I was always the successful one in my family and after getting laid off I feel like I have lost my place in the world and do not know what I am worth.
More people experience this than they realize.
When achievement becomes identity, professional failure feels like a fundamental negation of self rather than a circumstantial setback.
“Where Are You with Grief for lost identity — who you were before?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.