<prompt> Human: All, I apologize if this is not the right place for this advice. I would appreciate being directed anywhere more appropriate. Onwards...Me: Ashamed 27yo. Female. IT Engineer. Unemployed. Overly prideful to the very last second. Confident in her ability to get out of this situation alone, now hanging head defeatedly being quite wrong. Giving up and admitting this is no longer doable alone. Options and time are gone. Ive got nothing to lose in exposing myself in the way that I am going to here, so please hear me out.Im in need of urgent rescue. Im on the very edge of losing all I have, including a roof over my head, vehicle, mental health stabilitly and 2 beloved pet companions.Backstory: My living situation has been stable for 2 years. I came to live here after deciding to end my engagement right before our wedding, and we were living together. It has been a fight to live alone, pay bills, and keep my faith! Ive always been independent and strongly motivated to help others. I overcame having to quit school because of awful family circumstances, a cross-country move, several poor jobs and many other losses. From these experiences I gained incredible wisdom, earned my GED, graduated college with 2 A.S. degrees and have been applying to complete my BA in the spring. I almost got married! I built this whole life on my own. The job I was fired from was my dream - close to home, wonderful pay, and the work I wanted as a network engineer. I had a very nice roof over my head close to friends. A vehicle that was reliable and affordable without any problems.I found myself in this position on July 1, 2015. I had been battling issues with my mental health and found myself becoming excessively absent from work. I had been talked to several times, and diligently attempted to resolve the situation with myself and employer. Regardless of my efforts and communication with them, eventually I was given a one-day suspension without pay which was warranted, and then I took a week off to get my things together. During this time, I applied for FMLA as well as got referalls to mental health professionals and psychiatrists. I attempted to get in with dozens of doctors, and the soonest I could be seen was July 15, 2015. I continued to do my best to work around my condition until my appointment and pacify managers, but it seemed I was not heard and treated like I was willfully being negligent. This had a devastating effect on my mental well-being. I wasnt getting requested feedback, nor praise for accomplishments. I became anxious, attacked, always walking on eggshells. I was reprimanded long after things happened and so I never knew when punishment was coming. My self-esteem has suffered considerably from this. Eventually it spread to others. I was afraid to be at work. I wasnt even acknowledged unless it was for these acts of bullying.The final event leading to my termination is the most heart-breaking part of all. A newer employee I worked with began experiencing the same and sticking up for me. Harassment for such led him to become ready to end his life. He reached out to me. I managed to coordinate the Sheriffs Department to depart to his residence I worked for local goverment, county. I informed my manager of the situation and he was understanding. I ended up hearing from the emergency room doctor around 1:00am, calling nearly a dozen times and leaving a vague voicemail. I called back and provided a plethora of information about the incident, and I was on the phone until almost 4am. I sent texts and emails to both my bosses after, if anything to show what an ordeal this was. I thought I did the right thing.The next day I didnt wake up on time. I was over an hour late for my shift and I called crying. I came in later that afternoon which my supervisor suggested so I could calm down, and wed chat quick upon my arrival and all would be back to normal. My entire department was gone when I arrived, which is not normal for IT. I had no emails, no missed calls or crazy requests for work. No one came to talk to me, until my supervisor and the HR director came to my desk and served me my termination letter. I pleaded with them for considering this a special circumstance, it was a snap decision and I had no intention of missing work for it. This did not matter. I was escorted to our security checkpoint and had to go through the scanners. I felt like a criminal because these were all people I knew!. It was so humiliating. I was then brought into a room and was told I had a bit of time to provide anything that might keep my job. I wrote and wrote information to save myself, but when they returned, they asked for my badge and escorted me all the way out to my vehicle. I wasnt even allowed to sign anything. I was in disbelief that all the work to correct my problem led me nowhere - that reaching out to the specialists Im now seeing didnt matter to them.Im pleased this happened because of the wonderful doctors I have finally found after years of trying medications, therapists and other types of support that just didnt stick or work for me. It seems just as I got exactly what I needed, everything else is falling - testing my resolve and all progress I have made