Dealing with job-loss depression

Job loss has been happening frequently. The recession as people call it has lead to the demise of so many stable jobs, that people have become insecure about their future. A job is for many people an aspect of individualism and identity.It will actually influence the way in which a person deals with oneself, and also the society. A job loss often leads to a loss in personality. When there’s a loss in personality, then circumspection of one’s individuality, strengths, and strong areas sets in. There is a total loss of harmony in the body and mind, which inevitably leads to depression.

What happens after a job loss?

It’s like a slap on a person’s face. People have pontificated about keeping one’s job and one’s personality aside, but one’s job does intrude into one’s personality.

The person might suffer from financial woes if there are no savings as back up.

It might affect the person’s personal relationships with wife and /or children. This could carryover to the society as well.

The person will get more and more depressed if there are no jobs for the liking.

The condition might get acute, leading to the person taking extreme steps like killing oneself and / or killing others.

How to deal with job-loss depression?

Firstly, you need to understand, that a job is a means to an end…and not an end. It can never be an identity. You should see it as a means to building your identity. Your identity is entirely based on how you deal with situations, how flexible you are, how you do different things and so on.

So the key here is to disassociate your personality with your job. Your personality should be an extension of your inherent qualities and attributes as a person. It should never be an extension of your job!

Explore your hidden potentials. Forget about what society thinks of you. Live life like you don’t care what people think of you….you only care what you think about yourself.

If you are good at playing the guitar, take to the streets, and strum your way into people’s hearts. Ask them to pay you. Do it like a passionate amateur.

If you are good at public speaking, make presentations on social and corporate training topics. Do it for people free of cost…people will themselves invite you after that.

Remember…you can do anything in the world to fill your stomach, but you can only do one thing in the world that fills your heart. Pursue your latent potentials.

Once you feel you are liberated from societal perceptions you are free to do what you want, and the way you want. Submit to living your life – and getting a job to do that, don’t submit to living a job – and getting a life to do that.