Sorry for all you guys threatened with or having received notice of redundancy. When my company said "Sorry but we are going to 'give you' early retirement on health grounds" when I was 52 I felt much the same but there is life after work. I won't say I have earned as well as I did in London but I still turn a crust, life is much more my own and the cost of "going to work" has, of course, dropped out of the financial equation. Offers of work (odd consultancy, will you read and evaluate, can you have a look at etc" still crop up from time to time even though I have been out of the system for 7 years now. I'm sure you will find other employment without difficulty.
Above all: Do not be afraid of the unknown and do not fear trying something completely new .... no matter how "off the wall" it seems at the time. If you fancy it, have a go.
Now can I stop being serious please? ... It hurts my brain.