Life right now as a new grad has become my worst nightmare

I can not believe the state of things right now. I have been looking for a job since April and have handed easily well over 150 applications. All I have to show for this all effort is one interview at Mass Eye and Ear for an OR position. This was with the Director of nursing who told me she really wanted to hire me be there weren't any openings at all.

I have tryed just about every trick in the book to get into HR to talk to someone ANYONE about open positions. I did the "I was just in the neighborhood on my way to see a friend and figured I'd stop in and say hello." I've called, emailed and worn my shoes down to ashes on the pavement.

I've applied in other states such as Maine, RI, CT, NH, VT, NY, NC, MY, NJ, PA and haven't gotten one phone call back.

I've tryed Temp agencies, Rehabs, Hospitals, Home care, community health and just about any other setting you can think of. Nothing, zilch nada.

I feel like all this is really starting to wear on me. I'm tired of hearing "oh just wait and it will pick up", "Don't be so negative" or "Oh, they're hiring in my area." I'm tired of being told to have hope in a situation where no hope exists.

I wake up every day in aches and pains. I have massive headaches and lately just filling out even three applications has me feeling exhausted afterwards. I am beyond the point of "well, what's the point?!?". Searching has become more of a ritual than it anything that gives me hope of for the future. I long since gave up looking for New Grad positions and just apply for the experienced one.

Well, there's supposed to be a shortage, right? Doing the math there can't possibly be enough experienced nurses around to fill all these open positions.

As far as the shortage goes, I feel like that is just one big lie. I don't think there ever really was a shortage to begin with and this was all one big hoax to tie up all the excess labor training for a new field for a few years. Overall, there probably was a slight shortage and they put out this big call for nurse grads just to flood the market and drive wages down.

My marriage has reached the point where the relationship is beyond strained. My wife and I are now in couples counseling and considering divorce because she now feels tired of the whole nursing school thing and this massive let down at the end. I really can't blame her for being angry about it and I wouldn't want to be in her position either.