Thank you to everyone who answered my questions (update)

I posted here 4 weeks ago when I was panicking about my layoff as a dental hygienist. 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 last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.