Can't find a way forward.

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I have no family anywhere near and even if I was near them, they are very unsupportive.
I have no job - I got made redundant after making a complaint about being bulllied.
I am in an abusive relationship that I can't get out of because I have nowhere to go and no money.

I can't see any way forward. I can't get away from the relationship with no money. I can't get a new job to earn money because the old supervisor from my last job won't give me reference due to my complaining about the bullying. I have no family to turn to. I have no friends - the abusive relationship has kept me from contacting friends for long enough that I have lost contact with the few friends that I did have (with AS, I didn't have many friends to start with).

What do I do? End it all? If so, how?

Where do you live? Is there a YWCA in your community? They provide assistance with domestic abuse situations, at least the one where I live does. I think contacting a womens' shelter and making a plan with them to leave your abuser would be a first step. If you're afraid he'll come after you, there are emergency places that can hide you. I've even heard of cell phone donation programs to provide people in abusive situations with a means of contacting help. And they can help with job situations, too. Many of their clients are unemployed or have poor work histories because their partners would bully them into quitting job after job (this happened to me--mine thought I was having affairs with all my co-workers and I'd quit to appease him). But please don't end it all!! ! There is help out there. People have survived and come out free. If you kill yourself, you'll never get out.

Have you tried applying for jobs with no reference. I put down as referee someone who I did volunteer work for, my current employers did not hear from or speak to any of my previous employers. Also maybe see if you can do volunteering in the area you want to get work in, this could enable you to demonstrate to a potential employer that you can do the job.

Thanks very much for the suggestions.
I think I will take legal action against my ex-employer before I do anything rash.

You know the feeling where problems are just huge and overwhelming and you can't see any possibility of solving them?

If I can see a way forward, some course of action that might lead out of the problems, then it is bearable, but sometimes I just can't.

I'd also say that it depends on the type of job you are looking for. Not every employer vets every potential new employee properly. Some of them are lazy and will hire you if you seem good enough in the interview. If you are expecting a job with a security clearance, expect full vetting. If you want a more menial job then expect the employer to skip the vetting and just hire you based upon their gut instinct.