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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 @Owlunar .... I did manage to doze off again. Now have to get up and moving ..... walking for coffee, then home again for brekkie this morning. Part of cc is trying to co-ordinate a bit more .... which is likely to mean me fitting in with the regimen more .... :face_with_rolling_eyes: ... but let’s see. Part of believing in miracles is allowing them room to occur .....

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Morning @Faith-and-Hope @Owlunar @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member

Popping in for a little while. Still have a huge headache and not feeling good but the result of the postal vote this morning has been heartwarming.

Hope everyone has a good day

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Morning @Zoe7 .... 🤗💕

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@Faith-and-Hope Struggling a bit this morning Hon. Not the best of nights - but what is new!

I hope you get some more rest today. I feel for you, with everything you are going through, the lack of sleep makes it so much harder to deal with

Here with you - even when I'm not

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Hugs n hugs @Zoe7 .......

I hope you can rest up across the day too, and maybe cat-nap at some stage.

The weather is milder here today at least.

What is that neice of mine up to ?

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Your niece is outside (in her kennel lol) sleeping in the sun @Faith-and-Hope - and you can guess where Toby is

It is very warm here again today but we are expecting rain (storms) later today/tonight. At the moment we have a clear blue sky though

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There is a clear blue sky here too. We are expecting a top of 28deg, but at the moment it is a very pleasant 18deg, with a mild breeze ...... this, I don't mind ...... 😊

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Hi @Zoe7

I'm so glad you have dropped in to say "Hi" and I am sorry you have a class 1 headache - I can imagine it's the kind that gives you know peace and did I read you had sinus-pressure a few days back

Regardless of the cause though a bad headache is a bad headache - and what can we really do on such a day

It's really hot in Melbourne today - what's the weather like where you are in Tassie -

Thinking of you today

Dec

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Perfect weather @Faith-and-Hope - not sure what it is here outside atm but is early 20s inside - perfect

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Hi @Owlunar Hit my head again on Monday so have been fighting this headache for a few days now. Combined with aching everywhere still from my trip to the beach with Toby on Sunday - and a couple of bad nights resulting in minimal sleep - the headache won't shift and have waves of nausea when it is really bad. Meds are taking the edge off at times but not always. So pretty much just stuck here - trying to manage as best I can!

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