How To Help Your Spouse Cope With The Loss Of Their Job

How can I help my spouse cope with the loss of their job?

If your partner loses their job, you have to give them time to regroup, because losing your job is losing your identity, losing your way and what you do in the world. This is especially important if your partner has been fired and hasn't chosen to quit. There is going to be a grieving process. Understanding the grieving process may make it easier for you to cope in your marriage. You have to understand that they're going to be in shock. After the shock, there is going to be some shame and some blame, which may come off as anger. They may be angry at work or the boss that fired them or they may be angry at you, so you have to be careful, get out of the line of fire. After anger comes depression. They may be moping around, feeling sad, feeling, "Who am I in this world? What good am I?" The last part, thank God, is when they move through those stages to acceptance, where they can gather up their resources and charge out into the world again. You need to be supportive of the different stages and know that they're going to come. Some of them may last long or they may be short, but there are some stages of grief that your partner will go through when they lose a job.