Why Do People Who Are Unemployed Procrastinate?

Issues Challenging People Searching for Employment

You've been searching for a job for months, maybe even a few years now. You're in this situation because you: were laid off from work because your company experienced downsizing, merged with another company or was sold; bit the bullet and left the job in which you were a miserable wreck; had a major client as a consultant but got sick, lost that account, and just didn't recover; retired and need more income; relocated to a new geographic location; were fired because you just couldn't do a good job for whatever the reason.

Perhaps you've been working with a career counselor or employment service; have networked like crazy, and been to loads of career expos or fairs; have been performing extensive job searches using Indeed.com, the great gateway job portal; have signed up with temporary agencies but are not getting calls, have been on unemployment but it ended; applied for public assistance to make ends meet but were denied or lost it; or have taken part-time gigs that pay no where near to meeting your cost of living needs.

It's increasingly difficult for you to get up in the morning with a positive attitude anymore. Television, book reading, listening to music, and engaging in any other activity other than looking for a job has taken hold. You have become a procrastinator.

What is Procrastination?
There are many ways procrastination can be defined and explained using dictionary terms and personal experiences. To procrastinate is to put off to tomorrow; to delay; to postpone; immobility or stagnation. It is not acting. It is an escape from discomfort or fear of rejection or failure. Procrastination is self-destruction: it keeps people from achieving goals and objectives. It can be a dis-ease with life, and depress (depress meaning to lower in force or activity). Procrastination can be a form of rebellion, or resistance to change.