It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...

People everywhere are being hit hard financially, but the state of the economy isn’t only affecting our pockets. It’s also affecting our self esteem.
The New York Times talks about the men who’ve been laid off from their financial-industry-based jobs in one of their articles. It mentions that these men face the pain and shame of being laid off, and it hits their self-esteem hard. A lot of men feel that their self-esteem is tied to success in their professional life. So what happens when that professional life goes down the drain?
These men might feel like they are failing their family and their peers. As a result, they might reach a higher level of self-awareness; in fact, they might become too self-aware. If they become too self conscious about “looking bad” in front of others, they’ll try to escape that heightened sense of awareness. It’ll be a way to avoid the reminder of their supposed failings. Some men in these hard financial times may up and leave their families because they are ashamed for failing them—for not being the breadwinner, for losing their jobs. And then again, some might not.
Who would’ve known that economic hardships would cause so much psychological drama?