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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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Im a lost soul @Zoe7

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This medication is the one I was on for a few months @utopia. I got to a stage where it wasn't working as well so we decided to change. Within a week I had fallen so far back that I am lucky to still be here - yes I did try again - but also did not 'make sure' - more hoped I would sleep and not wake up with how much I had taken. Haven't actually told anyone that until now. How nice it is to have my buddy back

My GP and pdoc are making allthe decisions together on meds and therapy etc. They don't even want meto think about any of it, which is great because I really don't have the energy. They don't want me to worry about the cost either - they are trying to sort that all out for me also. My pdoc does do the kind of therapy they have talked about but can't start to at least January. I think it might be good to wait until then and do it with her as I do like her and do trust her.

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I can hear that @Bubbles3 but can you be a lost soul with my company tonight?

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Hi @Faith-and-Hope and @Sans911

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I'm glad you like your doc worker @Zoe7. It's good that they are looking after everything. But do ask about the blood test for medication rejection and the best drug and dosage to be on. You never know. It may lead nowhere, no loss then. Or it may be a big help and save you lots of months of trying all different medications.

I'm so glad all those meds ended up being safer than you hoped. I understand why you would have referred they worked differently. But I am glad you are here by beautiful butterfly friend.

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@Zoe7 hey hun.nice to see you about.




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I know that last lot of meds we were supposed to do blood tests to get the correct dose - but never got to that stage because of the sever side effects that I had pretty much straight away. I will mention it to my pdoc when I see her next in just under 2 weeks.

I still wish I wasn't here @utopia but not planning anything right now - so I suppose that is a small step forward.

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I understand the not wanting to be here @Zoe7. However I think it is different for you and me. When I get those suicidal thoughts they ysed to scare me. Last time my plan actually made me feel calm and serene. My plan was something I enjoyed thinking of. It was just lucky that my psychologist saw me and said I either go back to the private clinic or he would admit me to the public hospital, so I had no choice.

Normally when I had suicidal thoughts I would reach out for help. But not the last time. The last time I didn't have anything to fear. That'scary looking back on it. If it wasn't for the intervention of someone else, I wouldn't be here right now. And I want to be here. Things are gettig better = even if it's going really slowly. And now I can think of my son and a future life. I couldn't do that before.

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Hey @Sans911 always nice to see you around I am having some great conversations here tonight with some very special people - and having you and @Faith-and-Hope in the background brings an extra big smile to my face

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@Bubbles3 are things any easier now for you?
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