When the Floor Falls Out: How to Handle Job Loss Using CBT
"My worth is determined by my productivity." "If I fail professionally, I am a failure as a person." "Successful people don't get fired." These beliefs feel true — especially when you're in the middle of a crisis. But they are learned assumptions, not facts. CBT's approach to core beliefs involves: Socratic questioning PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT | MENTAL HEALTH | CAREER When the Floor Falls Out: How to Handle Job Loss Using CBT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy gives you a research-backed toolkit to move from shock and self-doubt to clarity and action — even when it feels impossible. Losing a job is one of the most disorienting experiences an adult can face. In a single moment, your routine, your identity, your sense of financial safety — and often your sense of self-worth — are thrown into question. The emotional weight of it can feel paralysing. But here's what the research tells us: how you think about this experience will largely determine ...