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Why Job Loss Feels Like Losing Yourself

I got laid off from the job that defined my entire identity and I have no idea who I am without that title and purpose.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

When professional identity becomes totalizing, career disruption can trigger existential crisis about fundamental self-worth and meaning.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The multiple selves model — psychological?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.