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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 @oceangirl

Has he had all his vaccs? Thinking of you. hugs. I understand where you are coming from. hugs

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Hi @Zoe7

The people who run the DBT course I'm doing hold 10 workshops over the year. I did level 1 last year, it was suggested I repeat that rather than do Level 2 this year.

I'm sure you will gain from it . Stick with it .
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Good to see you @BlueBells 👋

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Hi @Faith-and-Hope
Good t see you too. 🙂
I rarely come on here. Maybe one day I'll start persevering and get the hang of the site.

Hugs

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Nighty night @Zoe7 and everyone.

💜💖😘

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The way we do the DBT course @BlueBells is we work through a module in 8 weeks - 2 hour sessions each week then have a week off and begin the next module. It is good that it only goes for two hours as my concentration levels can only really stick with it for that long - and some weeks that is a struggle. We have done Distress Tolerance and are currently about to finish Emotion Regulation. I am just beginning to be able to learn some of the skills we have done but know it will probably not be until I have done all modules and doing them again that I will gain the full benefit.

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Goodmorning @Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member @BlueBay Hope you all find some light in your days.

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He has had all his vaccs. He is still in hospital and might be home tomorrow or Saturday. Fingers crossed he will be okay@BlueBells How are you?

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Hi @oceangirl

I've been so worried re parvo, fingers crossed so tightly , and even said a prayer or two 🙂

Me? Trying to push myself, not sure if too much or not enough, vertical learning curve here. Generaly, pretty good thanks 🙂

Hope all goes well for you all. Hugs

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Hi @Zoe7

I'm thinking the groups are run differently.

We have 10 x 2 hour workshops spread from March to November, and I'm thinking that where you have 8 weeks per module, we have 2 hours per module.

I know they said what they do in 10 weeks is generally spread over 2 years.
I'm finding I am applying skills I've learnt without fully realising that I have learnt them, and as for terms...I am so lost 🙂

I have found STOP to be a great fall-back. I use it so much more than I ever realised until we were discussing something in the session a few weeks back.

We have another w'shop on Saturday, and I will actually write down what we are studying each session. I'll let you kow 😉

Hugs
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