I haven't worked for about ten years Moose, and I empathize with how you feel. For better or worse, I had merged my personal identity with my job identity. It's been difficult to answer people who ask "What do you do?". I've come up with a story that I retired early. Which, to a certain extent, is true. It took me a while to accept the fact that I'd probably never work again, but I've been fortunate to be able to be productive via painting. My experience has been that as long as I am productive at something (other than being a Dad), I feel much better about myself.