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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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Good morning to my other concert-goers .... and anyone who slept through it ... like @NikNik ..... lol ..... 😆

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Hi @Zoe7 .... 👋💕

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I see you on STS thread @Zoe7 ..... I know that you know you can find me on this thread, so I am not dropping "likes" in there to let you know I am listening. I know it is so painful for you and you need to be able to express that with others who are feeling how you're feeling ..... so I am just sitting over here and waiting for you.

Hugs 💐

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Hi Hon. Just returned home from GP. She is waiting for a return call from my pdoc. She is really worried about what is happening with the change of meds. She doesn't think I can keep going like this (no sh*t ) for more than a couple of days as she hasn't seen me this 'bad' for a long time. Neither of us know what to do right now but we can't wait until Friday - I don't think I will make it until then if we are to continue on this path and nothing changes (or I can't at least see that any improvement is possible). I don't know what else to do or to say - completely exhausted, completely out of hope at this stage and feeling too hopeless and worthless to care

I don't even know if I can be on here much (or at all) - every second feels worse than the one before and I have nothing left to give.

Sorry @Faith-and-Hope if I am not around for you - I want to be so very much - I just don't know if I can. Even the thought of not being able to be here for you is breaking my heart - I am just completely 'broken'.

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You are here, in terms of who you are to me @Zoe7 ..... and that is more than enough. You need to concentrate on you. I will be fine, one way or another, and at least I am being heard now .....

I am so proud of you that you have clearly communicated with the go how bad things are for you, and the urgency needed for intervention. That is a huge step forward from where you were before.

I am sitting and waiting with you, whether you are present on the forum or not Zoe ..... please just keep taking the best care of yourself that you can while the professional health team consider their strategies and what needs to be done.

It's so, so hard when you are in the weakened state that you are ..... and hard for those of us who care about you to just be on stand-by.

Hugs and hugs and special thoughts ..... your job at the moment is to survive ..... their job is the rescue ..... ours is to love and care and hold your hand ..... right here with that.

💜💜💜

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Pssst @Zoe7 .... we are all carrying a CG role with each other .... above and beyond the titles and formalised roles .... just want you to know that in case it had escaped your notice ....
Wishing and hoping that the medication situation can be adjusted very very soon ..... waiting to see you feeling stronger little butterfly ......

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Just creating more of a garden corner in TOR for anyone not coping very well at the moment .... artistic and hopefully healing and restful .....

@Zoe7 @Maggie @Former-Member @Former-Member .... anyone else around .....

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They are gorgeous photo @Faith-and-Hope, thank you ❤

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Like the wheelbarrow @Faith-and-Hope,got four painted white with petunias in them.

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@Faith-and-Hope I am a bit confused by one of your posts where you wrote:

"Pssst @Zoe7 .... we are all carrying a CG role with each other .... above and beyond the titles and formalised roles .... just want you to know that in case it had escaped your notice ...."

I don't understand the context of this - it seems I have missed something

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