"Jodi was unexpectedly fired from her job. Henry just got divorced. Tara is a proud parent of her new baby. John just retired from his 30+ year career. While our everyday lives tend to fall into predictable patterns, life mixes it up from time to time. Like Jodi, the unexpected happens, or like Henry, Tara, and John, while there are no surprises, new challenges are still likely to arise that can't be predicted."
"Here are some of the common reactions and challenges of transitions: Your identity is shaken While a transition certainly brings about changes in tasks and priorities, it is also often about identity. The person you were-employee, husband, parent, or career-centered person-is no longer, and who you will become, along with your purpose, your goals, and visions of the future, is unclear."
Transitions create an emotional gray zone between the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. Common characteristics of transitions include anxiety, ineffective old coping skills, and grieving past losses. Identity frequently becomes unsettled as previous roles dissolve and future purpose, goals, and vision are unclear. The length of the transition zone varies from days to years depending on the circumstance. Examples include job loss, divorce, new parenting, and retirement. Transitions also present opportunities to step back, reassess priorities, and intentionally imagine and build new beginnings.
Read at Psychology Today
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