Who do you turn to when feeling down about a lay off? It isn't an uncommon situation, but it can feel isolating if the people in your circle haven't been through one themselves.

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I didn’t know who to turn to when I was laid off ended up calling my dad from the parking lot. I just felt down and I was caught off guard by the layoff and I didn’t know what to do for her to talk to so just pick up my phone or call my dad but I’ve been dealing with it on my own since then

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That's great you had your dad as your support system!

I've relied on everyone, my husband, my mom, my best friends, my sister.. I feel like having somewhere to vent and express frustration is super important to me so I don't just limit it to one person haha. I spread my stress/venting around

That's good you have a big enough network to spread around your venting! It definitely helps with carrying the burden

Not many people I know have been laid off, or even at a company that had huge layoffs, fortunate for them! So when I went through mine it was really hard to talk to others about it. I did find some online groups that really helped, sometimes it is good though to get away from those, almost need to disconnect from the misery of it all.

I totally agree, I didn't have a lot of people who had gone through this in my circle, which is good for them but not so good when I'm looking for someone relatable to vent to.

OP I have been laid off before and it sucked. I feel like I really turned to my family and friends during that time because finding a new job really did take some time and it was really breaking my spirit.

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