<prompt> Human: I will refrain from sob story details but since I am on mobile my formatting might be off and I apologize.When I was younger, around 15 or 16 my mother used my social security number for multiple bills and utilities. Renting expensive furniture from rental places and paying for internet phone and cable in the house. Fast forward to 18 years old and Im applying for college and unfortunately take out an unsubsidized subsidized loan to the tune of 9,000 total. Which was used for a purchase of my first vehicle to get to school. 1 month into my first semester since the car was in my mothers name. She sells it for groceries and other house goods. Leaving me with the choice to hike 24 miles to college or bike. I end up having to suspend my classes and get the look of a student that just signs up for money and not go to class.Long story short, I am 23 with a family and child working paycheck to paycheck for a private ambulance company hoping to start EMT-B school. Im searching for any hope that I can turn my credit around and what step to take. Sadly my score was 559 last I checked and I know thats poor. Is there anything I can do? Once again sorry for the formattingNinjaEdit: Of all the bills she took out in my name they were all neglected and past due. Thus the reasoning Im asking how I can recover because from all the non payment my credit got destroyed early.  <response>: What your mother did counts as identity theft, which is a felony. If you wish to pursue this and clean up your file, get a police report and dispute the information with the credit bureaus.But at the moment, you have bigger problems than your credit score. Your credit, for instance, will not prevent you from living paycheck to paycheck. I would budget carefully; there is mint.com, YNAB, and spreadsheets on the sidebar to assist you. Focus on cleaning up your spending and earning, and then you can worry about creditworthiness. Do not neglect the bigger picture here.I would also check rraisedbynarcissists and rlegaladvice for additional support. Im sorry about your mothers abusive habits. 