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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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Whoops - sorry @Hope4me you are a newbie lol

TOR is The Octagonal Room - which is our 'other' name for this little part of the forum. It is a very long story but the short version is that we decided to make special corners for people to be able to come as sort of a retreat from everywhere else - where they could just BE - not having to talk or post (unless they wanted to) - kind of a safe place with no pressures. It quickly grew and we changed it from a 'normal' square room into an octagonal room to be able to accomodate more 'corners' (I think there are about double the amount of corners than we actually should have but a 16 sided shape is way too difficult ) So if you see TOR you now know what we are talking about - and welcome to TOR @Hope4me

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Hi @Appleblossom nice to meet you

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aaaaahhhh @Zoe7 @Hope4meand @Former-Member

that compulsive forum hunger ... what is the response ... what does she/he think ...

I have to go and read the manual on how to use my oven. It is too smart for me, cos they put in safety mechanisms????

Signing off for now.

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nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo @Faith-and-Hope

I do think the mods like secretly making me wait a bit longer just to see if I will crack - well guess what tricky mods - I might lol

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Perfect a teacup cake 😀💜
@Faith-and-Hope



Hi @Appleblossom 😊👋🌷🌺🌼🌻

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oh @Appleblossom wish you could stay longer

Would they be child safety mechanisms @Appleblossom - they are so difficult to solve - I would rather solve ten rubik's cubes

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Ok @Zoe7

Now I'm weeeelly confooosed !!!

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That was as clear as mud then @Hope4me - my job here is done then lol

@Faith-and-Hope Toby rug is up - I have seen that before but it is still hilarious

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Can you see the images @Former-Member?

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You would have to be sooo. careful not to step on him @Zoe7 .....

Yes @Hope4me .... we have our own play-corners in TOR ..... except for me ... I constructed a lounge-room tent / fort and put it in the middle .... I would post a pic of it but I think @Zoe7 would blow a gasket waiting for it to come up, even though she has seen it before .... lol ....

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