Letter to the Editor: The Swamplands

To send a letter to the editor, simply write in. You’ll get a reply and we’ll anonymise any blogged version. Reader J writes: Hi Robert, I had been in what Jung calls the “swamplands” for a while when I decided to leave my corporate job and do something else- anything else. After the second breakdown in two years, it was time to call it quits and move on. It had been four years or so, and while I felt attached to the safety net, it was actually making me sick. But before I could quit, I was laid off. I was given severance, some continued benefits for a couple of months, and even the potential for 1/2 of my annual bonus. I was surprised, and while it didn’t give me the satisfaction of saying all of the things that I had planned and wanted to say about the job and the company, it was an ending. I had to appreciate the corporate attitude, then, even if I didn’t before. And now, I’m a couple of months into my new freedom and I’ve found the swamplands have followed me along. Hard to get my…

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