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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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Hi @Shaz51 How are you today?

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Hi @Zoe7

It has been a good week, busy but very positive, trying to make sure to pause and take in the moments and appreciate them.

SP

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Good morning @Shaz51

Lovely to see you here this morning.

I hope you are enjoying the day.

SP

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That is a great outlook to have @SleepyPanda -something that I need to work on doing too - most of my positive moments are over-shadowed by the negative ones but I have my fur babies to cuddle and that always helps me feel that little bit of love

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Hi @Zoe7

Sometimes it is about paying attention to the small nice moments and having them in store to counter the negative times, sometimes it is easier to focus on the negative, I like to take a break from negative thoughts by focusing on little pleasures like our furry friends.

Enjoy the little moments.

SP

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I was beginning to recognise and enjoy those little moments @SleepyPanda but have had a really tough week so there have not been many of those moments - and if there has been I have not been able to openly recognise or enjoy them - lets hope this coming week is more positive

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Hi @Zoe7 🦋💕 @Shaz51 🐧💕 @SleepyPanda 🐼👋

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Hi @Zoe7

Sometimes when we are going through a tough time we lose track of the nice moments, it is at these moments I try to slow down and breath slowly and focus on a single thing to give me a break from the continous treadmill that our minds sometimes can get us on.

To the next nice moment!

SP

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@SleepyPanda I had some really nice moments last night chatting to @Faith-and-Hope on here - it actually helped bring me out of the misery I was living in for a couple of hours - then I was able to sleep also - has made sucha difference to how I am feeling today. I am not out of the woods yet but definitely safer than I was this time yesterday!

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Good morning @Faith-and-Hope

I hope you are having a great Sunday.

SP

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