Review: supportive interventions may improve short-term psychological distress in informal caregivers of patients at the end of life.

Express Your Feelings By: . • identifying what is it that you are feeling and allow yourself to accept the . emotions as a natural response to caregiving . • Avoid bottling up your feelings. . • Share what you are feeling with the patient, if you feel it’s appropriate. . • Call a close friend or family member with whom you can discuss your . feelings. . • Write down your thoughts and feelings in a private journal. . • Join a local support group for caregivers or families of ill patients. . • Get a referral to speak to a professional therapist who can help you . understand and deal with your emotions. . • Speak to a chaplain, priest, minister, rabbi, or other religious figure.