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Am Not Coping

Am Not Coping

I am really not coping at the moment but this is entirely on ME!

This is a message for a few people on here @utopia @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member

that I asked could be passed on but it seems that only part of it has been and I understand from the responses that have made it through my emails that I have caused untold distress for some people. I was not going to return because of what I felt I put people through but I especially wanted @utopia and @Former-Member to know that they were not wrong at the time and I was going through a real crisis period. You both held me together for longer than I could myself until the point where my own self-destructive thoughts overwhelmed me.

The entire message that I sent to SANE is below:

I have just viewed the multitude of emails and messages sent from forum members and members of the SANE team – as well as the text and voice message left on my phone.

I have not been able to communicate with anyone since the other night as I have been recovering from what ended up being an unsuccessful attempt to end the pain.

At the time I was in a very distressed state and I did want to stop the pain and all I seemed to achieve is to cause others pain and worry and that is the last thing I wanted to do – I just wanted to end mine and say goodbye to everyone beforehand so my future absence was explained. I should have realised that the message I posted would have concerned some people but I really was not in any state to think about the repercussions for others.

I am so sorry I caused so much distress to others – that is something I will have to hopefully try and live with.

I don’t believe after the concern and anxiety I caused to so many that I will ever be able to return to the forum.

Can someone from the SANE team please explain all this to all those involved and pass on my gratitude for their compassion, concerns and kind words throughout the time I have been part of the ‘forum family’.

Thank you and sorry again for the difficult position I put everyone in.

Zoe7

I do not want any responses from any of you. I just wanted to let you know exactly what has happened and let you know how truly sorry I am for hurting people I have come to think of as friends and family, and who I really care about.

Your support, advice and compassion are what make you all the wonderful people you are.

@utopia and @Former-Member I am so sorry that the trust you placed in me has now been broken because of my actions. I also felt that we had a stronger connection, especially over the last week, and you both helped me in ways I cannot even describe or explain. I was not pulling away from you two - just wanted to pull away from myself. I couldn't cope with my own feelings and no-one or nothing was actually going to be able to stop me at the time. It's now just another failure to add to my list of failures. I really don't know what else to say to you both but to reiterate my heartfelt 'sorry'.

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Goodmorning @Faith-and-Hope @BlueBay @Owlunar @ideaslady and @Former-Member

It was a very long night (probably an understatement!). I haven't slept much - flashbacks and nightmares waking me nearly as soon as I'd try to fall asleep. I am rugged up but still cold and don't feel at all well. My head is still all over the place and I don't want to move to do anything. It is going to be a looong day

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Oh @Zoe7

I'm sorry you didn't sleep much at all last night. Just stay rugged up and rest up as much as you can. I know the flashbacks and nightmares are horrible to have.

I'm not doing that great, i keep having these flashbacks of my old childhood house and remembering stuff from my abuse. Weird and horrible. Don't know why again now.

Anyway, i am off to work (yuk!!) so i will check in on you when i come home after 2pm.

Sending you calming vibes, hugs and love

BB xxxooo

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@Zoe7 sending you positive thoughts and big hugs ❤️

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Aw @Zoe7

This is not good - I guess your body is trying to fill the little air spaces in all the blankets and clothes you have on against the cold - and you are not going to move because it will let the cold in - something like that - and so it will be a long day

Not heat when you are not well - not good at all - what is a "heat pump"? Whatever it is it sounds as if you have had a disaster - I am so sorry.

Having now power and/or heating must be among the worse ordinaries when it comes to domestic discomfort - I am thinking of you and hope you can get something done to warm your place and you and the furry mates

I do hope the day improves

Dec

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Yes @Owlunar I tried to clean up in the kitchen but it was too cold. My little fingers felt like they were frozen and about to snap off! So back in the corner rugged up with my fluffly white hot water bottle (Toby).

Heat pump is a hot/cold air conditioning unit. The coils which heat and cool are filled with gas - just like in a fridge - and the coil started slowly leaking after I fell on the unit, then as the pressure built further it came out much quicker. Now I have no heating and although someone is coming to look at it today (very lucky to know someone through work that I could eventually contact last night) it will probably be a few days until I can get another unit installed - then I have to worry about how to pay for it!

It really is one thing after another at the moment. I honestly do not know whether to laugh or cry (think I am all cried out for now!)

The shock alone last night would have been enough but add in the cold, the triggers and the continued flashbacks and nightmares and I feel so totally hopeless.

@Faith-and-Hope @BlueBay@Ant7

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Hi @Zoe7 ..... 🦋💜💕

Good to see you ❣️

I know you are going to have a long day, so I am going to regale you with more of our "adventures" from Dragonland ......

Our new fridge doesn't fit the space we bought it for, by millimetres ..... so WH took everything off it that could come off it to try to squeeze it in, and couldn't.

Plan B: go jogging and leave the handyman he has called in this morning to recontsteyct the dismantled fridge, sans instructions or even the whereabouts of the fasteners for it .....

Call in a cabinet-maker to take the side panel of the cupboard it has to go next to so it will fit .....

All this starts to happen as I need to leave for my walk if I'm going to get one in today .... D3 needs to be back to the Physio this afternoon and we have another service person coming who I have to be back for to open up for, cos the handyman is moving house hims lfmand has to leave ......

Confused yet ??

Who needs jigsaw puzzles ?? I've got Dragonland ..... my day is a jigsaw puzzle .....

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Oh, when the fridge didn't fit, we put a smaller one that was in the garage in that space temporarily ..... so guess what ? That one broke down yesterday ..... all the food is for the bin .....

Does this happen for everybody else, or are we just special .... ?

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It is as clear as mud @Faith-and-Hope lol

We may need to start a new thread for you Hon - Adventues From Dragonland - maybe a book in the making too! How about a jigsaw puzzle that reads like a book - you have to put the pieces together correctly to see the whole picture - wouldn't that enlighten a few people!!!

It sounds like a confusing version of The Block at your place today - nothing is going right but everything needs to be done at once - and WH leaves it all to you (and others) to sort out.

On the positive side - you aren't in Tassie in the cold

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oh I just saw your last post about the fridge breaking down and all the food needs to be thrown out - and you just did a fridge shop a couple of days ago too if I remember correctly!!! That really sucks @Faith-and-Hope You are special - but not because of this disaster - you just are

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Yes ..., counting one's blessings is important .....

I probably didn't mention that the cupboard was const cited out of alignment, so the mm difference was towards the bottom of the space, not where it was measured ..... and then there is a skirting board as well, right ??

Anyway ..... that's the puzzle I have left behind in the hopes it will be complete when I return ......

Are you avoiding the Tv now @Zoe7, or are you watching something ? Do you put on DVD's that you have already seen, so there ar no surprises ?

Hi @Former-Member @Ant7 @Owlunar @BlueBay and anyone else who is around .....
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