Sometimes caregivers do get angry. If you’ve ever wondered if it’s okay to be angry as a caregiver, these tips can help you to find ways to deal with it appropriately.

Anger Is Perfectly Normal

One of the worst parts about being angry as a caregiver can be that worry that you’re abnormal or wrong if you’re angry. Anger is an emotion. As such, it isn’t good or bad in the sense that most people think about. It’s just something that people experience now and again. There’s probably a reason for it.

Anger Can Be Perfectly Justified
You probably know why you’re angry. It’s likely a situation that keeps cropping up or something frustrating, like red tape from the insurance company, that just never seems to go away. But it’s something you can attach a reason to. When you find yourself wondering if it’s okay for you to be angry, ask yourself if any average person would be angry about what you’re angry about. Chances are you’re being too hard on yourself.

Look for Safe Ways to Express Your Anger
Where people start to get into trouble with being angry is that they try to suppress it and hold it down. That doesn’t work for long. If you don’t find a safe and appropriate way to express your anger, it’s going to show up in ways that you and the people around you don’t like. You might find that walking in place helps you burn off anger energy or that punching a pillow you don’t like helps. If it’s something that doesn’t involve anyone else, give it a try to find the right fit for you.

Explore the Reasons for Your Anger
So why are you angry? If it’s situational anger, this one is easy. But if you’ve been ignoring your own needs, you might be angry about more than one thing. Sometimes resentment comes out as anger because you’re angry at yourself for neglecting your own needs. Try applying solutions. If you haven’t taken time away, hire elder care providers and take time for you. Take up a hobby that gives you joy. Keep exploring until you get rid of the anger or you find the root cause.

If you’re feeling angry all the time, that’s something you need to look further into. Everyone is angry now and again. But constant anger means that there’s a lot that isn’t working well for you right now. Getting that type of anger under control is vital if you want to keep being a caregiver.

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Edward Harrison

Founder at Heart of the Carolinas

Edward Harrison founded the Heart of the Carolinas Homecare in 2007 when he saw there was a need for caregivers that provide non-medical home care services, at a price that most people could afford. It was standard in the industry to require hourly minimums and it was common to be assigned a caregiver, not matched with one based on your individual personal needs. Edward understood that to make a successful relationship between caregiver and client, skills were not enough, personality and compatibility plays as much a role as do skills.

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