With Hostess shutting its doors, jobs in the Top of Utah may drop significantly very quickly. This adds even more pressure on the job market for those still looking for work.
While Utah has been fortunate to enjoy better-than-average employment compared to other states, if you are unemployed, or soon to be unemployed, the emotional toll is still very high. Here are a few things to consider if you fall into either of these groups:
- Feelings of denial and anger are normal responses to job loss. It is really no different than our responses to suffering any kind of emotional trauma.
- Depression is also to be expected. While the depression is usually situational in nature, it is still depression and it can be as debilitating as clinical depression.
- Acceptance of your situation, and being able to move on, requires dealing with your feelings of denial, anger and depression.
Denial is not only normal, it also helps us pace our feelings of grief and is productive in helping our coping skills grow stronger before the flood of emotions overtake us. Over time, as you accept the reality of your loss, you are also beginning the healing process.
Anger is also normal and most of us would do well to let it flow for a short time. Elizabeth K?bler-Ross, the creator of The Five Stages of Grief, stated that the more you feel anger, the more it will begin to dissipate and the more you will heal. Giving yourself permission to feel angry is important and wise.
Depression occurs when the grief is felt more deeply than we ever imagined and it feels as if it will never end. While situational depression can be dealt with by changing your situation ? getting a job ? the time between that new job and today can be distressing and overwhelming.
Others often do more harm than good when they offer that unwise comment of ?Get over it,? or ?It?s just a job.? Yes, it?s just a job, but often your livelihood depends on it. And, no one can be expected to just get over it. Like anger, you will need to remember that depression is a normal response to job loss.
Progressing through these stages should eventually lead to acceptance. Once in the acceptance stage, you will have more energy, and your job search will become more productive and meaningful.
The key is to remember that these feeling are normal and you will eventually find your way back to a more regular routine and productive work. Job search can be challenging, but those who go about it correctly will find a way to get back to work. Next week we will review job search techniques that work. Hang in there.
Ron Campbell has worked extensively in the job preparation and job search industry. He can be reached at 801-386-1111 or campbellrv@gmail.com.
Source: http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/11/16/anger-normal-response-job-loss
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