Yes, when I read the article it definitely resonated with the headline name. The whole article didn’t just talk about losing a job, instead, it went deeper and covered what a person goes through and the emotional toll that takes over them, leaving them with turning their whole identity into these negative feelings and emotions, which is exactly what the headline described.
The headline covered different parts of emotions that people feel when losing a job. It focused on identity loss by explaining that losing a job can affect your entire self-esteem, especially if you loved your job and co-workers and saw your job as a huge part of who you are. It mentioned a term I had never heard before called “identity quake”, which is basically a term used to describe how it can feel when you have a sudden negative change in your life (like losing your job). So right away, the article delivered what the headline was all about by giving readers a deep dive into all these emotions one goes through, and also ways to overcome them and not let the fact that you lost your job initially become your “whole identity.”
I actually really enjoyed reading this article because it had such emotional weight behind it and did such a good job of diving into raw human experiences and emotions. It helped validate people’s emotional struggles that they go through when they feel like they’ve lost a part of themselves. The article even goes as far as to mention real-life examples like the guy “Eduardo” who based his entire self-worth on being productive at work. This helped back up the idea even more that sometimes losing a job is not just about losing out on the money, but it can really mess with how you see yourself as a person. The article felt more honest and relatable by adding real examples, as well as helping out with tips on how to not think like this and be hard on yourself for something that was 100% not in your control.
The headline couldn’t have been made better in my opinion, it matched exactly what the article talked about and even made it better by talking about positive tips that can help people going through this think and do things differently to not feel this way, I thought it was only going to talk about the emotional effects but the article delivered even more than it promised. The article was not exaggerated, it did not use clickbait, and it 100% stayed on track and to the point of the message it wanted to get out. It impacted me in a positive way by letting me know that these feelings are normal to have and that I am not alone.