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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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Would love you come down and give me a hug @Shaz51 - Cat would be gentle with you

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@Faith-and-Hope

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@Faith-and-Hope I need an early night Hon - very tired and can feel I am slipping backwards so hoping sleep will help. Goodnight my angel

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Goodnight @Zoe7 ..... I hope you sleep quickly and well .... 💚💐💕

Out with the family tonight. Will catch up with you tomorrow ......

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@Zoe7 💞

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I did get to sleep early @Faith-and-Hope but the downside is I woke up very early - not the best scenario for me but I did get back to sleep for another couple of hours - all up nearly 10 hours sleep - I really did need it! Feeling much better this morning - less achy and not as tired as I have been the last couple of days. It just shows how much Wednesdays with DBT and pdoc takes out of me!

I hope you had a lovely night out with family and have an even better day today - missing you Hon but so pleased that you are doing everything you are doing and enjoying yourself - gives me a heartlift

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morning @Zoe7 10 hrs is great! it sounds like you really needed it!
did you manage to get to the shops yesterday and find what you were after for your dad?
any plans for today?

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Hi @outlander - yes I did get to the shops yesterday and found what I wanted for my Dad Today is more of a rest day for me - despite sleeping so long last night I am still tired and still need to do a little housework - so will do small things in between resting. I need to go out with the family tonight for dinner so have to try to have as much rest as I can to make it through that. I always drive myself so I can leave if I am not coping or too tired - I suspect I will be home fairly early and fall into bed island quite quickly. It is an early reservation so I shouldn't be out too late.

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thats great! @Zoe7 saves running around alot today. dinner with family sounds good, i hope you enjoy it 🙂
driving yourself sounds like a plan, i tend to do that too.
are you going to be able to do the housework or is Toby going to keep giving you puppy eyes and stop you from doing that 😉 ?

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Toby will probably interfere with the housework at times during the day @outlander - he is very hard to ignore when he wants cuddles lol

I need to do some ironing at some stage and he usually lays at my feet when I do that - he really isn't ever far away.

I have been leaving him more lately - not taking him everywhere with me - he needs to get used to being home without me - I would never be able to go back to work if I thought he was stressed out being home without me.

What are your plans for today?

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