The Importance of Keeping Busy when You’re Unemployed
It is important to keep busy when you’re unemployed, as you can easily slide into depression when you no longer have your usual routine to follow. When you have a job to go to you have something to get up for, as you have to get to work on time. You also have more money coming in and so you are able to go out more and do things you enjoy, which you can’t do when you’re not earning anything. Thus, you have to make the most of the time you have when you’re unemployed so that you don’t fall into the trap of depression, as once you’re there it can be hard to get out of.
When you lose your job you have to create a new routine that forces you to get out of bed so that you can use your time constructively. You obviously have to allocate some of your time to your job search, so that you can get back into work as quickly as possible. You might use your mornings to search through job advertisements and to fill in job application forms so that you can spend the rest of the day catching up on things you’ve been meaning to do for awhile.
Usually, there will be things that need doing around the house, whether this requires you to put up shelves or simply tidy up a bit. Obviously, if you’re out of work and living with someone who is in paid employment you have to pull your weight and make some kind of contribution to the household. Being unemployed can give you an opportunity to spend more time with your friends and family, but if you’re feeling unhappy it can be difficult to motivate yourself to socialise. However, you have to make the effort if you want to avoid feeling worse about things.
If your job search doesn’t seem to be going very well and you’ve not been asked to attend any interviews you may feel like giving up, but you have to look for ways to improve your employability instead. You could decide to go to evening classes to work towards gaining some qualifications so that you have a wider range of jobs to choose from or you could volunteer your time so that you are able to gain some experience in a different area.
The main thing to remember is that when you’re unemployed you have to keep your mind and body active so that you don’t end up feeling hopeless and depressed.
