Thanks, everyone, for your support. It means a lot to me.

For me, dealing with anxiety and depression makes me feel like my universe is shrinking as I avoid things I used to do and people I used to hang out with. It feels nice to have my universe expand again.

I'm glad you're making moves on the job-search front, tommy. The sooner you get a new job, the better!

I thought about that too, but when I pluck chin hairs that doesn't hurt either, and the chin hasn't had years of plucking to toughen it up. (My eyebrows have thinned, so I think of chin hairs as lost and wandering eyebrow hairs.)

Same. G.d. chin hairs! But somehow my mustache is the same as ever?

I did things! Now I can't decide what I want to watch on the TV.

Always good to be part of your universe, tommyrot

OMG. I could afford that! Tempting.

Dooooooooooo Eeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

Even after a pay cut, I think I'd be laid off sometime later this year.

That really sucks. I hope something comes along that really engages you. And having a little time to search out options is valuable.

I quit drinking because even a little alcohol doesn't play well with my antidepressant, and the AD treats me better.

Smoke pot! Also, you should totally buy the antiquarian book business/home. I know where you could find a number of traveling visitors to help with organizing or dusting or cataloging.

An hour of weeding the frontyard = no visible difference. Sigh. But I am itchy and want to stop.

OK, just talked to my boss. We're both taking a 20% pay cut. Which sucks, but I have some savings and my car will be paid off in July. Plus I can cancel cable. So all-in-all, I won't be that much worse off.

He is hoping business will pick up again later so we can go back to our old salaries. It sounds like I'm in no danger of losing my job anytime soon. And he is supportive of the fact that I'm looking for another job and agreed to be a reference.

I told him he should sign up for LinkedIn as a way of networking and finding more business. (Plus he agreed to "endorse my skillsets" on LinkedIn.) I don't know why I didn't suggest this to him earlier.

Overall, I'm feeling a little relieved, plus less stressed-out now that I'm actively searching for work and will soon have a resume that I feel confident about.

I quit drinking because even a little alcohol doesn't play well with my antidepressant, and the AD treats me better.

Smoke pot!

I was saddened to learn that pot can depress the effectiveness of antidepressants. I mean, hypothetically I'd be sad if I were in that situation.

But some strains of medicinal pot are really good for anxiety and insomnia. That's what I've heard, anyway.