I sympathise with where you are.
3 years ago I was in the same position as you, lost job, wife and home. It was a hard time but I did have a small network of people I could go to, who listened and supported me.
I suffered from depression and through the doctor I was refereed to a councillor, which did help.
3 years later I now have a job and moved on with a new life. It's not the life I wanted for myself, but I have to accept that and move forward, which I am doing and enjoying my new life.
I hope you have friends you can go to and if you are feeling depressed, then it may be worth going to your doctor and being referred to a councillor.
Good luck.

I would agree with Square, whilst the tunnel may appear long, there is a light at the end of it.

As I said above, I was referred to a councillor, who was good and listened. Sometimes that is all you need, someone to listen so you can get things off your chest.
So whether you go to the Samaritans or a councillor, it is good to talk.

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Not sure that we can comment on how the police will deal with this. A 95% chance of losing your job sounds extremely harsh especially as you have previously had a 'clean' record. It would be good to think that the police would take a sensible view, hear your side of the story and consider how realistically, this could impact on your work. Sadly, common sense does not always prevail.

If you were sacked, then you should not loose sight of the vast amount of skills, knowledge and experience that you have which you could use in other roles. As you may be aware, a simple caution becomes spent immediately under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you would not therefore need to disclose it for the majority of jobs.

Currently, you would need to disclose this caution for any role which involved working with children or vulnerable adults and necessitated a standard or enhanced criminal record check. However, S39 cautions are eligible for filtering after a period of 6 years. From then, you would no longer need to disclose for these types of job either.

I really hope that things work out well for you. If you require any further help, feel free to contact the Unlock Helpline.

Best wishes

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PTSDUK I am sorry to hear of your situation. I would strongly recommend that you talk to Samaritans.

5 years ago I was in your position (albeit entirely different situation) you need to fight the status quo and your thoughts without which you will spiral into abyss.

Please do contact them (Samaritans). I have been a member of this forum for over 5 years and your last post (and lack of response to it since yesterday) has really touched me. Please do let us know how you are progressing.

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But screw your courage to the sticking place, And well not fail.
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