Getting fired might actually be the best thing that happened

Got laid off from my corporate job 3 months ago and spent the first month in a panic spiral. But honestly? The last couple weeks have been the first time in years I don't wake up with dread. My 9yo noticed I'm actually helping with homework instead of just being present physically. Still terrified about money obviously, but I'm getting 7 hours of sleep and that alone has changed everything. Maybe I needed this permission to step back. Anyone else found that losing a job was actually a relief mentally?