Wow ok. Well another technique is distraction. I used to wake with obsessive thoughts and just negative everything so I just got out of bed, made hot chocolate and did something. I could return to bed, sometimes within an hour. Interrupt the mind when bad thoughts come up. Just like mindfulness, takes practice. I had to get in a bad enough place that I got desperate, and worked at this as my main goal for the day.

Unemployment is tough. I got laid off several years ago, and with a wife, two kids and a mortgage it was scary. I just got up everyday and got dressed as if I was going to work, and made my workday finding a new job. I had too. Positive benefits of this were it kept my mind distracted, and eventually I did find a new job. A better one.