I'm Leonard. I can't do being unemployed, and I don't think there are many people who can. I always think I'll enjoy having more free time, but I find that the more free time I have, the less I do with it. When I have little to do and no structure to my day, my motivation dribbles out of my ears while I'm asleep, leaving me despondent and useless. Plus, I get cabin fever and want to murder people. I've seen too many friends who were/are long-term unemployed suffering a similar malaise and (often) depression. I think for most people being unemployed is psychologically damaging, particularly in how it saps self-esteem.