I was wondering since i am a support worker if there are any others who feel like i do, without realising i fight my own demons of addiction yet carry on my day and making sure someone else is cared for which can at times take a mental toll.
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I too am a carer. My father had an accident and I moved from my home in San Francisco (lived there for 25years), and moved back to Ireland to look after him. Two years later, I hit a wall with the stress of it all. Mentally I was falling apart and took to wine every evening “to relax”. Fifty seven days ago, I stopped drinking as I could feel it getting a hold of me. Happy to say I am in a better place, and I have replaced my nightly sips with running/working out.
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