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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 but I should go and try deep breathing or something to calm me

been a really terrible weekend

💜😘 @Faith-and-Hope @Zoe7

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Happy to listen if you need to talk @Former-Member

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I saw it has been stormy with D @Former-Member ..... hugs ..... so not easy ❣️😔

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I didn’t realise fox cubs are dark @Zoe7 ....

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Might need to wait a while for the images @Faith-and-Hope but I didn't realise they were dark either - would have thought they were lighter infact is anything - you learn something new every day hey!

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That is part of what I like about net-surfing ..... just adding to my general knowledge.

Just an FYI for you - watching The Crown I learned that the queen’s education had all been tutored and so specifically to her role as monarch that she had very little general knowledge and didn’t sit exams, so her education did not match with high school graduation. When she realised this, she hired a tutor to teach her what she had missed in her schooling, and began studying general knowledge information (in her spare ? time ..... ) so she could carry conversation in social settings with a wide variety of people.

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The images are up and they are very cute @Faith-and-Hope

Interesting facts about the Queen - she really is a remarkable women behind 'the crown'. There have been some times when I thought she was quite cold but I suppose that goes with the territory a bit - then there have been lighter moments where she reminds me of my own grandmother - the love she has for her grandchildren is quite evident.

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Toby is having puppy dreams now @Faith-and-Hope - he makes the cutest little sounds lol

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She reminds me of my mother @Zoe7 .....

I think the aloofness is for two reasons. One is that she is essentially shy and would have preferred a life out of the limelight. Another is that she holds an office, and has to be somewhat impartial about it, like a judge for instance, or a surgeon, or an engineer. At other times she can let her own wry humour loose, or just enjoy being in the moment ..... on-duty and off-duty roles.

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I so wish I could have met your mother @Faith-and-Hope she really does seem like the most wonderful women with everything you have described to me of her and the fact she raised such aa amazing daughter - she really must have been special Hon.

My Nan was the opposite - she would talk to anyone and everyone. I was like that when I was younger - now I can barely talk to anyone - 'life' takes us in strange directions and sometimes we just can't deal with it.

I'm going to tell you something that I have been dealing with for sometime - every time I have to go to DBT or my pdoc I have to pass by my ex's grandmother's house and everytime I go to my GP I pass by his uncle's place - I can't go another way for either as there is only one road in and out of both areas - it makes those trips just that much harder and I haven't been able to say anything to anyone irl about it

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