How yoga helped me: a care history

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Es gibt eine große Anzahl von Betreuern, die Menschen auf der ganzen Welt helfen. Diejenigen in Großbritannien nähern sich 7 Millionen. Laut Carers UK sind drei von fünf Leuten wird irgendwann in unserem Leben eine Pflegeperson sein. Hier teile ich meine Erfahrungen als Pflegekraft und wie Yoga mir geholfen hat, die schwierigsten Zeiten zu meistern. Pflegekraft werden Vor ein paar Jahren pflegte ich einen geliebten Menschen, der eine lähmende und verheerende Depression entwickelte. Als Hausarzt höre ich Hunderte von Patientengeschichten über Depressionen; die Symptome der Hoffnungs- und Hilflosigkeit, Erregung, Grübeln, Schlaflosigkeit, Suizidgedanken. Obwohl ich das alles schon einmal gehört hatte, …
There are a large number of supervisors who help people around the world. Those in the UK approach 7 million. According to Carers UK, three out of five people will eventually be a caregiver in our lives. Here I share my experiences as a nurse and how yoga helped me to master the most difficult times. A few years ago, I became a loved one a few years ago who developed a paralyzing and devastating depression. As a family doctor, I hear hundreds of patient stories about depression; The symptoms of hope and helplessness, excitement, brooding, insomnia, suicidal thoughts. Although I had heard all of this before ... (Symbolbild/natur.wiki)

There are a large number of supervisors who help people around the world. Those in the UK approach 7 million.

According to Carers UK, three Of five people will be a caregiver at some point in our lives. Here I share my experiences as a caregiver and how yoga helped me to master the most difficult times.

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A few years ago I cared for a loved one who developed a paralyzing and devastating depression. As a family doctor, I hear hundreds of patient stories about depression; The symptoms of hope and helplessness, excitement, brooding, insomnia, suicidal thoughts. Although I had heard all of this before, I had never experienced such a mental agony first, so close to my home - so stable, cruel and weakening.

I started in full action mode: fell upside down into the fight against an illness that I thought I knew so well. I thought I was arrogant that I would find the answers to solve this problem. I researched various therapies and specialists, implemented hopes for more and more medication, carried out all the interventions that I remembered, from changing nutrition, movement and microragement in everyday life. I thought about moving from the city to get a dog. Yes, I even strained to someone without will or energy yoga and meditation. No matter what I did, nothing seemed to help.

Life has changed. Out of months have become years and the depression was incessant, omnipresent. I was afraid of what could bring the next new misery and prepared myself every day to fight new crises. I could not escape the caring role at home or at the work and developed signs of sympathy fatigue - I was exhausted, irritated and unconnected, unable to empathy or use.

a definition of compassion (Merriam-Webster dictionary):

"The physical and mental exhaustion and the emotional withdrawal that those who care for a longer period of time are experienced. In contrast to burnout, which is caused by everyday work stress, the compassion from the assumption of emotional stress by the agony of a patient."

Supervisor

yoga as a refuge, friend and teacher

During this time I started a two -year yoga teacher training. In retrospect, I only now understand how happy it was to immerse yourself in it. There are so many options as yoga in the years in which I was caring, held onto and threw me a lifeline.

permission to do something other than worry was huge. To be on the mat became my self -care. I left the house to take part in class, connected myself to a yoga community full of friendly souls and spent as much time with laughter as with crying. And of course the body, breathing and meditation practices helped and for themselves- they magically calmed a spirit and body that were full of guilt, anger, grudge and sadness.

yoga philosophy became a living practice. So many of the teachings addressed me directly - like lyrics that penetrate deeply in moments of heartache, I sucked them up. One day when I was frustrated that I had missed the lessons, my teacher assured me: "You do not make your yoga of today. 'I realized for the first time that the practice of love, friendliness and care is yoga in action.

The inner work of yoga helped me to revise my psychology - to build acceptance and to open up new perspectives on a changed life. By cultivating serenity, I tried not to stick desperately on the good days and to resist the bad. I stopped turning to yoga to just escape, and I am connected with pain, pure and out. By looking inside, I opened my heart bit by bit for everything that developed and let my fears fall. Somehow fresh sympathy and empathy that had been lost over the years appear again, as well as joy.

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"The alternative is to enjoy life instead of clinging it or push it away. If you can live like this, every moment will change you. If you are ready to experience the gift of life, instead of fighting with it, you will move into the depth of your being. If you reach this condition, you will start to recognize the secrets of the heart. The heart is a place to get this. Remove you.

One day I stopped trying to be a savior. I realized that I had to take care of myself and not heal, and understood that it was not my sole responsibility to repair something or someone. I tried to love unconditionally and remarkably discovered that this was more than enough.

Due to the yoga practice, I avoided myself and saw paths to act with more clarity in front of me. Like all the challenges of life, this care gave me the gift of personal and spiritual growth. And even though I was in the works forever, I became a better supervisor and hopefully a better doctor.

My tips for nursing

  • recognize You are a caregiver. Supervisors are often not seen and heard. They may not consider themselves as a caregiver because they take on their responsibility or provide emotional than physical or practical support. Around 1.5 million unpaid nursing staff in the field of mental health are active in the United Kingdom. Recognize what you do for another person.
  • scream Let yourself be crying, feel sorry for yourself and let all emotions climb and let them out. Have you ever cried in Savasana? Me too, and it's okay.
  • good enough You can no longer do more than your best. Stop blaming yourself and know that it is okay to set limits. Limits are the key to avoid burning.
  • Please for help You don't have to be alone. People are remarkable and will always surprise them with their friendliness. If you ask, you can find strength and support in places that you do not know about existing - friends, family, work colleagues or other supervisors who know what to do.
  • my time . Because you need it and earn it. According to Carer's UK State of Caring Report 2019, 64 % of nurses do not concentrate on their own needs. And my time doesn't just mean taking care of you basic don't forget the things that give you joy and spend time in this place whenever you can.
  • have confidence The worst times will not take forever. Take refuge in the quiet moments that come. And allow yourself - just see if you can - to trust the universe and the development of what will be.
  • practice yoga take out of your practice what you can do - break, exercise, meditation, calm, community. Know that yoga really includes more than physical practice - something that I didn't really appreciate for a long time. There is wealth and wisdom in its teachings when you open them to them that can change your life.

for support and information from the nursing staff:

https://carers.org/

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https://carss-network.org.uk/

Support for mentally ill: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helping-some-else/cars-friends-family-coping-support/am-ia-carer/

From the pen of yogamatt