第45章摆脱失业的困扰(1)
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Pickupalmostaoday,aoseeastoryaboutlayoffs。Ifyou’reoheunlues(orifyourfamilymemberis),youmayfindyourselffeelingoverwhelmed,disoriented,orjustplainscared。
Losingajobissideredohefivemoststressfullifegesyouexperiehosewhohavebeefeelslikebeingrobbedofyouridentityandisaspainfulasthelossofalovedoythatresultsshakeupyourlife。It’snormaltofeelpanickyaboutfinanervousaboutthejobsearchprocess,orlonelyforyouroldunityofcoworkers。Andmanydownsizedemployeesareleftwwhattheycouldhavedobeigo(eveclearlywas)。Whetheryouwereexpegthecutorwereshockedbytheionsleaveyoufeelingparalyzedatodo。
Duringthistimeyourfamilymembersmaybedealingwiththeirownfearsandsenseofloss,addingtothepressureathome。Forexample,yourspousemayinsistonkeepiabsonyourjobsearchprocess。Oryour,feeliension,maystartbehavingbadlyatschool。
&ageoflossisdenialahisstageyoumayshutdowivated。Denialisohemind’srotegyou,butgettingstuthisstagetadditionalproblems。OnewomanIkicethatherjobwouldbeeliminatedinsixmonths。Butsheheredtopreparearesumeiwuntiltheweekbeforeshewastoleave。Stuial,shebelievedthatsomethingmiraculousreveable。
&agebriionanger,,sadness,andfear。Duringthisphaseyoumayvacillatebetweeremes。Whehalostherjobuedly,shewentfrintraffiioshakingandsobbi。Ysofangerorsadnessmaylastminutes,days,orweeks。Themoreyouexpressthemihyways—weratthegym,forinstance,yswithatrustedfriend—thequickerthey>
&ageoflossisace,whichmostpeopleetoslowly。Thisisthestagewheosened。Reagaplaceofa’thavetomeahepany’sas—justthatyou’vedeoveonwithyourlife。
Thereisnerieagesofloss。Mostpeoplemoveinandoutofthemovertime。Forexample,youmaystartsleepingmore(orless),eatingmore(orless),andyoumayevenfindyourselfrememberingotherlosses。Thesereasarenormal。Theyalsoserveasaremireatyourself
Itmaybehardtobelieveatfirst,butyouultimatelyusethisexperiee—tofindanother,perhapsevetheionshipwithyourfamilyandtomakesomemueededyourlife。Herearethreeessentialsteps。
Step1
&ionalsupport。
&’seasytofeeluledandvulnerable,reagouttoothersisthekeytomakeasmoothtransition。You’llneedpeoplewhowilllistenandprovideasafehavenforyoutovent,cry,orexpressyourtearsands。Youonatrustedfriend,afellowcoworkeriion,orasibling。Inaddition,youmightwanttojoinanonlinedisgroup(seestep2beloroupatyouruer。Yourloemploymentoffiprovideaffordableresourearyou。
&hissupportinplacebeforeyoutakestepstosecureyourion。Tooofteheiraeroajobiolosetheopportunityandfeeleveed。
Remember,yourspouseandwillbedealingwiththeirowyourjoblossandmayoofferyouthekindofsupportyouneed。Youshouldalsoavtopeoplewhoaddtoyourstresslevelorcriticizeyou。Instead,surrouhosewhomakeyoufeelhopefulathistransition。
Don’tgoitaloakescetoaskforhelp,a,helpmaybewhatyouomovefor