atouchofsinamon's journey

I was recently let go from my first real job after college, where I worked for a year and a half. Honestly, I didn’t enjoy the role, and I had even planned to start job hunting next month, so the layoff wasn’t a complete shock. Now, 26 hours into being unemployed, I’m struggling with the sudden change. I worked from home, and the mix of my home and work environment is really messing with my head. I woke up at my usual time of 7 AM, and when I realized there was no work waiting for me, I ended up crying. I keep instinctively trying to check my work email, only to remember that I no longer have access. My workspace was in my room, and whenever I’m not in there, I feel this urge to log on, forgetting that there’s nothing to do anymore. I’ve spent hours just staring at the wall or mindlessly flipping through YouTube channels. I tried going for a walk, but everything feels strange and numb, and I can’t shake the feeling that I need to get back to work. I’m reaching out to see how others who have been laid off dealt with the first few days of unemployment and how to break the ingrained work routine. I want to move forward but feel stuck in this weird limbo.