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innerspaceboy · 04-05-2023, 01:19 PM

Thanks, TH. It does me well to write those little posts during this uninsured time where I can't afford to see my therapist, so thank you all for permitting me to micro-journal here.

I am as productive as possible while unemployed. For example, I did 38 tasks yesterday alone including acing the interview, then applied to 6 other jobs to hopefully secure temporary work while waiting for the HR dept of the government agency to push their paperwork, (estimated as I said at 6-12 weeks). Then I found the federal employee health insurance plan option website and constructed a system to run the numbers for all available plans with my annual fixed medical expenses to derive the lowest-cost plan for myself just in case I do win that job.

But the idle time between my flurries of productivity are a real challenge. I may have mentioned previously that I'm not comfortable taking on any new projects or hobbies while everything is in flux career-wise, so there are stretches of hours where I have nothing to do. I don't own a television but I try to listen to some music from my server and am reminding myself to enjoy this freedom while I have it. I proactively schedule plans for social outings and events so that I have things to look forward to. That way I don't slip into an unhealthy headspace. But it's still a challenge.

Next week will be interesting when I find out if there are in fact terminating my benefits early. I'll keep everyone posted. I hope to have good news soon.

Thanks for everyone's support and encouragement.