Things You'll Need:
- Understanding, love , compassion
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Step 1
Right now in our vastly falling economy , more and more people are finding themselves without their jobs.
Having had to face this experience myself, I wanted to share with some of the ways that I was able to move forward. -
Step 2
The first day of loosing my job was so filled with emotion. I was angry, confused,scared,had no idea where to go or what to do. Everything seemed like a bad dream. My only guiding light was my family and friends. I went through a bout of not eating, not being able to sleep or sleeping over 14 hours a day. With this jobless economy ,I felt closed in , and even with all those loving hands reaching to to try to pick me up, I felt alone.
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Step 3
I searched online for help pages for the way I was feeling. Looking for others that had the same experiences . There are a few help sites but not many that actually target the actual root of the problem. The rage and the anger,hurt and lose I was feeling was overwhelming and that is when my loving partner stepped in picked me up out of a pool of despair.
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Step 4
One of the many things he did for me that sounds so silly but help me take some of my first steps in repairing my life was that he said, "It will be alright." I was amazed at the current of feeling that came trickling out of me. I was actually angry at him, loved him , sad. So many different emotions just from one simple comment.
Even knowing we may loose the house , the car, our lives may change drastically,just knowing that someone was there was the most important thing for me. -
Step 5
We sat down together, and everyday since I have lost my job we talk, and communicate on the new adjustments with how everything is to be budgeted and how we will not only get through the next day , but next week ,next month and the following year.
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Step 6
I strongly advise you to be able to open up to a person. Whether this be a loved one, a best friend , or even a neighbor. This person might be facing a job lose, and could be feeling the worse they have ever felt about themselves. If this person is very close to you , their feelings can mingle with your own and if you are not careful can escalate into something ugly and disastrous. You can only start down a road of recovery from this, by knowing there is hope.
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Step 7
Instill in that person that there is a future , that they can make it through this , that things will be alright. Open arms and kindness is the best remedy. Anger and hostility from a loved one can only be more damaging. Understanding and a good listener, a non judging open mind and shear communication will get you and your loved one through this.
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Step 8
If you have read this and are going through a lose of a job, please bear in mind this could be a new wonderful beginning for you. That there is hope and there are people that love you and care for you. That things may seem like a fog covered path , but you can make it through this. I wish you all the best of luck .
