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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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Thats good @Zoe7 that you had a good appt with DBT

Thanks for the update too

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Thanks @MDT - it's been a pretty long day already as I was up super early but resting now for the afternoon.

How is your day going?

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Sounds like good news all round @Zoe7 🤗💕

Hi @MDT 👋

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If we can get on top of the nightmares then I would be able to sleep through the night and hoperfully function a lot better during the day without needing to nap @Faith-and-Hope

How was your time in the pool? Did you manage a massage as well?

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The pool was good, but short @Zoe7 .... and theassage did happen ,... my calf muscle was still knotted.

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Hope the massage has helped your calf then @Faith-and-Hope and you feel a bit more relaxed afterwards. I am planning on going to the pool tomorrow. I need to do some shopping too so I can do that afterwards - the fruit and veggies place I go to is near the pool so that is handy. I might need to top up at the supermarket on a few things but can do that on te way home. Then Friday hopefully I can get the lawn mowed and do a little weeding.

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Not too bad thanks @Zoe7
Just trying to get onto the ESL people to ask them what course I should do. I think I've got one, I would like to go into a physical building and actually learn - rather than doing it over the internet, but then the internet is cheaper. Trade off I guess?
I finished a TV series and have just been sorting out tutoring for next week. And also trying to quit my old job lol.

Thats good that you have the arvo off. Put your feet up ?

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Yo 😎 @Faith-and-Hope

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wow @MDT you have certainly got a lot on still. I understand you would like to do the course in a physical building - is the extra cost worth it? If it is then go with the option that suits you best. It is often not just about the course but the connections you make in a face-to-face scenario.

I thought you had already quit that job - goodluck with doing that

I have some things recorded that I am going to watch this afternoon and tonight - just a chilled evening with Toby and some tv

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sounds like a good arvo @Zoe7 hope it's nice for you

Yeah, haha I think the extra cost would be worth it - but is the education side of it worth it? A lot of places do ESL training but it's a compilation of materials - basically something I could've done myself.

STA travel do holidays (students-based travel organisation) where you go overseas and do english teaching. This saturday I'm going to go into one of their offices when I'm in the city with the mental health charity and ask them where they train through.

Things taking longer than I hoped haha. Better than the opposite I guess. Off to Melbourne for a day on Sunday too.

So yeah, lots on still haha. Pays to be busy
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