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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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Morning @Pepsimax .... 👋💕

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I am having lunch with my brother today we have to do some paper work stuff today we are doing it over lunch @Zoe7 @Faith-and-Hope @Snowie

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Seeing you doing your course and achieving something you have wanted to do may inspire her to move forward again @Faith-and-Hope

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@Zoe7went up the shops after dropping the kids at school. Besides that no plans, just a quiet day.

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@Faith-and-Hope soooo pleased you got into the course @Zoe7 @Snowie

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@Faith-and-Hope @Snowie @Pepsimax I have 2 plans for today - 1 is to give Toby a haircut and 2 is to stay on the couch all day - methings plan number 2 will win out lol

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Thank you @Pepsimax ..... I am excited, but also trying to juggle how we will manage everything a bit. It will happen, and a lot of it in the moment, so I can’t plan too much, but there will be obstacles too. It’s going to be another huge growing curve for our family, but hopefully a really good one, despite the tough points.

D3 and D2 don’t have a very good dynamic at the moment, for instance, but I am toying with the idea of offering D3 a light payment to act as a companion to taking D2 out to activities ...... might get them both out of the house, and D3 learning what sort of artistic activities are available here .....

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That will only work on the days that D3 is well enough, but it might also help to distract her and enable her to do more around the pain issues she has.

@Zoe7 @Snowie @Pepsimax

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That sounds like a great idea with D3 and D2 @Faith-and-Hope - might motivate D3 a bit more too

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Sounds like a good idea @Faith-and-Hope @Snowie@Zoe7
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