By Job loss ranks among the highest in stress causing situations, with only major illness, going to jail, divorce and death of a spouse ranking higher. Retirement is only slightly lower in rank.
If you would like to get some relief during this traumatic time, check out these 6 strategies to managing stress during the transition created by the loss of your job.
- First, allow yourself to grieve. You may experience the same stages of grief that people endure when they have lost a family member. Those stages start with denial, and move in to anger, bargaining, depression and finally, acceptance.
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Anxiety is often created within us, because of our unwillingness to forgive ourselves. I know there are some things in my life I am unrelentingly critical about. I wish I had spent more time with someone. I wish I’d called my old friends and relatives more and kept in contact . I regret I could have done something differently than I had that might not have lead to a certain situation. I could give you a long list of things I have trouble forgiving in my life. The problem is this lack of forgiveness is often a source anxiety. I start thinking about all the things I had hoped to accomplish in my life instead of the things I successfully accomplished. 
