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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 @Maggie

No, no news. Still waiting

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I have put my second load of washing on @Maggie - I still need to put away the dishes I washed last night lol (at least they should be dry )

My main aim is to clean up enough to be able to vacuum today - there is more hair on the floor than on Cat right at this moment

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Lol @Zoe7 same with fur baby, so much hair everywhere even though I brush her regularly. I always leave my dishes to drip dry, then just put them away. Like cooking, house work doesn't come naturally to me.

@Snowie I hope you get some news today. You really need this right now.

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I like having a tidy house @Maggie - it is a bit hard with so much of my school stuff stored here atm - there are things piled up everywhere - but if I find the kitchen and loungeroom are clean and tidy then I feel a lot better too. That is my aim today - to tidy those two rooms because tomorrow is going to be a very long day with DBT and appointments.

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Hi @Zoe7 @Snowie @Maggie @BlueBay @frog

Sorry ... dropped out to meet up with special person no.1 .... a person who has walked through much of our life turmoil with me ..... she’s a great listener.

I have roses jammies ..... surprise 🎉

I have a stress reaction to cleaning up because my home has ended up flooded and trashed repeatedly from moves and renovations and repairs ..... and I have had to sort it back out from a state where it looks like a cyclone has been through, with special things broken, damaged, lost ..... and here it all is again. This time everyone has committed to helping. In the past it was just me. I will pay a cleaner sometimes now to clean through a jumbled cupboard that I can’t face ..... I have a psychosomatic reaction where I feel physically ill, but I can deal with the odd displaced item/s once overall order has been restored to the cupboard. I have found a way forward.

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So glad you have someone that you can talk to that has walked this journey the whole way with you Hon

@Faith-and-Hope no surprise you have roses jammies lol

I can understand your reaction to cleaning - when I am at work I always felt like I was cleaning - either there or at home - home certainly always came last the kids were always really good at cleaning most things but there were some things that I wouldn't let them touch. I used to love the enthusiam they had for cleaning at the endof the day though - our class would make the most mess but leave very little for the cleaners to do - the kids all had their jobs and knew they could only make a mess if they cleaned it up themselves afterwards - then if it was done quickly they could have an end of day game...you would be surprised at the amount of times they didn't have a game lol

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Thanks for the excellent explanation of gn1 @Faith-and-Hope makes perfect sense

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Leaving these for @Faith-and-Hope and @Snowie and all who pass through here tonight...

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Beautiful @Zoe7 .... 🦋💐💕

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That was super quick tonight @Faith-and-Hope - which amazing mod is clearing images so quickly?

I hoped you would like them Hon - wasn't sure if you were around tonight. How has your day been?

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