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Why I Feel Happier Being Broke And Unemployed

Dominic Medford
4 min readApr 28, 2024

A Happier Me Broke and Unemployed

I had a stable job, with great benefits and the chance to progress and I left it all with no real plan in sight.

That decision has made me happier than I could have imagined.

Improved Mental Health

I always struggle to talk about my mental health because know of people who in my eyes suffer from mental demons that I cannot relate to yet am aware that we all are afflicted by our mind and its intricacies. I am generally an even-keeled individual who doesn’t feel their emotions vividly. I put that down to my analytical nature which often sees me thinking over a situation rather than having an emotional response to it. In saying that however, I have become acutely aware of the signs that my mental health may be deteriorating. These include:

  • I begin making bad food choices and indulging in food
  • I stop exercising
  • My sleep quality deteriorates
  • I stop wanting to communicate with others

Now these may happen to you also or you may have other signs that signify your descent into a poorer mental health state. With my current unemployment status and the associated struggles that come with that which for many may lead to the above style of habits as a signifying of deterioration. Instead…

Dominic Medford
Dominic Medford

Written by Dominic Medford

Law and Political Sciences student in Australia who dabbles in writing about his thought processes in his spare time with the hope that it can be insightful.

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Loved reading your article Dominic, time is certainly precious and it sounds like you are using it wisely.