[MandieD]

I spent my first few months as a regular resident of Germany (after years as a US Army IT contractor) completely failing to get past initial interviews, and fell into what my husband and I now believe was some sort of depression. I can't really remember those months.

I got out of my funk by giving up on finding a "real" IT job and instead taking a part time job teaching English that paid less than anything I'd done since the middle of college.

But having to dress up everyday, go somewhere, and talk to a lot of people made me stop projecting a cloud of gloom (apparently), and resulted in a good temp job that turned into my current, permanent employment contract.

You most likely don't have the exact same option, but don't discount the benefit of having something that you have to get dressed and leave the house for on a regular basis, even if it doesn't pay well or at all.