Coping after a Layoff - Part III

Tony Schwartz has a fantastic posting about Surviving Trauma that complements the recent postings on Coping after Layoffs (Part I and Part II).  Schwartz says:

"It’s no great stretch to suggest that the past six months have been traumatic for millions of Americans. A trauma is a painful emotional experience of shock, usually resulting from an extremely stressful or life-threatening situation. Sound familiar?"

Sounds kind of how you feel after experiencing a layoff, doesn't it?  Schwartz warns that it can be very tempting to go into "survival mode" after experiencing a stressful situation, but that this would be counter-productive to our long-term health and happiness:

"Symptoms of survival mode include an inability to think clearly or creatively, difficulty concentrating, trouble sleeping, irritability and anger – all of which make a bad situation worse. Over time, those symptoms can turn into exhaustion, numbness, depression and hopelessness, which take an even deeper toll."

He offers some 3 keys for dealing with trauma productively:

1. Hold on to the conviction that you have the power to shape your own experience.
2. Take very intentional care of yourself.
3. Immerse yourself in challenging work.

Read more about each of these three keys here.

Comments

[Career Honcho]

These are 3 pretty good keys to dealing with trauma.

[Wally Bock]

This is a helpful series of posts. I also blogged on the topic "Layoff Survivors: the few, the fatigued, the forgotten" at
http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2008/12/19/layoff-survivors-the-few-the-fatigued-the-forgotten.aspx

[Jason Monastra]

I appreciate the article and the tips, just got back to reading your blog and this I think will offer some assistance to people during this time. Jobs are out there, people need to keep their heads up. How and when they are filled, and how people get them - that is changing.

[en yeni oyunlar]

These are 3 pretty good keys to dealing with trauma.

[en yeni oyunlar]

This is a helpful series of posts. I also blogged on the topic "Layoff Survivors: the few, the fatigued, the forgotten" at

[ozde]

hese are 3 pretty good keys to dealing with trauma.

[adultpornomovies]

but right now don-t have it

[شات مصري]

Excellent post