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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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Yes @Zoe7 ..... there is so much Inwant to understand about who they were and what their influences were.

Do you enjoy the artistic side of teaching @Snowie, or are you more science/maths/language ?

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Expressionism is not my favourite period but there are so many painters and styles to study that you will come across ones that you are more interested in than others @Faith-and-Hope - happy studying Hon

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Thanks @Zoe7 😊

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I need to head off myself now and get organised to go to my appointment - have a great afternoon @Faith-and-Hope and @Snowie goodluck with your phone call Hon

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Hi @Faith-and-Hope

Sorry @Zoe7, feel asleep

Hope it goes well at the gp and the chemist

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Take care @Zoe7 .... will head back off too ....

I will be back later @Snowie, but we have a family occasion tonight and are going out, so I will be popping in and out.

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Proud of you @Zoe7.

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Thinking of you this afternoon @Zoe7

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Lovely image @Former-Member .... 😊

Hi too @Shaz51 👋

Think I saw @Zoe7 under the Like button ....🤔

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@Faith-and-Hope @Snowie @Former-Member @Shaz51

Had my gp appointment - blood pressure is a little high but we are going to keep monitoring it over the next couple of weeks and if it goes any higher then we will start the medication again.

I made the decision before I left home to not go to work today - it was going to be too much of a rush and I knew it would make me feel anxious with a limited time frame to get things done so I am going to aim for tomorrow morning so I can still go to hydrotherapy at midday. That is a much better plan that is achievable without any extra pressure on me. It will mean I can see some of the kids as well so that will be nice

I talked with my GP about the difficulties I had at DBT last week so that was good to talk about - I left her room today laughing and that is something I haven't done for some time so worth the visit for that alone

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