It feels like we’re in dire times — of panic-buying and heightened anxieties, as more countries go into lockdown and citizens serve Stay-Home Notices (SHN).
So, really: who could blame us?
On 18 Mar 2020, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) — a tripartite UN agency — warned that up to 25 million jobs could be lost as a result of the impending recession/economic downturn.
The biggest kicker is: what happens if you lose your job?
These are five coping mechanisms to help you along if the worst happens — because the best thing to do in such situations is to keep on keepin’ on.
#1: Accept How You FeelLike death or a bad break-up (or, y’know, worse), acceptance is one of the hardest things to grapple with.
In 2017, and just two months into my second job at a local newspaper, my team was
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