Comments on: Among American workers, fear of losing your job is linked to health problems

By: Unemployment is hard on the heart, and the harm may add up - Mothe

Unemployment is hard on the heart, and the harm may add up - Mothe — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:29:17 +0000

[...] TIME.com: Among American workers, fear of losing your job is linked to health problems [...]

By: Unemployment hard on the heart - Health Medicine Network

Unemployment hard on the heart - Health Medicine Network — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:29:46 +0000

[...] TIME.com: Among American workers, fear of losing your pursuit is related to health problems [...]

By: Unemployment is Hard on the Heart, and the Harm May Add Up | RSS Direct

Unemployment is Hard on the Heart, and the Harm May Add Up | RSS Direct — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:34:58 +0000

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By: Unemployment is hard on your heart - Health Medicine Network

Unemployment is hard on your heart - Health Medicine Network — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 19:10:06 +0000

[...] TIME.com: Among American workers, fear of losing your pursuit is related to health problems [...]

By: Unemployment is Hard on the Heart, and the Harm May Add Up | Health

Unemployment is Hard on the Heart, and the Harm May Add Up | Health — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:11:18 +0000

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By: Unemployment is Hard on the Heart, and the Harm May Add Up | ACROSS THE FADER – ORG

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:10:55 +0000

[...] there’s the stress from a job loss. People who lose their livelihoods certainly feel anxious, worried, worthless, or [...]

By: Unemployment is Hard on the Heart, and the Harm May Add Up | TIME.com

Unemployment is Hard on the Heart, and the Harm May Add Up | TIME.com — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:01:50 +0000

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By: TIME Magazine Looks At Why Having A Shitty Job Is Worse Than Having No Job At All | FEELguide

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 03:12:31 +0000

[...] autonomy and a reasonable workload. But that’s a lot easier said than done. (SEE ALSO: Among American workers, fear of losing your job is linked to health problems). Perhaps employers could be persuaded to be more mindful of the mental health of their workers — [...]

By: Bad Job Blues: Poor-Quality Work Worse For Mental Health Than Unemployment, Study Says - TIME Healthland

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:01:59 +0000

[...] These findings underscore the importance of employment to a person's well-being. Rather than seeking any new job, the study suggests, people who are unemployed or stuck doing lousy work should seek new positions that offer more security, autonomy and a reasonable workload. But that's a lot easier said than done. (More on Time.com: Among American workers, fear of losing your job is linked to health problems) [...]

By: CCPR News and Announcements » CCPR Newsletter: 18 September 2009

CCPR News and Announcements » CCPR Newsletter: 18 September 2009 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:35:17 +0000

[...] Jennie Brand’s research with collaborators from Michigan on job insecurity was mentioned in Time Magazine. [...]

By: The One Thing Worse than Getting Fired

The One Thing Worse than Getting Fired — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:21:16 +0000

[...] to a study published in Social Science and Medicine, fear of unemployment is much worse than actual [...]

By: The One Thing Worse than Getting Fired | Beyond Freelancing

The One Thing Worse than Getting Fired | Beyond Freelancing — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:15:04 +0000

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By: tangledsynapses

tangledsynapses — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:54:12 +0000

`Robert Plutchik in 1980 divided emotions into 8 primary and 9 secondary ones. The 8 primary emotions are: Fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation, joy and acceptance. When they “mix” with each other they produce the 9 secondary emotions. Joy and acceptance produces love. Acceptance and fear produces submission, fear and surprise produces awe, surprise and sadness produce disappointment, sadness and disgust produce remorse, disgust and anger produces contempt, anger and anticipation produces aggression and anticipation and joy produces optimism. These classifications are by no means inclusive.`Taken from the Tangled Synapses book, Ignacio Sanabria, author.

Fear, is a primary emotion and the fear, people fear the most, is fear to the unknown, and/or death. For an individual not knowing the fate of her job prospectus is a sample of fear of the unknown.

Fear is responsible for maintaining an individual alive in case of danger. When danger is imminent, there are three possible reactions: To figh, to flight, or to freeze. In either situation and based on the intensity of fear, small or large secretions of adrenaline, cortisol, and glucose are released.

When fear becomes a constant in the life of the individual, it could lead to phobias, and anxiety. Once phobias and anxiety are developed, the amygdala enter into the fray. In extreme cases it could produce panic attacks and ultimately depression.

Key elements to control fears, phobias and anxiety, are meditation, and healthy sleeping, exercise and diet habits, along with cognitive therapy.