It’s not unusual at all for some people to have trouble accepting help from others. When you’re a caregiver, though, you need all the help that you can get from as many people as you can. So learning how to accept help is really important.
Stop Being Shy
One of the biggest reasons that caregivers might tend to turn down help is that they feel odd accepting help from others. You might think that if you’re being an effective caregiver you don’t need any help, but that’s not the case. If you can get over being shy about accepting help and needing help, you’re going to realize that you get far more offers of help than you might realize.
Just Say “Yes”
You might start an experiment in order to help you get over turning down help. Start responding to offers of help with “yes” instead of “no.” When you start doing that on a regular basis, you might be surprised just how much help you’re getting. If saying yes to everything seems too scary, set a time limit. For example, everything on a certain day gets a “yes” response. From there, you can branch out.
Have Some Tasks on Hand
Sometimes people make a general offer of help, but then that leaves you standing there stumped. You have an offer of help, but it’s so generic that you’re not sure how to respond or if you should. Start keeping a list of running tasks, big and small, that you’d love to have help with. Then, then next time that someone offers to help you in general, whip out the list. Ask if they can help with a specific task from the list.
Talk to a Professional
For some people, accepting help from others is more than just a little bit difficult. It can actually be a debilitating problem. If that describes you to a certain extent, then it might be time for you to talk to a therapist about working through whatever is blocking you from accepting help. Doing so is only going to improve your capability as a caregiver and it’s worth the time and effort you spend on breaking through those issues.
There’s nothing bad about accepting help from other people as a caregiver. Working your way through that difficulty is a huge part of being an effective caregiver. Don’t keep yourself and your senior from the help that you need.
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Becky Moultrie is Owner and Administrator of Assisting Hands Home Care Serving Pinellas. Guided by a motto to Do Good with Love, she’s well positioned to do just that at Assisting Hands. She has a passion for helping families keep seniors and those who are diabled happy and healthy at home. She serves on a number of boards in Pinellas County including the Pinellas Park Gateway Chamber and Better Living Seniors (BLS), leading the Membership Committee. Annually, she hosts a Silver Santa Party, collecting donations for nearly 100 low income seniors in the county. She attends Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole where she is an Ascribed Member of the Rosminian Order. When not busy Doing Good in the community, Becky is at home with her husband David & their 4 children, tending to their beehives and digging in the garden.
