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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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@Faith-and-Hope it super sucks that things are so super tough for you and your family at the moment.

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Yesterday was bearable @Owlunar and early last night was a great distraction - things went downhill when I tried to sleep and today has mirrored that. Just one of those days

@Faith-and-Hope do you think we may be 'rubbing off on' One Little Turtle - when did @Phoenix_Rising start doing 'soppy'? - the world really has turned upside down

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@Zoe7 I do soppy! I don't love you and I'm not worried about you...but I superly duperly like you.

How is that not soppy!

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It does @Phoenix_Rising .... but that's the path in front of us, and we takes these paths anticipating that they're sucky .... but that we will eventually arrive at not-sucky ..... or at least not-so-sucky.....

Best thing about it all so far is that it led me to meet y'all ..... and that's got to be worth celebrating.

💜

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Hi @Zoe7 @Faith-and-Hope @Phoenix_Rising @Bubbles3 just wanted to say hi and I need some company tonight

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all the mushy stuff. @Phoenix_Rising , ohhhhhhh where can I start to tell you how awesome , amazing , wonderful you are

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Hello @Pepsimax

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OH @Shaz51 you are about to be 100% absolutely disrespected by little turtle - TWO love hearts (I barely get away with 1 lol)

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Cat antics @Faith-and-Hope - of course

I have never minded getting up to let Companion Cat in and out and in and out etc

But since my knee has given up (she doesn't bother me when I am on my feet of course) Companion Cat want's me to get up - up - up and it's hard work right now - I hope my body catches up with the crutches that my mind likes so much

And even in her old age she still wants to read any paper than falls onto the floor - so tempting for her - she can do wonders to a new copy of National Geographic

And there are still evenings when she still wants me to read to her - she gets between me and my books and does a lot of vocalisation until I give in and read for a bit - right now she is enjoying Wuthering Heights - really - intellectual cat

She had her yearly check up and shots, quarterly weigh-in and claws-clipped - she was perfect for the mani-pedi clip but wow - the worm pill was different - that was spat out several times until she was persuade by my grabbing a handful of the back of her neck - gently of course

I can rattle on about my cat adfinitum Faith - this is just the last few days

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Companion Cat - aka something else

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@Faith-and-Hope you have some great company here now so I am going to head off for a while - you will be in my thoughts though (who am I kidding - you never are out of them )

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