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welshgirl2017 Fri 16-Jun-23 17:35:40

You must look after yourself first! Tell your family how you feel, you can't go on trying to support everyone. If you were not around then they would have to find other sources of support and if you continue the way you are it is likely you will have a physical and or mental breakdown, then your family members will have to manage without you altogether.

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Iam64 Fri 16-Jun-23 17:28:59

Listen to how you feel, at breaking point. Only you can start to make the changes you need to pull back and not break down. What do you believe will help you most? Approach this calmly, reflect and start to put yourself first.
Can you take off for a couple of nights - if not, why not

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2020convert Fri 16-Jun-23 17:28:09

Tell them

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deedeedoe16 Fri 16-Jun-23 17:24:32

I m 55, married to a man who i would describe a nice but lazy and selfish. I work for the nhs and haven't even begun to process the pandemic as we are fighting poor staffing and catching up on all the surgery that was missed. My daughter has BPD and needs lots of emotional support multiple times a day. My son is off sick from work which requires me to take him to appointments and generally look after him as he still lives at home. My mother is elderly and is the main carer of my step father who has had a stroke and has challenging behaviour. My mother has now started to experience health difficulties and wants all her ailments to be cured by tomorrow. Each day I feel overwhelmed with the needs of my family and the lazy buggers around me. What shall I do? I feel at breaking point.

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