Help for PTSD Among the Caregivers of Home-Bound Family Members

Are you a caregiver? Do you know someone who is a caregiver? Providing care for someone is indeed a noble act and sacrifice. However, caregiving can be a stressful and traumatic experience. "Help for PTSD Among the Caregivers of Home-Bound Family Members" offers insights into PTSD and the threat it poses for caregivers. The book offers suggestions of ways to provide assistance to those who might be struggling at the moment or ideally, to prevent the problem from occurring. When you experience something traumatic in your life, it most likely rocks you to the core. You gradually start finding the world an unsafe place; it largely becomes a place where bad things can and do actually happen. As a caregiver, it's hard to notice the early signs, and perhaps even more difficult to accept that you have the condition because, anyway, you're the one who is supposed to be the caregiver. However, there are mental and physical challenges, as well as risks in taking care of patients suffering from different conditions and diseases, which means that you are at risk of suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). After experiencing something you consider traumatic in the course of your work as a caregiver, it's normal and understandable to start going through a number of symptoms linked to PTSD like having trouble sleeping or feeling numb- which can easily get worse if not addressed. This book is here to take you through all that and more to keep you prepared. In brief, you'll learn the basics of PTSD, which include the following: -What it means-What causes PTSD-PTSD and its effect on caregivers-Treatment of PTSD to caregivers -Self-care recommendationsTags: PTSD, counseling, psychology, self-help, trauma, crisis counseling, mental health, caregivers, caregiving