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How caregiving creates impossible guilt around self-care

I stopped exercising when my dad got sick and now I feel guilty both for not taking care of myself and for wanting to take care of myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The competing demands of caring for others and caring for oneself create a double-bind where any choice generates guilt and moral confusion.

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“Where Are You with Movement and exercise — principles?”

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