Mine isn’t quite the same, but when COVID started, I was working as a contractor (big dreams!) and I lost all of my clients. My wife was pregnant and almost due, so I just didn’t bother with going out to find new clients (everyone seemed to be gearing up for a recession).
That lasted for the better part of a year, at which point I found my current job, and I completely love it! I didn’t realize how crappy my past clients were until I got a good full-time job with benefits paying more than I was charging for contract work.