If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been. ~Robert H. Schuller Job Search - Depression ...coping through the holiday season

Winter Holidays have always been known for increased instance of depression and anxiety.  Stress and fatigue, combined with unrealistic expectations can leave us feeling overwhelmed.  Any change is stressful, and holidays, although exciting, can bring dissapointment and too many changes for us to cope. So, what happens when you combine the usual "Holiday Blues", with "Job Search Blues"?

On October 15th, she wrote this list in her notebook to describe how she was feeling that day:

drifting, no direction feels like everything I do is blocked no visible results no job postings interest me losing interest in working at all feels like it's too much effort for the small gains I make suffering with a cold too much dissappointment feeling overwhelmed what am I really all about?

What she didn't know on October 15th, was that she would start her new job on October 20th.

If we could only see into the future...

...we would probably not act on things until the last minute anyway, right!  Let's be honest!  Sometimes keeping things unknown motivates us to move forward.  Problems arrise only when we give up the fight.

If you're feeling the same way this job seeker did, then it's time to get some help.  Here are a few articles that talk about Job Search Depression, and offer some interesting and creative ways to deal with it.

Job Search Depression - discusses causes and gives ideas to prevent it Depressions Clouds Everything Dealing with Job Search Depression Beating the Job Search Blues

Of NOTE: If you are feeling totally overwhelmed and are having a hard time functioning normally, the best thing for you to do is seek the advice of a professional.  See your doctor first! Situational Depression, (Job Search Depression) can become Clinical Depression and can negatively affect every aspect of your life.

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