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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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Thinking of you too @Zoe7 .... presuming you are back from your gp now.

How are you doing ? Only answer if you feel up to it ....

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@Zoe7

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What's happened @Zoe7,
hang in there, higz xox

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@Faith-and-Hope wrote:

Haven't back-read posts .... just dropping this in for @Phoenix_Rising .....

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{Sneaks into octagonal room to deliver flowers for @Zoe7. Sneaks out again}.

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Hi @Zoe7. I thought my stomach had settled down. WRONG!!! Was outside watering my driveway garden - talking to the sick plants - as everyone does. When - oops - I literally shat myself. 2 second warning if.
I race into the back yard. Turn off the hose. Race into the bathroom where the toilet is but my sons in the shower. Bugger!. "Quick get out of the shower. I've had an accident", I yell.
"Huh" - says teenage boy slowly. I rip open the shower door. Scream that I have shat myself (sorry, awful expression. But it's an awful experience). I shut the bathroom door for 2 seconds - when I rip it open again. And I push him out into the hallway, while he's still trying to wrap the towel around himself. Poor bugger. He does value his privacy.
So. I could have cried. 46 years old and having a toilet accident. But I decided to laugh instead. When from out in the hallway I hear my son talking to himself. "She's laughing. She's bloody mad!".
So on that embarrassing note, I'll leave you to ponder how life really does suck somedays. I'm just grateful my neighbour wasn't out the front talking to me over the fence. Lol.
Sweet dreams my friend. Tomorrow is a new day.
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@Zoe7 ....

Stepping Stones

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@Zoe7 ....

Stepping Stones

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@Faith-and-Hope wrote:

@Zoe7 ....

Stepping Stones

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Oh look, that's the path that leads to the octagonal room. I can see that path from the ocean when I am floundering in the waves. I know that when I'm in the waves, there's no point in struggling to get to shore so that I can wander up that path. I just have to let the waves wash over me and toss me around until they subside. THEN I can get back to just keeping on swimming and make my way to shore and then I can wander up that path to the octagonal room and snuggle in the super safe corner that @Zoe7 made for me. I am guessing that you painted that picture of the path @Faith-and-Hope? I super like it.

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Hi @utopia

I am so sorry you are still sick with the gastro thing - how bad it must be to not give you any time to get to the small room

How I hate sharing a bathroom - so glad I live alone - people can get soooooooooo indignant if you are in a hurry - whoops - terrible hurry and they are showering - or whatever people do in the bathroom and the loo just happens to be in the same room

Do you know what is causing all this because you can get medication that stops it - from the chemist - that I think is pure chalk and not likely to disturb anything else you are taking

Gosh - how damn bleak that is

I guess I don't have to tell you to eat food without any fat - like milk or fried anything -

Have you seen your doctor - I have missed a day so I am out of touch but I am sure you had something like this on Tuesday when I was last here

Aw - this is the pits

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