Hi I'm new and I really don't know where to even put this category in forum so I thought I should leave it here.

I have been down in the dumps lately and it's really affecting me as a person now. Starting 7 months ago I was arrested for grand theft, went to jail for a few hours and went through all the legal issues. It'll be dismissed in July and my expungement process will start then, it takes 6 months for the process to go through and then that's when I can start finding a job. I was fired from my retail job and I have been jobless ever since.

I'm afraid to even look for a job because I know I'll be rejected. I decided to try anyway and I have been denied for every job I applied to so far and I'm just so sad. I've been living with my parents for a while and I was expecting to move out this summer but I have no job and no money.

On the bright side I recently graduated from college studying psychology, and I have so many opportunities to go into research and lab, but I can't due to this record that is still pending. I'm so sad, I'm stuck for another year doing nothing and I want to further my psychology education and experience but I can't even do that.

I've been crying everyday lately and suicide has even come up in my thoughts. What I did was the most dumbest thing I ever done, but everyone makes mistakes though.. Right? I just feel so unworthy, especially when McDonald's doesn't even want to have an interview with you due to this 1 CHARGE. This is also my first offense, I never even received a traffic ticket nor did I even have detention.

I don't know what to do at this point. I'm stuck and I feel extremely stagnant, and I feel like I can't go on any further because of this offense.

Please help..