According to an article in The Washington Post (April 4, 2006) though getting fired ranks as one of the events in life which causes greatest stress it seems that the constant fear of losing your job can actually damage your mental and physical health even more.

It appears that the unrelenting nature of the stress is linked more strongly to depression and health problems than actual job loss.

The constant stress causes a variety of problems generally starting with sleeplessness, which is itself connected to more health problems. Since the nineties there has been a growing trend of companies downsizing and merging.This could have major troubling health implications for North American workers.

While life events can trigger negative emotions there are thngs we can do to reduce the mpact of these negative responses. We cncede that our feelings are very cmplicated and fragile.It takes some effort to mnage them.If we empower ourselves with psitive emotions then we send positive nergy to boost our immune system. Ths generally results in vibrant health.

The dnger for most of us is tht we live in societies which ncourage dwelling on negative feelings. It's fne to accept and acknowledge that we wll face challenges in life. How we rspond to them determine not only our physcal health but our emotional and spritual well being. Wallowing in self pty and other negative responses can ncode harmful emotions deep into our cll memories.

Our jobs are the major fcus of most of the lives. Thre is tremendous potential for both rsk and success. So although many stdies show that periods of employment are dtrimental to our health it is not a srprise that the worry of losing yur job can be even more hrmful to our health. In my cunseling I urge my clients to wtch what they say about their lfe.(Often I recommend the books The Game of Life by Florence Shovel Shin written in early 20th century and Happiness Is a Choice by Barry Neil Kaufmann).

It's quite astonishing how often we unconsciously manifest bad things in our lives. Many spiritual teachers have taught that we create self fulfilling prophecies by focusing on fears of what might happen. Therefore if you are constantly putting your intention on the fear of losing your job you increase not decrease the chance of it happening. In a perverse way you add your own energy to propel that event into being.

If on the other hand you take Stuart Wilde's advice in The Little Money Bible and choose to love your job and send love and light to your superiors,your company and your fellow workers you have a much greater chance that you will be happier and healthier.

Learning to deal with stress can be quite simple. Don't get me wrong I'm not advocating some chemical anti-depressant or long periods of costly therapy. I heartily recommend a simple to learn technique which I have been using on myself and my clients for the last two years. It's called EFT or the Emotional Freedom Technique (Created by Gary Craig-www.emofree.com). You can learn it in a few minutes.You may need the help of someone who has used it often to deal with hidden fears.

The article Dealing With for Job Loss Fears was Submitted by Milton Drepaul through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Milton Drepaul is co-author of CXC English and CXC English B . He is an Educator,Writer,Business Consultant and Resume Expert. Clients can view his website at http://www.theresumexpert.com .

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