During tough times like this where the economy is headed south and no one knows for sure when we’ll recover, many people live in fear of losing their jobs. For those who have already lost their jobs, they must be undergoing tremendous stress especially if he or she helps to bring home the bread to feed the family. Whether the unemployed was an odd job worker or a high flying executive, the level of stress do not differ much. The pressure to provide for the family and for survival is very great.
It was found in several studies that suicide rates tend to rise in times of high unemployment. Sadly, there are also many cases of family murder-suicides. Most of these cases have been linked to people being depressed and desperate during tough times. You can read some interesting articles by reading this one that provides several links to related issues.
This is the very reason why families should stick together to work things out instead of blaming each other or simply finding faults with one another just because you aren’t in a great mood.
It takes conscious efforts to mind what you are doing and saying. While you may not realise your harsh or over critical statements, they can be taken very badly by those whom you are hitting out at. You may not mean all the negative things you toss out at them, but when someone keeps all these grudges of your harsh words and has no outlet to release his or her feelings, it does easily lead them down the road to more depression and desperation. And once someone has reached the limits, they may even lose their minds and do the unthinkable act of taking lives, whether of someone else’s or their very own.
So don’t drive each other nuts when you’re down and out. Instead, provide support and talk things through. It is okay to share your fears and feelings of pressure, and work constructively together to ride out the storm. Don’t add salt to each other’s injuries!
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