I have worked and provided an income for myself for nearly 30 years and last year my health become unstable and I quit my job. My health has now improved and I want to go back into the work force. At the time I quit, my husband was working steady and making good money so my husband and I thought it was the right decision. Things have changed in our financial situation and now I feel there is a need for me to go back to work, although, my husband says we will be "just fine" . While I am not afraid of hard work I have lost alot of my self-esteem from not working.
How can I increase my self esteem level to feel like a successful individual again?? I have worked from clerical postion up to senior management postions since 1979, so my work quality must be satisfactory, otherwise they would not have kept me.
I'm just not sure how to get out of this rut of feeling like a failure for not bringing in income and I think it all relates to my self-esteem.
Please, advise (kindly
2006-08-14 13:30:00 · 3 answers · asked by kimmer 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
sounds like your just unsure of yourself about getting back in. things dont change that much in a year. i would hook-up with a good employment agency and let them do the footwork if you left your job in good standing, maybe you could get it back or work for the same company. ive had a problem similar to yours and it turned out it was the fear of faliure itsself. its all a mindset and you are the onlyone that can do anything about it. if you were successful once, you can be again. dont take it so seriously, youve got nothing to lose and everything to gain.
2006-08-14 13:55:34 · answer #1 · answered by chris l 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you quit your job due to a health problem, i don't see why that would lower your self esteem. getting fired from your last job would be more realistic.
the best way to increase your self esteem is to not focus on it so much. concentrate on your last job. you didn't get fired, so apparently your boss was pleased with you. and if you have been working since 1979 and had a brief period out of work due to a health problem, that shouldn't be a problem. you aren't a horse that broke a leg.
2006-08-14 13:45:37 · answer #2 · answered by locksmithite 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
take up a hobby. work isn't everything.
2006-08-14 13:35:46 · answer #3 · answered by Stand-up Philosopher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