Staying positive without pretending - what worked for you?

I miss my old team and the routine that came with being a teaching assistant. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. Some days I feel numb. What helps you?

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

Community mental-health services often have sliding-scale fees. I found mine through 211.