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Not having a job is hard. When life changes from being employed to being jobless, the stress can become difficult. The old habits and many of the things that you routinely did are either not useful or not available to you now. Coping with these life changes requires some stability remain in your life. So what do you do about it? You can develop safe spots in your life that will become constant and steady parts of daily living.
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Developing Safe Spots
These safe spots are the places, things and routines during life changes that represent security and safety for you. Coping with stress and life changes from not having a job means creating areas of your life which are under your control or don't change. This allows you to feel that there is still some control in the changing situation of being jobless.
What Safe Spots Can You Claim?
Safe areas in your life can be almost anything that remains a constant. Coping with stress requires constants and consistency during life changes, especially when you are jobless. Here are a few ideas you can use as safe spots in your life:
- A favorite chair that you relax in to unwind from the day.
- Comfortable clothes that you wear while at home.
- Reading - this can be the newspaper, a new book, or a favorite magazine
- Walking the dog - this not only helps eliminate stress but gives you daily exercise and time with a best friend
- Talking to friends - even taking an hour on the weekends to talk to far away friends or family can become something to look forward to
- Favorite restaurant - even if its only going out for coffee once a week, this can become a safe way of coping with not having a job at the moment.
- Hobbies - any type of relaxing activity such as ceramics or bird watching, or even building birdhouses helps with coping by getting your mind away from being jobless.
- Gardening - this is a good physical task that lets you get out aggression on the weeds and also can bring calm and enjoyment when the harvest is picked.
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These are a few ways to create safe spots during what looks like a chaotic life. Changes from employment to not having a job can be handled easily when there are known, comfortable safe spots during the day you can use in coping with the stress of not having a job at the moment. As long as there is something during each day that helps you relax and remain calm, you can focus on other issues with better clarity when you need to.
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