garden: work with plants

- Rock on the porch

- Pray or read a passage from scripture

- Journal: take the opportunity to “tell it like it is”

- Cuddle and stroke a pet

- Have that cup of coffee or tea with a special friend who listens well

- Pay attention to your personality:- If you rejuvenate being alone, then seek solitude- If you rejuvenate by being with others, seek company


Breathe!Take a deep breath in

Blow it all the way out

Take another breath in

Blow it out

Take one final breath in and

Sing it out

Feel what happened to you.

Look at what happened to people around you.

Think about how and when you might do this.

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Why is Humor Important?

• Laughter is healthy

• Laughter connects you to others

• Laughter makes your brain work better

• Laughter makes you learn faster

• Laughter energizes you

• Laughter refocuses your thoughts

• Laughter relieves stress and worry

• Laughter heals


Laugh Out Loud:

How many dogs does it

take to change a light

bulb?


Golden Retriever: The sun is

shining, the day is young, we've

got our whole lives ahead of us,

and you're inside worrying about

a stupid burned out bulb?

Border Collie: Just one. And then

I'll replace any wiring that's not up

to code.

Dachshund: You know I can't

reach that stupid lamp!

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Rottweiler: Make me

Boxer: Who cares? I can still play

with my squeaky toys in the dark.

Lab: Oh, me, me!!!!! Pleeeeeeeeeze

let me change the light bulb! Can I?

Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I?

Pleeeeeeeeeze, please, please,

please!


German Shepherd: I'll change it as

soon as I've led these people from the

dark, check to make sure I haven't

missed any, and make just one more

perimeter patrol to see that no one has

tried to take advantage of the situation.

Jack Russell Terrier: I'll just pop it

in while I'm bouncing off the walls

and furniture.

Old English Sheep Dog: Light

bulb? I'm sorry, but I don't see a

light bulb!


Cocker Spaniel: Why change it? I can

still pee on the carpet in the dark.

Greyhound: It isn't moving. Who

cares?

Australian Shepherd: First, I'll put all the light bulbs in a little circle....

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Poodle: I'll just blow in

the Border Collie's ear

and he'll do it. By the

time he finishes rewiring

the house, my nails will

be dry.


How many cats does it take

to change a light bulb?

The Cat's Answer:

“Cats do not change light bulbs. People change light bulbs. So, the real question is: how long will it be before I can expect some light, some dinner, and a massage?”

ALL OF WHICH PROVES, ONCE AGAIN, THAT WHILE DOGS HAVE MASTERS, CATS HAVE STAFF!


What you leave behind is

not what is engraved in

stone monuments,

but what is woven into the

lives of others.

-Pericles

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