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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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@Zoe7 I've been struggling for over a week with how/what to say- here and rl. So I started with about 3 sentences.... And you ended up with one word

@Faith-and-Hope sacre couer! You NEVER, EVER swear here. It's the heat right? That'll work

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😏 .... yeah @Sans911 ..... must be the heat .....

I have be n known to use the % symbol on occasion previously, but not often .....

Yeah @Zoe7 .... part of the need to control .... which is part of the mi .... it comes out in different forms besides the e,d.

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@Sans911 The world really must be upside down if @Faith-and-Hope is swearing

I completely understand the inability to find words and put sentences together @Sans911 - concentrating on the simplest of things is nearly impossible when you are not doing well. So even one word from you is enough

@Faith-and-Hope not surprising that WH needs to have 'control' over everything external to him - presenting with the issues he has shows he does not feel that he has control over his own self. On the outside it may seem so but for him to be so overly focussed on different aspects of his life the opposite is infact the case. The saddest thing about that though is that through trying to strive for perfection in his life - he is actually doing the exact opposite and failing - and you guys are the ones that are suffering the most.

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@Faith-and-Hope it has passed pumkin hour so time for you to say goodnight (aren't I being a good friend in helping you to keep to your curfew )

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That is how to understand the illness @Zoe7 .... but unfortunately understanding what is happening, although of course we can’t be experts, doesn’t cure it.

I am complaining about a particular behaviour that is frustrating in the moment ,.... but beyond that he is just trying ..... trying everything he can from the perspective he has to be a good husband, father and family man .... and aspects of that are succeeding .... but it’s intermeshed with the rest of what is driving him from the inside.

I can guess at a lot of that too, but it needs proper attention that we can’t provide.

Have the images come through yet ?

Here is another one -

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And one for you @Sans911 -

- one that reminds me of the amazing sunsets we have over the western ocean .....

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And one for you if you are about @Former-Member .... on Chair Island perhaps .....

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And one for you @oceangirl if you’re still up and floating around here too....

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It is a very complicated situation @Faith-and-Hope and I so wish it wasn't like that for you

Yes the images are up and they are beautiful

On the Daniel Morcombe FB page yesterday was posted the first of their roses to bloom - I think it was four flowers (if I remember corectly). I am still waiting for mine to come out this year but shouldn't be too much longer. Last year I had a flower out on the anniversary of his death - that was pretty special.

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I bought a remembrance poppy today for tomorrow (today now) .... my mother always bought them, and now I do .... and so do my girls.

I love that you bought a Daniel Morcombe rose.

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