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Identity Loss due to Status Loss – Part 2 – Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #553 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #553. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Identity loss is commonly seen in cases where a good status changes for worse after a long time.  How should the loss, the status loss, and the resulting identity loss, be handled? Some suggested remedies are given below. Accept the Loss – as mentioned in the last post, loss/grief passes through various stages before acceptance comes in. Let yourself pass these stages, don’t be hard on yourself, but don’t let yourself get washed away in the grief over loss forever. All status changes, other than death, can be reversed or improved. Acceptance is important to let ...

Identity Loss due to Status Loss - Part 1– Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #552 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #552. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Identity loss is commonly seen in cases where a good status changes for worse after a long time.  I suddenly lost my job in 1997. I had been working in the organization for twelve years and had risen several steps to become Head of Division. My income, perks, benefits, and status in and outside the company had consistently grown. I had become known as part of that organization. The customers recognized me with that reference; the market also knew me with the same reference. Suddenly, all of it turned off. Chances of finding an equivalent job immediately were non-e...