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As more and more people lose their jobs, now is perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment. What are the first feelings? Well, losing a job, or not being able to find one, almost always brings unwelcome changes. If a person has lost a job, the first feeling is often one of shock. As well as the loss of income, many people find the whole routine of their life is disordered, their contact with other people reduced, their ambitions halted and their identity as a worker removed.
    At first there may be good feelings too--a new and better job is just around the corner--it’s nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children and have more time to think. But, unless a better job does turn up, the chances are the days start getting longer and time becomes harder to fill.  Many people pass through periods of difficulty in sleeping and eating. They are easily annoyed and often feel depressed, isolated and lonely.
    Despite all these problems, though, unemployment can be a chance for a fresh start. Those who have lost their jobs can discover that it provides an opportunity to sort out or rethink what they want from life and how best they can get it. They can use the time to plan how to find a new job, learn a new skill, develop their hobbies or see if they can run their own business.