Caring for others – life transitions
From the book – Chapter 29: Workplace and Academic Stress
Caring for others
Caregivers of a sick or elderly relative are at high risk of burnout. Caregiver advice: share the load; take regular breaks; join caregiver groups; use respite services; keep your own health appointments; and accept that you cannot do everything.
Read the full chapter – Chapter 29: Workplace and Academic Stress
Stories from real life
- The Night Before the Board Exam – Ishaan, sixteen, in Kota, had been studying fourteen hours a day for months. His parents had sold a plot of land for his coaching fees. A…
- The Inbox That Never Ends – Anjali, thirty-six, a team lead at a Chennai company, took on every request. She worked late, answered messages at dawn and skipped leave for two years.…
- The Boss Who Humiliated – Ravi, twenty-eight, a junior analyst in Mumbai, was shouted at in meetings by his senior, who mocked his accent and left him out of emails. It…
- The Day the Letter Came – Hassan, forty-five, worked at a firm in Birmingham after moving from Syria. He lost his job in a restructuring. He felt shock, then anger, then shame.…
More on this topic: Stress – causes, symptoms and how to reduce stress at work and in exams
More questions
- Retirement and later life – life transitions
- Money and mental health – life transitions
- Resilience in uncertain times – life transitions
- What is true: short-term exam stress…?
- What is true: burnout is closest to…?
- What is true: A positive workplace in your list includes…?
- What is true: taking mental-health leave is…?
- What is true: harassment at work is…?
- The Night Before the Board Exam – what this story teaches, the signs and what to do
- The Inbox That Never Ends – what this story teaches, the signs and what to do
- How to reduce stress – healthy ways that work
- What is burnout and how do you recover?