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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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...and no face - anonymous!!!!! @Faith-and-Hope

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How are you feeling today @Zoe7 sorry i wasnt much support last night was dealing with a few things myself (not much of an excuse ) but i really hope your ok @Zoe7

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Teej and FaithandHope stayed up with me all night to help me through. I certainly couldn't sleep and wasn't feeling good. Now chatting with @Former-Member on Night Shift. I am really tired but still don't want to sleep yet. How are you this morning?

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Im glad people were up helping you ❤❤❤❤
Faithandhope was helping me too. Shes a god send.
Im.ok. i just hope your feeling better. You had me really worried @Zoe7

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I have stopped notifications coming through, for now, from most threads - any that I think may be triggering. That post that tagged us in last night sent me over the edge - I had been avoiding all those 'conversations' last night for self-protection and then that post came out of the blue and I couldn't deal with it. I am going to stick to one or two threads for a while that I feel are safer places for me to be - it has been a really HUGE week and I need some distance from it all. I have to be able to have some control over who I can support and when so as not to trigger myself - self-care time.

@Former-Member I am sorry that I worried you - I just needed that distance from it all.

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@Zoe7

that is totally understandable you need to care for yourself first "HUGS" and lots of them. i know they dont make everything better but they can help 🙂

you were/are supporting me and im here supporting you for whatever you need ok? @Zoe7

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@Former-Member Thankyou. I was really starting to struggle with supporting you yesterday (not you personally but ME being able to help) and I called out for others to step in and help. I am so glad I did because the help you received was amazing. I am at that stage right now when "do what I can , when I can" may be a lot less than I have been able to do previously - and Iknow everyone here understands that because it is the same at times for everyone.

@Former-Member I am tagging you in here as I am avoiding the other thread and any that may be triggering - it's really important for me at the moment to do this. I know you understand that. I have also switched off notifications from a lot of threads to help protect myself for now. So jump onto this thread when you like and I can chat from here - it's kind of my 'safe place' on the forum.

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awww @Zoe7 IM SO SORRY !!!!!! that was definently not the intention of my thread. im so sorry

thats ok, take all the time you need. everyone here understands and supports you as well. god im so sorry.

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You have nothing to be sorry for @Former-Member - it was the place I was in - nothing you said or did influenced that. I really wanted you to be supported and knew I was not feeling good - that's all - absolutely nothing to do with you personally or your thread.

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@Former-Member Are you ok?

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