Thank you to everyone who answered my questions

I have read this forum every day since I lost my job. I am in Minneapolis, in case local advice matters. I feel calmer and more organised now. What would help newcomers most?

Glad it helped. Reading how others handled it got me through my own bad weeks too.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 11 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.