I am switching from an employment agency to direct contract. The job I have is okay and not very stressful. But the pay sucks, for some reason the EA overestimated my job title and paid me $200 more than before.

I was free from depression for more than a year. I was ready to give my all and add value at work. But the recent announcement made me really really upset and depressed. How am I going to survive a $200 cut on a already low salary? 

There aren't many good prospects out there for an alternative job and I don't want to go through the experience of applying and being rejected over and over again. On the bright side, the job isn't toxic. I just feel I am not adequately compensated.

This cut was of no fault of my own, not the EA's, but perhaps HR's policy pegging wages based on education level and work experience. 

It is depressing. The thought hijacks my mind so often even if I try my best to escape from it.