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When caregiving isolates you from your own life

I moved back to my hometown to take care of my aging parents but all my friends have moved away and I feel trapped between duty and loneliness.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The sacrifice of your present social world for family obligations that may not be acknowledged or appreciated.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Loneliness — the epidemic and the experience?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.