[originaltext] As more and more people lose their jobs, now is perhaps the ti

As more and more people lose their jobs, now is perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment. (16)What are the first feelings? Well, losing a job, or not being able to find one, almost always brings unwelcome changes. (16)As well as the loss of income, many people find the whole routine of their life is shattered, their contact with other people reduced, their ambitions halted and their identity as a worker removed.
    At first there may be good feelings too—a new and better job is just around the corner—it’s nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children; have more time to think. (17)But, unless a better job does turn up, the chances are the days start getting longer and time becomes harder to fill. Many people pass through periods of difficulty in sleeping and eating. They feel irritable and depressed, often isolated and lonely.
    (18)Despite all these problems though, unemployment can be a chance for a fresh start. You can discover that it provides an opportunity to sort out or rethink what you want from life and how best you can get it. You can use the time to plan how to find a new job, learn a new skill, develop your hobbies or see if you can run your own business.
16. What are the first feelings when one is jobless?
17. What do the unemployed feel before finding a new job?
18. What does the speaker try to tell us?