Anxiety About Job Search: How to Manage the Stress and Survive Job Hunting

By The Muse Editors, Dec 9, 2024

Unemployment adds another layer of uncertainty. “Your brain loves knowing what comes next,” says Dr. Noah Kass, a licensed psychotherapist. “When you have a job, the future looks certain. When one moment you have a job and the next you don’t, your future can feel overwhelming, and this creates panic.” The pressure isn’t just internal. The societal stigma around unemployment can make the experience isolating. “Walking around fearing future rejection increases anxiety,” Dr. Kass says. “Experiencing unemployment in a competitive job market makes fearing not being good enough feel very reasonable.”

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