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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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Here’s another shortcut @Zoe7 .... peel the veggies, then put them in the pot of stock whole ....let them cook till soft like that, then take them out and cut them into smaller pieces in the big bowl on your lap, with much less effort required.

You will probably eat all the carrots though, instead of putting them in the soup, right ? .... lol

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It is going to take a fair bit of physio to help relieve the pain to a manageable level without pain killers @Shaz51 - just one more thing to have to deal with hey!

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You have it spot on @Faith-and-Hope - I eat more carrots than I put in usually lol

I like the idea of using bowls - just need to get myself off the couch to get started - still waiting for pain to lessen a bit more though

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just one more thing to have to deal with hey!-- Yep @Zoe7 and we are with you as you are with us hey @Faith-and-Hope

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Yes @Shaz51 we are all here for each other

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The bowl becomes a portable workstation @Zoe7 ..... you throw everything you need into it including the implements, work in it, then take it back to the kitchen and sort everything out. If you run some hot sink water before you start, you can just drop everything you have used into the sudsy water to soak itself clean. Pull the lug when it’s cooled down and re-run the sink with rinse water .... the pull everything out and dump it onto a spread out teatowel on the bench to dry, however it lands .... doesn’t matter ....

I also use a bowl on the bench with a shopping bag in it for rubbish. Loosely tie the bag handles if you want it closed in between, and just drop it in your main kitchen bin at the end of the day. It’s not a permanent bin sitting on the bench top, it’s just a bowl with a shopping bag in it .... hygienic enough .... saves stooping, opening and closing cupboards or bin lids, etc

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My bin is handy to scrape everything off the bench and straight into the bin @Faith-and-Hope so no need for the extra bag in the bowl

I have the feeling that this soup will need to wait until tomorrow now. I will have more time tomorrow and hopefully won't feel as mentally exhausted as I did today. My gp app isn't until the afternoon so if I have my pain killers with my morning meds then I should have plenty of time to make my soup a little at a time - I will definitely be using your bowl method though to sit down when I need to

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Out for dinner tonight .... one of my dragons celebrating ....

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Morning all

@Faith-and-Hopehope you had a nice dinner dinner and today is a good one for you. I loved reading all you little tricks to help out in the kitchen 💜

@Zoe7 soup sounds like a good winter meal to make. Hope today has some good moments in it for you 💜

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Thinking of you @Zoe7Hi everyone else. @Snowie@Faith-and-Hope@Shaz51@oceangirl

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