Some good points in there, especially about the loss of social connections. I was laid off once and it was after I was at the company for 10 years, I got 16 weeks severance and it was June so I went home feeling like "paid vacation!", went out with friends and got drunk. Man, waking up the next morning was maybe the worst I have ever felt, it's a real kick in the groin to be pulled out of something that became such a part of your life. You always try but eventually lose touch with most of the friends you have at your job. Now that I am older and more secure in my career, I have embraced the quit and then look for a job mentality when I have had enough, I don't think gaps in employment has the stigma it used to. If they can drop me anytime why shouldn't I get to take this job and shove it?
Good luck and sorry you lost your job.