Step one: don't panic
Monday 18th of January 2010
I thought I'd go through each of the 'redundancy advice' list items and see if I could expand on them. So the first step is not to panic. Good advice, that. But wait! There's more detail.
At a time like this; there are lots of confusing thoughts and feelings crowding in. Find someone just to listen to how you feel. Talking about things can help cope with the confusion.
Here's some other advice: have a plan. The first part of my plan was to take a deliberate break from anything. That might sound like procrastination, but if you take a week off and enjoy it, either to slum around or do something useful, it can clear the mind and help with the panic.
Not that I experienced much in the way of panic. I was too busy relaxing.