Carolyn Hax: Caretaker struggles with a lack of reciprocal support from friends
Please, caretaker, seek social care. From outside your circle if needed — eventually you might want to work on retraining your people to recognize you as someone who also needs attention vs. always providing it, but that’s emotionally uphill work. Right now you want to go with an assist from gravity, because that’s probably all you have the energy for.So: What restorative thing can you give yourself, or light companionship can you seek.
I’ve found taking an aimless drive, singing along with the radio helps change the scenery even faster than that walk, and let’s pretend it’s carbon neutral if I am not home burning lights and heat. Plus I can do it in the endless rain of the Northwest.
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