Caregiving and Mental Health: The Hidden Panic No One Talks About

Some days, it feels like I’m calm on the surface… and quietly spiralling underneath.

I’ll be doing something completely normal - making a cup of coffee, replying to an email - and suddenly I realise I’m clenching my jaw, holding my breath, running through scenarios in my head that haven’t even happened yet.

What if Mum gets a pressure sore?
What if my stepdad has another heart attack or falls?
What if I miss something, forget something, drop one of the spinning plates and it all crashes down?

Caring comes with so much love.
But it also comes with so much fear.