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When caregiving breeds resentment toward someone you love

I'm the primary caregiver for my disabled sister and sometimes I resent her for needing me so much and then I hate myself for feeling that way.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The guilt accompanying natural human limitations in the face of others' needs reveals how duty and affection don't always align as neatly as we wish.

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