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[VancouverUSAgal]

Just last week I was unexpectedly layed off from my job of 10 years. It wasn't a very fun place to work but I really wanted to stick it out to 66 before retiring. I was in shock and since have been going back and forth between elation and feeling "free" and worries about whether I can possibly survive without going back to work. really don't want to - the thought of job hunting makes me literally feel sick to my stomach. I went through so many bad jobs and job changes that I just don't know if I can bring myself to do it again. I'm not married but being lonely or bored is not the issue - it's really just concern about money. Of course, I'm looking at all my options.

I just wondered if others who have been through something like this might share what it was like for them and how they coped. Do you wish you'd gone back to work if you didn't or are you happy to be retired? Any advice is welcome.