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Surviving the Emotional Effects of Bankruptcy<\/h1>\n
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Filing bankruptcy<\/a> can stir up many stressful or negative emotions. Your sense of self, security, and worth are often closely tied to financial circumstances. Loss of money can feel like a personal loss of identity, self-esteem, and confidence. A real or perceived loss of interpersonal power can happen before or after you <\/span>file bankruptcy<\/a>.<\/span>
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It can help to disentangle the practical realities of money from the possibly destructive or limiting emotional responses to a bankruptcy filing.<\/p>\r\n

To come to terms and deal constructively with the situation, you can:<\/p>\r\n