Originally Posted by
JPprivate
Thanks for sharing your experiences. It's interesting to read how people cope with unemployment (and the lack of bicycle commuting, to keep it on subject). My company has been going through a lot of changes recently and I spend the last 18 months being afraid of getting laid off. So many people were let go around me. I don't think I could ride at all, I'd be too depressed.
If it would happen to me again, I would remember that cycling is one thing I can enjoy that will not cost me a dime if I want to and can still do it even if I'm flat broke and have lost everything else I tried to own. So don't be afraid, I used to be and now wished I had not lived in that fear all those years. It's not the end, and there is life after whatever it is you're doing. Take courage and take care.