Managing to Survive the Great Recession
The Psychology of Unemployment
Unemployment is a stressor and cause for anxiety. Check publications and websites such as
Pyschology Today for tips on managing the emotional aspects. Find tips like Normalize, Don't Ruminate, Help Others
(ah...like volunteering) and Stretch Time. Click here to link to the Psychology Today website article
"10 steps to handling unemployment anxiety."
The 2009, Bloomberg Business Week article "The Anguish of Unemployment" featured the results of a study by the John J.
Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers the State University of New Jersey. Considered to be the first of its kind
the study reminds us of the depression, anxiety and strained relationships caused by unemployment.
Click here
to link to the article.
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