The Fear of Losing Your Job Can Harm Your Health Far More
April 22 2006
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It is well known that losing your job ranks as one of life's greatest stressors. However, it turns out that the constant fear of losing your job can actually damage your mental and physical health even more.
Because of the unrelenting nature of the stress -- a constant worry rather than a one-time event like being fired -- chronic job insecurity is linked more strongly to depression and health problems than actual job loss.
The constant stress causes a variety of problems generally starting with sleeplessness, which is itself linked to yet more health problems. Considering the increasing trend toward companies downsizing and merging, this could have worrisome health implications for American workers.