by Paulin Soleyman

Created on: December 09, 2009

Jane is a typical American woman. She is an over worked, over stressed wanna-be Superwoman whose self worth is directly linked to the size of her paycheck. But unfortunately, like many other heroins Jane is defeated by the evil villain “The Bad Economy” and soon finds herself stripped of all her superpowers by his dreaded sidekick “Pink Slip”. In no time, the life and self image Jane has worked so hard to create for herself begins to unravel in a whirlwind of self doubt, idleness, and social isolation. This leaves Jane vulnerable to the bloodsucking monster “Depression” who appears out of nowhere and wraps its tentacles around Jane in an effort to suck the life out of her mind, body and soul. Now, the future looks bleak indeed for our heroin! Jane's only hope of regaining her formal glory lies in her ability to slay the bloodsucking monster “Depression” by cutting off its three main tentacles: self doubt, idleness and social isolation. The following is a list of arsenal Jane can draw upon in her quest to slay the evil monster “Depression” and regain her formal glory.

Blog About Your Journey

Can you identify with Jane's plight? Are you, too, trying to regain the future you had planned for yourself? Don't know how to deal with the boredom of unemployment? Well, though it might feel as if you're the only one in this situation the truth of the matter is that there are hundreds of thousands of other people who feel the same way. Instead of despairing quietly in some dark corner of your house blog about your journey in and out of unemployment. Blogging is the modern equivalent of journal writing. Through blogging you can not only fine-tune your technical skills but also break the social isolation that often accompanies long periods of unemployment. There are a number of websites that offer to host free blogs for you including blogger.com, thoughts.com, and blog.com. Many of these websites are made up of a community of other bloggers who will read, review and help promote your blog. This feedback will not only give you perspective but it will also provide you with a new network of friends whose acquaintance might even lead you towards a new career.

Tweet Your Frustrations Away

Nothing sucks the joy out of life as efficiently as self doubt. Whenever you begin to doubt yourself the best thing to do is to vent your frustrations. However, you may not feel comfortable venting to friends or family from fear of

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