Caregiver Burnout: Recognizing It and Finding Help
Caregiving is one of the most demanding jobs most people never trained for, and one of the only jobs where quitting is rarely an option. You do not apply for it. You do not get a manual. And often, the person doing it doesn’t think of themselves as a “caregiver” at all — just a spouse, a daughter, a son, a neighbor, doing what needs to be done.
That framing matters, because it is part of why burnout creeps up so quietly. If you do not see yourself as a caregiver, you may not notice when the role has quietly taken over your health, your sleep, your friendships, and your sense of who you are outside of it. This post is about naming that experience honestly, recognizing the signs before they become severe, and pointing you toward help that exists — including here in Clackamas County.
