Telling my partner I lost my job

I was laid off 21 weeks ago and have not told my family because I do not want them to worry. I worked as a software tester before this. I feel ashamed even though the company cut a whole team. What did you say?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.

I told my partner the same evening with a simple plan: what happened, what I was doing and what I needed. It was a relief.