caregiver fatigue 

I have such caregiver burnout, I skimmed a stupid article on Facebook this morning about nice things to do with for your partner who is struggling with mental illness and my gut reaction was immediate nope nope nope

caregiver fatigue 

I am deliberately limiting the depths of my connections now because I know I cannot be a good support system for anyone else and I feel shallow and irritated with myself and the world.

caregiver fatigue 

@smallesttiger You have all my sympathies – I've been stuck in this for a long time, both as someone who needs (what feels like) a lot of support and has spent a very long time trying to provide (what feels like) a lot of support to others.

The hrdest lesson I had to learn last year was this: Setting realistic boundaries to maintain one's health isn't a failure state, but possibly the most critical success.

Rule of triage: The first pulse you check is your own.

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