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There are several national groups that offer support to unemployed workers. They have been quite successful in mitigating the emotional effects of dismissal, in addition benefits have effects on job search. Forty Plus and local groups are among the best VA.
If there is a chapter in your area, all means giving them a chance. It can be very satisfying to vent their fears with someone who is going through a similar experience. Only the knowledge that others are dealing with the same obstacles that may reduce feelings of isolation and alienation to be without work often encourages.
If there is nothing locally, start your own. It need not be large – even 2 or 3 of the meeting a week for breakfast can be useful. You pick up ideas from each other, face their often unspoken fears together and give each other moral support we all need.
If several of you were fired at the same time, has a natural group already. If no, get the names of fellow unemployed family or friends or talk to people on unemployment or agencies Office visit.
If nothing else (Personal contact is always good), at least join some discussion groups or online forums and get some support and encouragement there.
Virginia Bola operated a rehabilitation company for 20 years, developing innovative job search techniques for disabled workers, while serving as a Vocational Expert in Administrative, Civil and Workers’ Compensation Courts. Author of an interactive and supportive workbook, The Wolf at the Door: An Unemployment Survival Manual, and a monthly ezine, The Worker’s Edge, she can be reached at www.unemploymentblues.com
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