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When job loss threatens your fundamental sense of capability

I got laid off six months ago and my unemployment is running out, and I'm starting to panic that I might be one of those people who just can't make it in this economy.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Extended unemployment can trigger deep fears about personal worth and place in society.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Identity and money — what wealth does to selfhood?”

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