Archive for the ‘Defending the Caregiver!’ Category

While meandering through a bookstore, I discovered a wealth of books for dummies and idiots. You have probably seen the many volumes directed at stupid people, such as Computers for Dummies and Complete Idiot’s Guide to Dating. I even saw Complete Idiot’s Guide to Near-Death Experiences! There are hundreds of titles in each of these […]

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As a self appointed “Defender of Caregivers!” I am writing this Blog as yet another example of the “Caregivers Dilemma!” where the Caregiver Personality-type runs head on into Cognitive Distortions (known and commonly used thinking and coping processes that can lead us into depressive and self-destructive thoughts). In this example we discuss PERSONALIZATION, where, you […]

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A friend was moving, and asked if I would help. I quickly said yes- too quickly as it turned out. By the tenth box of heavy books I’d packed and carried to the front porch, I realized what was wrong. It wasn’t my aching back or stuffed sinuses; it was the resentment gnawing at me. […]

It’s Humpday Dumpday time!  It’s Humpday Dumpday time! That’s how my weekly “status update” on Facebook reads; I then give a link to this blog. Yes, in a weird and backwards sort of way this blog is talking about, well; this blog.   Kind of a Déjà vu of sorts! We have been here and done […]