Overwhelmed and Burned Out Caregiver

Or this could be titled “When the caregiver is so overwhelmed and burned-out, they no longer give and no longer care.” But that title was too long. This is a scary and hard place to end up. Homeopathy has a solution and can help.

We recently had a virus spread through all 8 of us.  I’m never a fan when we all get sick at the same time.  On one hand, it is nice because we are over it quicker than us all taking turns.  But, man, oh man it is hard on me as both a mom and homeopath.  Everyone needs me 24 hours a day.

Even the stubborn fall

I was the last to get the fever, cough, and weakness.  I fought it off as long as I could, but I eventually fell.  Here’s the thing, the family still needed help. Not only in the kitchen making sure we were fed and there were clean dishes to eat off of but in the remedy cabinet.  I spent the only night I had a fever up every hour to give my kids remedies.  I had one son with severe ear pain who needed a lot of attention all night long.

By the time everyone was over the fever and dealing with the leftover congestion and cough, my mind felt like a limp dish rag.  I couldn’t handle even the simplest tasks.  My mind was blank.  I had extreme anxiety and fear dealing with all I “had to do.”  Every time the kids would cough, the sound sounded like fingernails on the chalkboard.  I was no longer sympathetic to their needs, I was more annoyed with how much whining everyone was doing!

At that point, I ended up texting one of my beloved sisters and asked for prayer because I felt like my brain was going to explode (but that wouldn’t work because I’d just have to clean it up).  I told her I felt like the stereotypical “overwhelmed and burned-out caregiver”.  A very small, very tired light bulb flashed in my brain.

Remedy Highlight

Cocculus indicus

Mental fatigue from sleep deprivation; ailments from night-watching; ailments from the nursing of loved ones; anxiety from night-watching; oversensitive to everything. 

Basically, if you looked up Cocculus in the materia medica, you would have seen my sad-looking picture with “Overwhelmed and Burned out Caregiver” as the caption.

I jumped up and then sat back down because it wore me out.  Then slowly got back up and took a few pellets of Cocculus.  I slept very hard and woke feeling more refreshed than I had in days.

Instant Results

My thoughts were more grounded.  My actions were more in line with who I am normally. I was more empathic to the needs of my loved ones.  I would love to report that I gave everyone one remedy, and everyone recovered singing the praises of homeopathy from the mountain tops.  That is not what happened. 

BUT the Lord did use the few pellets of Cocculus to instantly heal my caregiver burnout and allowed me to continue to help my family.  It took me from an overwhelmed and burned out caregiver back to a loving mother.