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Caregiver — grief, guilt, and not being okay (practical support)

Caregiver module focused on grief/guilt: a 5-minute daily support routine, red flags for urgent help, and a support-map refresh game.

CaregiverCaregiverIntermediate12 minStandard (9–12)

Educational only

Educational only — seek urgent help in your region for safety concerns.

Get help now

If you or someone else is in immediate danger or considering self-harm: call your local emergency number (or local crisis line) right now. If safe, stay with the person and remove access to weapons/large quantities of meds.

Key takeaways

  • Normalize caregiver grief
  • Use a daily support routine
  • Know urgent red flags

What you may be feeling

  • Grief for the ‘before’
  • Guilt
  • Anger
  • Numbness

5-minute daily support routine

  • Name the feeling
  • One small need
  • Text one person
  • Hydrate/eat
  • Sleep plan

Support map refresh

  • List 3 helpers
  • Assign roles
  • Schedule check-ins

Red flags

  • Thoughts of self-harm
  • Can’t sleep for days
  • Substance use escalation

Practice check

What you’ll practice

These questions are untimed. After you answer all of them, you’ll see your score and a clear next lesson or reference step.

0 of 4 answered

Question 1

1. Caregiver grief can include:

Question 2

2. A daily support routine can start with:

Question 3

3. A red flag for urgent help is:

Question 4

4. A support map helps by:

References

  1. National Institute of Mental Health
    Depression
  2. National Institute on Aging
    Caregiving