with mental health and in life. Ive always been at poverty level but I made due. I was finally stable in all aspects and it is all being taken away now. Im desperately holding onto my sliver of hope. Today is 992015, and the last day I have to save myself from homelessness and a destroyed credit rating. My vehicle will be repoed soon further damaging my financial situation.I am aggressively searching for work, which has been a struggle with a termination now on record. This includes working with temp agencies and ITEngineering staffing agencies. Ive been selling most of my belongings and even took out a credit card to help with food and gas, but is nearly maxed out after only 3 weeks of having it. I filed for unemployment, but a termination is an immediate denial in this right to work state. I appealed the decision and had a hearing scheduled for September 1, 2015 at 1pm. A few days before the hearing, I received a letter in the mail stating my hearing would be rescheduled - and not until September 23rd, 2015. This was the final blow as I was relying on these finds to survive - a big mistake. I have no savings and several of my accounts are now withdrawn.I am frantic being completely depleted financially. State and county resources have been contacted but nothing is able to help me in this moment. Local charities received applications from me but I have not heard anything. Loans from loved ones are not an option at this time. Ive tried freelancing but it just isnt enough. Im losing hope, questioning my decisions, where I will be in a few weeks, how dangerous quitting my medications are, and what my future holds. I cannot afford my rent, my vehicle payments, my insurance, nor mounting doctor bills.I have reached out to the Minnesota umbressman about this situation, urged to do so by an ex-coworker, who is also a mental health professional herself - who also suffered this terrible environment in the company. Countless others have told the same story. A board member from my county has also been contacted regarding the issue. I have reached out to many lawyers to help me recover some part of my life, at least my dignity. This is a process, though, and no matter how wrong it was, it is still happening and I am sinking. I got plugged back in at church searching for comfort.It is fully my responsibility that it took so long for me to reach out with my story. I was ashamed, afraid of mockery and sure enough of myself I would be out of danger by this time. Ive never been so humbled and I regret not swallowing my pride.I ask for your help in getting my life back. I believe in miracles happening against all odds, and that good always prevails. Your support will prevent me from eviction, a repossessed vehicle, giving up pets, going hungry or without heat. Youll help me give back to my community. Youll help others who may be in my situation speak out against bullying and get help. Youll allow me to return to my life, keep looking for jobs while I await unemployment, and prevent me from being torn away from my few backbones - friends, my pets and my church community. With your help I can remain stable and independent and continue the long processes of righting the wrong with my employment. Youll keep me out of dependence and receiving money from entities Im sure others are more desperate for!I thank all of you who send positive thoughts my way, good vibes into the universe, and pray I will come out of this ahead of all that has tried defeating me. Because man, I just want to get back to slaving away to routing and switching all day!I dont know what to ask for, really. Id honestly prefer someone to tell me its going to be okay, come play cards with me, or just try to help remind me that this is all happening for a reason and that all my efforts werent for nothing. If I cant fix this, basically the last 5 years of progress will be reverted.  <response>: I hunkered down and read it. This is a personal finance subreddit, so no one here is going to be able to do much for you unless you actually give us your financial situation. Do you live alone? How much is your rent, utilities, debts, etc. You didnt really give anyone any information to work with.Not knowing your exact situation, I would say for anyone that has been fired, and is at risk of becoming homeless, dont worry so much about your credit score. Survival is more important. An 850 FICO isnt going to provide you with food and shelter. So even if you have a lease, you should move. Find a cheap room to rent, get ANY job you can. Even fast food, retail, ANYTHING at this point is better than nothing. You will probably have to find new homes for your pets, and life wont be fun for awhile, but like I said, if you really are on the brink of not having a home or food, you have to take care of the basics.Also, this will sound harsh, but there is so much blame shifting and woe is me in this post. found myself becoming excessively absent from work.Im sorry, you dont just find yourself missing a bunch of work, you just didnt go to work. Of course you got fired. Thats how businesses run. Again, Im sorry if this seems harsh or mean, but you really need to get past the victim mentality and take charge of your life. 