Welcome to unemployment stress

Abstract

Unemployment stress is a major but largely overlooked problem in our society. More than half of all unemployed citizens experience stress-like symptoms and they have a hard time finding help. However, many are not aware that it is possible to address their problems. Suffering from unemployment stress makes it even harder to get at job, because you feel bad both physically and mentally. Well written job applications are difficult because of the low confidence such people have in their abilities, especially in terms of memory recall and concentration. In cases where such people obtain job interviews their poor physical and mental condition clearly affects the result. Many unemployed are told that if they only begin to think positive thoughts everything will work out just fine. My point here is that you have to recognize both the good and bad days. And if the bad days are too significant in numbers the unemployed need help to thrive instead of just getting more and more stressed. The unemployed and therefore stressed person is not helped by the well-meant advice of the job coach; he or she first needs expert help from a stress advisor, before the job coach is helpful. If the problems with unemployment stress are not recognized and handled, both society and citizens will pay a high price. With this article I wish to create more focus towards unemployment stress and I hope that researchers will contribute in ways that assist the unemployed in getting appropriate support.