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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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@Faith-and-Hope You are a good woman Faith-and-Hope :).

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I try @Bunniekins .....

My tanty was impressive yesterday .....

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@Faith-and-Hope 9 years that is a long time!!! and you have been there all that time .... not many would. My husband didnt . We are talking now and I wouldnt want to be married to him any more but at the time he had an affair and left me so yes you are an incredible woman.

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@Faith-and-Hope good to know that you have tanties like the rest of us 🙂

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Underneath this bl%dy mi he is a very good man @Bunniekins ..... he is just lost in it and can’t see what is happening yet. The one damaging his physical health is an eating disorder, but nowhere near “standard” so even more hidden than a so-called standard one. He never does anything by halves ..... but driving the ed appears to be a familial personality disorder, also in the bl%dy hard to both identify and reach basket .....

The good news is that the effects on the rest of us have reduced dramatically now that two of the three the kids still at home have been diagnosed with associated disorders, and they have come under mh doctors, and mr’s behaviour (all our behaviour) come under the microscope ....

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Need a good tanty occasionally to blow off steam, I say @Bunniekins ..... 😏

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@Faith-and-Hope When I was really manic I was totally ed and in trouble. Funny (strange not haha) how it all ties into one another and your children too (I can relate to that) ..... I am so glad that your family are properly being looked after at long last.

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@Faith-and-Hope Apparently (I cannot remember this mind) I had a tanty at my ex about his gf when I was manic and totally smashed the landline phone so my son2 tells me ... *sigh* the things I did that I cannot remember.

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We are being cushioned now @Bunniekins, but the real recovery cant begin until mr’s illness surfaces. There is still too much that is impacting subtley all over us, so it’s managable in a treading-water sort of way.

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Yeah @Bunniekins .... we have got some “interesting” stories too ..... lol .... can sorta laugh about them now, but not at the time.

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