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Being unemployed puts you under a lot of stress. Here are some of the main causes of the stress of unemployment. Check the ones that apply to you.

Stress has an impact on your health. Here are a few of the ways that the stress of unemployment may show up in your life. Which of them apply to you?

□  Loss of wages and benefits

□  Getting sick more often

□  Loss of a work family

□  Feeling tired all the time

□  Loss of control in life

□  Having more headaches

□  Years of work not recognized

□  Back and stomach problems

□  Loss of a daily routine

□  Having trouble sleeping

□  Facing job search rejection

□  Feeling shaky and dizzy

□  Lack of marketable skills

□  Arthritis

□  Isolation from other people

□  High blood pressure

□  Racial discrimination

□  Heart attacks and strokes

□  Sexual discrimination

□  Sexual problems

□  Age discrimination

□  Can’t relax without T.V.

□  Uncertain economy

□  Increased use of alcohol

□  Not knowing what to expect

□  Nervousness and irritability

□  New role in the family

□  Not interested in anything

□  Fear of tests and classes

□  Getting angry more easily

□  Hassles with bureaucracies

□  Feeling out of control

□  Starting over again

□  Feeling useless and unwanted

□  No medical benefits

□  Feeling powerless

□  Lack of respect from family

□  Generally depressed