Mental health while out of work - 10 weeks in

Being out of work for 8 months has worn me down more than I expected. Thank you in advance. I do not want to pretend I am fine. How do you ask friends for support?

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It saved me later.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 8 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.