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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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thanks @Former-Member

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@Former-Member that would have worked too lol

I know you feel like you need a break @Former-Member but if you want to stick around - no not near the bubble - 'cos a stick would pop it too (was that stating the obvious lol) - you are more than welcome. If you want to 'pop back in' later got a feeling we might still be around (possibly trying to wake up a sleepy Bubbly Boo)

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@Bubbles3

do you like visualising things?

as in you see a giant bubble....only you have the magical power to see this particular bubble

you visualise climbing inside the bubble and then the bubble encloses you and holds you up high...protected...safe from harm

you can go in and out of your bubble whenever you want....noone will know

would that help a little?

then you have your friends on here....sometimes they wont be able to respond to you straight away...but they will

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Have you eaten at all today @Bubbles3?

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Beautiful @Former-Member - now I want my own bubble too

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so fully zoning out now

i feel so lost and empty. i dont know what to do. i still have my anxeity but it has dropped a bit

i just wish i wasnt here

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ah lovely invitation @Zoe7

I will be back dont know when dont know where .....words to a song

I think that I have caught the bubbly feeling

might have a glass of no alcohol bubbles...

cheers all will try to find you again....if i dont apologies in advance...not any of you....tis me and my fuzzy head

cheers all xxx

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no i havent eaten @Zoe7
i cant eat anything

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Yep - get it @Bubbles3 and it really is a sh*t place to be. So lost that you don't even know which way is up, so empty that you feel EVERYTHING yet you feel nothing, so confused that you want it all to stop and so tired that you don't have the energy to fight through it - does that sound about right?

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good question @Zoe7

have you eaten? food as much as we think that skipping meals doesn't matter plays havoc with our mental illness.....I know

anxiety is the pits and as boring as it sounds...distraction really does work

so distract put food in mouth.....yes.....drink water....yes fluids too if you are dehydrated not good for mental illness

I do get how you feel from what you are saying.....as much as you dont want to hear this ....yes it will pass

read back some of the lovely comments you have had from your friends

the lonely, empty feeling is part of your patterned thinking.....recalled from your memory

so now you are not alone and you have love and laughter being shared with you so that you are not empty either

I must go before I turn into a pumpkin

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