ElectraGlide71,
oh man... let's play that violin together!!
Dude, I've been there and maybe still am. I got depressed, and went through the stages you describe. I was so desperate, that I was willing to take anything that was offered to me.
I was laid off of work, and took my severance to MHR. I regreted that!!
I didn't wallow in my own self pitty, I was at my low point. I was bald, single and unemployed living in Michigan.
I did interviews looking like a freak to myself. Couldn't land a job for the life of me....
But then it changed. I got a JOB!! WOW!! A job!
That can be said trivially, but it wasn't.
After being hired, within in 9 months was promoted..
Well, this is not a good for you story. I worked very hard. Balding and crappy HT work. But still promoted because I kept my focus on my career and not my hair.
So after my promotion, guess what? I did another HT!! And you know what... CRAP!!
So 2 HT's later... I have crap hair, but a great job!! Everything other than my hair is great!! But I still feel your pain. Literally!!
I have recently received a 3rd HT. So I can't post how that has worked out yet, because I am in the early stages.
But, I took my hairloss anger, after the HT hacks worked on me, and thought of my self and how I could make something else better... The environment of living!
You can do that too, if you set your mind in the right direction...
GOOD LUCK.. And I hope this helps you!