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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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Heading for a way overdue shower @Zoe7, then feet up is after that. Wearing a fingerknitted scarf with a butterfly brooch on it out for dinner tonight 😊

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awww @Faith-and-Hope That means I will be with you too - lovely

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Made it back for a peek, bit late. Night night. @Zoe7 And all. 💜😴

having trouble sleeping. 😩:face_with_rolling_eyes:

I cant have sugar at night But silly me had chocolate. 🤔😏

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Morning @Zoe7 @Former-Member .... anyone else around ..... 👋☕️💕🦋💐

Dinner last night was lovely, and mr. actually ate with us ..... 👍

He did when we went out for dinner with S1 when he was here too. Don’t want to put much focus on it, but any little window of positivity I am feeling grateful for. Recovery for him is our best case scenario, particularly if he wakes up to it for himself.

This morning I am going in search of some art materials, and that is taking me near a gallery I need to go and see and ask some questions about, and the neighbourly ladies meet for coffee on a Saturday morning and have asked me to join them. These things are really lifting my anxiety about being here, especially when mr. mentioned last night that our garden in the west won’t be being looked after any more .... and the gallery wall I have been building will gradually wither. I know that. I knew that this dismantling of our life over there was going to happen, so being offered lovely things like a Saturday morning coffee group are really helping to dull all that down a bit. It will help me grieve the losses while I hold on to something that is growing and moving forward.

Not without some tears .... but I can’t wear my big girl pants all the time.

And we have been sent on a mission to get to know local galleries, and learn about exhibiting and what-not .... and one of my art supply places closes at 12 noon, so the coffee stop won’t be for long .....

Will be here across the day where opportunity permits.

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Good afternoon @Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member

Saw your dropped in for a peek a boo last night - always lovely when you do that @Former-Member

@Faith-and-Hope So pleased you had a nice dinner - maybe things with Mr. F&H are starting to turn a little - eating with you guys is definitely a step forward even if it is a tiny step!

Hope you had a great time searching for art supplies, visiting a gallery and meeting your new friends for coffee - wow you have a full day on the cards

I am sorry about your garden in the west - that must be heartbreaking for you Hon as I know you have spect a lot of time on it and it was a real stress reliever for you I am going to get out this week (as long as mmy back is ok) and get my pot garden going - if you can't have yours then you will have a virtual one through me - anythin in particular you would like me to plant then let me know and it wiil be planted - just for you Hon

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Hi @Zoe7 👋🦋💕

Awwww ..... you have made my day ..... (leaky smile) ❣️

I love herbs in a garden, and jasmine, and roses ..... and I know you already have roses ..... 😊

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I alread have jasmine in the garder too @Faith-and-Hope so a whole bunch of herbs it is ...was going to start with herbs anyway so that one is easy I'll get some seedlings and also grow some from seeds then I will have them maturing at different rates. I particularly love basil, coriander and parsley so I will start with them - I already have mint growing - planted that from my mum and dad's place several months ago and have some seeds of that to start also.

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Marjoram is my favourite @Zoe7, and I have some chocolate mint in my waning garden .... and lavender, which you can put on iced cakes, or even in the cakes, but gently cos it’s a powerful flavour.

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Have lavender already too - so Marjoram and Choc. Mint it will be - I'll call that my @Faith-and-Hope section

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I can’t wait to see it @Zoe7, presuming you can post pics .....

I picked up the special rods I needed for my sculpture work this morning.

Get this tho .... the premisis was advertised as open till12 on the Internet. When I made it there by 11:45 despite closed streets and an unintended journey down the freeway :face_with_rolling_eyes:😆, the doors were locked and it looked deserted ..... I knocked anyway, and there was a guy there, clearly the owner, who had been working with machinery and stopped at the moment I knocked, or he wouldn’t have heard me ..... and he was 2mins from leaving as well. Turns out they haven’t been open on Saturday mornings for about 5 years, so he was as surprised about all this as I was. He was really sweet and sold me the rods anyway ....,

Mission accomplished.

I have been to the gallery and picked up some info, and art guide books, and am grabbing some lunch. I am on my own as two of the kids are at home working on projects, and D2 went to the coffee place with mr. f&h this morning. I am trying ro-ot beer for the first time .... no alcohol in it so of course I had to look up what it is .... besides yummy .....

Next is going to a regular art supply store. One of the kids was given a gift card, and they want stuff bought with it so it doesn’t get overlooked and go beyond its use-by date.

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