in reply to Surviving Layoffs

I survived a fallow period by listening to self-improvement tapes (by Anthony Robbins) over and over and over. I have a tendency to think negatively, and it definitely helped. After a semester retooling at grad school I hopped back into the job market and got multiple job offers in a week of interviewing at a $10K/year raise.

Try to keep your spirits up with books or tapes that are inspirational to you.