“It’s literally like a role reversal for you then, isn’t it?” The words of one of my best friends, as I sat in the high school common room and finally explained to her why I come across as so independent, why I am so organised and, more importantly, why I am so stressed. Growing up as a young carer for a parent is tough. There’s a point in a child’s life where...
As a live-in-carer, I never managed to take time to look after myself. I realised I was becoming very low and unhappy. So, I decided I needed to see a counsellor - and I found one using the Counselling Directory. I connected with my counsellor within the first five minutes and she has done wonders for me. I had a huge sense of guilt over a bereavement that happened 23 years ago and had been...
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