Have you ever been fired from a job?

[PeeJ52]

9. You've got to find a way to let it go. I couldn't. It ate me alive. Get help.

I had worked 30 years without any issues until 2002 when my life went to hell. My 26 year marriage ended in divorce, 3 months later I find out I might have lung cancer, then 9 months after diagnosis and surgery to remove the cancer, I get fired from my job only 12 weeks after returning from surgery. I was a high performing employee when I left and couldn't understand my treatment when I returned. It took 9 months to get anther job where I was scared to death someone would find out I was a lung cancer survivor. I guess my weird behavior tipped people off and was fired after 4 years there. The next job it was the same. Fired after 5 years. Then one more time lasting another 5 years. It was always issues with my supervisors, where they really liked my work at first, but I guess I couldn't take any kind of correction and got too defensive because I thought I had to stick up for myself or I'd get fired. It was almost a self fulfilling prophecy. Luckily I'm retired now and don't have to worry. The biggest thing though is getting over that fear it will happen again. I couldn't do it.