Loss of Self-Esteem Quotes

You go from being with the guys all the time in the locker room, in practice, having a militarized brain in terms of this schedule, and then, all of a sudden, you are on your own. You lose a sense of purpose; you lose a sense of yourself. And you lose confidence. You find yourself saying, 'I was the best at this, and now I'm not the best.'

When you lose work, the meaning and purpose of life are taken away from you, and isolation can set in.

Not working makes you ill, sad, depressed. It ages you.

Being unemployed is even more disastrous for individuals than you'd expect. Aside from the obvious harm - poverty, difficulty paying off debts - it seems to directly affect people's health, particularly that of older workers.

Not being able to work would make me very unhappy.

The psychological trauma of losing a job can be as great as the trauma of a divorce.

I went through a lot of feelings of self-doubt and loss of self-esteem. I was particularly vulnerable after having my son. It was rough getting back on my feet in the business.

We've all had someone break our hearts or have been fired from a job or have been cheated.