Dealing with the isolation of unemployment, payroll clerk here

Being out of work for 9 months has worn me down more than I expected. There are 13 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. Some days I feel numb. Did you talk to someone?

I told two friends how I really felt. It was uncomfortable, but it made things lighter.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 9 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.