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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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Yeah it sucks when you can't eat most things but I actually really enjoy just a bowl of steamed veggies - nutritional and easy on my stomach - I'm a good little flutterby lol

How long will you need to be at work for - will sorting out the horses take long?

I will probably be offline when she starts reading so you will have to keep posting to slow her down ... @Teej and I have had sooo much fun in the past doing that and watching her catch up lol ...Hi Teej

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i love steamed vegies too @Zoe7 im quite happy with those or a simple salad.
umm itll probably only take about an hr but might be able to cut it abit shorter by giving slightly smaller feeds. 2 of them ive only got to chuck and run so to speak.


lol im sure you had alot of fun doing that!

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If I could eat a bowl of veggies or a salad every meal I would actually be quite happy @outlander

I can't eat a lot of meat anyway as it is not good for my stomach - IBS really plays up then so I generally avoid it - red meat is the worst (and most expensive these days so happy to avoid it)

What are your plans for dinner?

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IBS sounds dreadful @Zoe7 poor bugger.

hmm im not too sure, i might just make some mashed potatoes with sausage, i know pop likes those so no complaints from him either.

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IBS is definitely no walk in the park @outlander - sometimes the pain is so intense I have fainted - just another thing to manage along with everything else though - it took 3 years to be diagnosed and in that time I lost a lot of weight because it hurt so much to eat - I now know what I can and can't eat though and have medication to help - it does flare up sometimes - especially if there is something I have that I shouldn't or I eat a little too much - I am better off having many small meals than a few larger meals.

Sausages and mash sound like a great comfort food - and good that your Pop likes that too ...will there be carrots too lol

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wow @Zoe7 thats really bad.
it sounds like what im having to do atm too.

lol probably, he likes them too as long as they are the fesh carrots not frozen ones.

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sausage and mash with onion gravy and a good pint of guiness or kilkenny haha @outlander @Zoe7

Sorry to hear about your IBS @Zoe7 that is tough to handle.

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i dont drink at all @MDT

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Fresh carrots are the only way to go @outlander - I should have my own carrot advertisement lol

There are a lot of different issues that can be similar to IBS and it is hard to diagnose - that is why it took so long - and several medical procedures later which was not pleasant but necessary. The meds do help with settling everything down too.

I will need to go shortly - when are you going to go to work?

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Thanks @MDT - it is difficult but manageable - just gets hard sometimes with everything else I have to deal with - no wonder I feel like a walking disaster most days lol

I don't drink either @outlander - I used to occasionally but I really can't with all my meds.

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