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How does being unemployed affect your mental health?
The report finds that the impact of increasing unemployment and job uncertainty on mental health is multi-fold. Increased job insecurity, for example, has been found to increase risk of depressive symptoms and unemployment has been found to negatively affect self-esteem and increase feelings of distress.
Can I file disability for depression?
If you’ve been diagnosed with depression and you expect that you won’t be able to work for at least a year because of depression, you can file a claim for Social Security disability benefits.
Can I cope with unemployment during a midlife crisis?
Coping with unemployment during a midlife crisis is a very common problem. If you have been recently laid off, facing unemployment or having a bit of a problem finding work, then this article is advice of my own experience and from lessons learned in helping others improve their lives in times of crisis.
Do you have the mental strength to overcome the unemployed?
I have seen unemployed people desperately looking for a job for years up close and believe me, you don’t want that for yourself. It does a number on one’s psyche and not everyone has the mental strength to overcome such a state and many drown in a pool of guilt, despair, sorrow, and disappointment due to the bad life-decisions.
What to do when you are unemployed for a long time?
Don’t base your opinion on yourself on what you do, begin to discover yourself based on who you are. Many people don’t like themselves; they lose themselves at work. So when being unemployed, they then tear themselves apart. Don’t do this, explore yourself, and strive to help yourself expand. Volunteer to help out at various places.
Is it possible to get out of unemployment?
But know you are not alone in unemployment: Countless people have faced similar problems from unemployment and found a path back into a stronger life. No matter how impossible it may feel, know this: Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’! The more it means you have to switch up what you are doing to be even more yourself.