Caregiver Anger
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All Caregivers Have Angry Days
As a caregiver, I know I'm allowed to have an 'angry day' now and again. During those times, I try to remind myself of the little things that Charlie does that I really love.
50 CommentsApologizing After Caregiver Stress Causes a Blowup
Caregiving is a stressful job even during the best of times. Don't be too hard on yourself if you blow up from time to time but do look for reasons why you are feeling angry or frustrated and learn how to offer a sincere apology.
15 CommentsCoping With Caregiver Anger
Feelings of anger, frustration and resentment are all too common when caring for an aging loved one. Identifying how you cope with these emotions can help you devise strategies for managing caregiver anger in healthier ways.
15 CommentsOvercoming Negative Emotions While Caregiving
How does a caregiver break the cycle of negative thinking? Learn to manage feelings of resentment, anger and guilt brought about by caring for an elderly loved one.
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Anger Questions
My mother is in moderate dementia- she’ll call me and scream at me and then one hour later called again- calm and onto a different topic
2 AnswersFawnby Answered May 13, 2026Lacking capacity to make decisions my mother, she is fighting me.
15 AnswersJustAnon Answered May 12, 202686 yr old terminal cancer wife, husband has done a 360 last 2 years after spine surgery made it worse. Not sure this is reason for his rage.
5 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered May 12, 2026My brother, who is 88, has ahlzheimers and his wife has been having problems with him hitting her or throwing things at her. Advice?
18 AnswersMTNester1 Answered May 4, 2026
Anger Discussions
I am the caregiver for my spouse. I am healthy and had lots of plans for my retirement. I have become resentful. How to handle this?
36 CommentsBellerose63 Commented Mar 11, 2026Thoughts on dementia etc.
18 CommentsLynne64 Commented Jan 29, 2026How do you handle your parent being angry about the idea of going into a memory care facility?
7 CommentsLlamalover47 Commented Jan 9, 2026My husband has not been officially diagnosed yet with dementia but is seeing a neurologist in November.
5 Commentsbrandee Commented Oct 27, 2025
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