Ingrid Brown
4 min readSep 10, 2023

Alzheimer’s Caregivers: Coping with Critics

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Alzheimer’s Caregiving: Coping with Critics

Can you remember a time when, although you were bone tired you still attempted to cover every base to secure your home; you took a quick bathroom break and returned to find your loved one was no longer present? During that period, you were probably frantic and ran outside in a frenzied attempt to locate your kin. In addition to being frightened and confused was there also an aching twinge of painful guilt?

If you have ever felt this kind of distress, you may have experienced productivity guilt which is a feeling of shame or disappointment associated with the belief that you haven’t achieved enough or worked hard enough.

Productivity Guilt May Be Killing Your Work: https://blog.hubspot.cm.>the-hustle. Although the term most often refers to the work environment, it can also apply to the daunting role of care giving.

When you are devoting all of your time, energy and finances into providing a safe, nurturing home why are you plagued with unrealistic self-expectations?

  • Feeling as if you aren’t as knowledgeable as you should be regarding the disease system.

Even if you are a healthcare professional who provides services for patients and family who are impacted by Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia…

Ingrid Brown

Ingrid Brown has worked as a Medical Social Worker for many years and was a caregiver to her mother who suffered from Alzheimer's Disease for sixteen years.