Maintaining Worker's Self-Esteem Held Key to Surviving Loss of Job
-)NEW YORKÛÓWhen someone loses his job, it "puts a psychological burden, as well as financial one, on his family. Unemployment is almost always accompanied by arjger, anxiety and guilt.</br></br>'pSome families weather these emotional storms without being seriously weakened, while others are torn apart. I asked a number of psychiatrists how people could best cope with a period of joblessness, and fdund them pretty much in agreement as to what was needed.</br></br>First, they all stressed how important it is for the unemployed person to continue thinking well of himself. ÛÏYou have to be able to appreciate your own sense of-.worth outside the employment structure,Û says New York psychiatrist Dr. Donald J. Mayerson.</br></br>!Û÷Û÷As long as you can respect your own integrity as a i'person, you can survive this kind of crisis. ItÛªs the people whose self-image is all tied up with what they do, or how much they make, who canÛªt handle losing a job,Û</br></br>The quality of the relationship between husband and wife is also crucial. ÛÏAt a time like this, you turn first to your mate for support, and you have to find it there,Û says Dr. Virginia Sa-doch, another psychiatrist with a New York practice.