Thank you to everyone who answered my questions

I have read this forum every day since I lost my job. I am in Denver, in case local advice matters. I feel calmer and more organised now. Anyone want to swap notes?

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 last year, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.