Some common emotions (borrowed from caregiver resource website):

Anger

• that you've been put in this position
• that you're not getting any help from siblings or other family members
• that your life has been put on hold
• that doctors aren't giving you necessary information
• that finances are limited your health care option
• that your loved one is not cooperative

Fear

• that the situation will be never-ending
• that the condition might be passed down to you
• that your loved one is or will suffer
• that you'll run out of money and end up indigent

Guilt

• that you're not doing the best that you can
• that you "could have, should have, would have"
• that you'd rather be someplace else
• that you left your loved one with a respite care worker or had them placed in a care facility
• that you "snapped" or yelled at your care recipient

Thankfulness

• that you're able to help your parent or loved one
• that you're getting to know them on a deeper level
• that you are being compassionate to another human being

Helplessness

• that you don't always have the answers
• that you don't feel you can handle the role of caregiver 24/7

Embarassment

• that your care recipient confronts strangers in the store or has "an accident"
• that providing certain personal cares for your parent or loved one seems like an invasion of their privacy and dignity

Joy/Love

• that you get from happy moments in caregiving
• that caring for your parent or loved one forces you to stop and see the beauty of life

Frustration

• that you can't get your care recipient to cooperate (for instance, take a bath, swallow their meds)
• that there seems to be no one who will help you and you're left alone
• that family members don't believe that your parent or loved one even NEEDS help