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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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I am not going through the trauma at all with anyone @outlander - we stopped that early last year after I was re-traumatised in a session ...my pdoc, gp and myself are not planning on doing that again - it is too much for me to deal with. I still have to deal with the flashbacks and nightmares at times but they are less often than they used to be. For some people the trauma 're-visiting' can do more harm than good and I certinly seem to be in that boat. There is so much to deal with that we honestly did not know where to start anyway!

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At least the nightmares and flashbacks have eased @Zoe7 thats a great start
Its hard to know what the next step is or where even start when theres so much to get through. At least you know now that going back over it is definitely not the right way about it for you

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There is still a lot of stuff I need to work through and some of it one day I may be able to talk about but definitely can't do that at this point in my life @outlander. If I had been able to do that earlier on it may be easier now but that just isn't the case so we live with what we can and do the best we can to get through each day!

I know there is a lot still holding me back and I find so much of life so hard - there are still those days when I have had enough and can't cope with what is in my head - but having some support around me certainly does help. I think if I didn';t have such a setback with work then I would be able to cope a little better too - it has been a pretty up and down month - but each month seems to be like that - just hoping going forward that there are more ups a than downs hey!

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Some things you mighnt ever talk about @Zoe7 i know there's things i wont or cant. I guess it's a balance of is it going to help me to talk about it or is it just going to make things worse. Sometimes its best to just move on knowing its in the past. Thats not easy either. There never seems to be an easy option does it 😒

Of course youll have bad days even if theres more bad days then good, at least there are those better days. . It makes us cherish those good days, provides abit of hope for when things get dark.

My fingers are crossed for positive things to start happening more 🙅

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It is a bit the same with you too @outlander - some days we get by and others just seem really hard - but we continue to get through each day. I know it really doesn't feel like 'living' sometimes but we are doing it!

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Indeed we are @Zoe7 💖

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I admire the tenacity of you both @Zoe7 @outlander

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Lunchtime ..... 🎶 👋

I have skipped ahead in the thread .... will go back and catch up later tonight at home @Zoe7 @outlander .... anyone else about .....

@outlander I caught that your hand is a little better (I think ?) while I was skimming through .....

@Zoe7, I know you’re still not great, by it has been so lovely to see you fluttering about supporting others ..... you’re a gem .....

I will get over to where @The-red-centaur has been posting later tonight too, and have seen @MDT and @Mazarita over there .....

Hi to @BlueBay and @Shaz51 @Bunniekins @Maggie @Former-Member as well while Inam on my lunch hour.

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My hand is abit better yes @Faith-and-Hope just going snail pace. I cant wait till i can hold a cup! Enjoy your lunch break

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Just trying to jump in where you usually would @Faith-and-Hope to help you out a bit too - sooo excited about your new journey and although I miss having you around as much I am so happy that you are doing this course

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