Guest post for May/Mental Health Month from Mark Wilson: Snapping Out of Depression When You are a Caregiver for Your Loved One
It is very easy if you are taking care of your loved one with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia to fall into a depression. This depression can put a major risk to your health, and if you are depressed you will not be a good caregiver for your loved one either. Check Your Mood Elevator Before sharing what you can do to reenergize your positivity and power, an important capability is knowing when you need to be uplifted. There is a simple tool that can help immensely with this; it is called the “Mood Elevator”. The “Mood Elevator” was created by Larry Senn, a leading consultant, and author in the field of Leadership. Larry Senn created the “Mood Elevator” to help leaders know when they have the needed positive energy or “mood” to be effective and when they don’t. The higher buttons on the Mood Elevator are states that include “being grateful”, “insightful” “creative”, “resourceful”, and “hopeful”. If you do a gut or feeling...