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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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I woke up in the middle of the night and was up early again @Faith-and-Hope Feeling tired and unmotivated this morning I still want to see if I can mow the grass later today and have to go to my parents to feed their dogs around dinner time - not looking forward to that drive today but will take Toby with me.

I hope D3 is a little better today - give her hugs from me

There is a football game on tonight I would like to see so I might not be around tonight - I will see how the game is going.

Hope you have a great day

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Thanks @Zoe7 ... 👋🦋💕

i hope you pick up across the day and can enjoy something of the drive with Toby this evening. My D1 called yesterday and shared that she had seen a wet eagle on a lamp-post while she was driving around yesterday, looking all bedraggled and totally un-regal ..... and in the middle of an urban area .... ?!

i was up late submitting my first (!) photography assignment digitally ..... with a help from my kids ..... (kids

helping me with my homework .... lol). I had an extension on it till next week, but only because I didn’t know how to manage the technicals of it, which wasn’t going to change in a week anyway, and I didn’t want it carrying forward into next week’s homework loading, so hoping the kids learn from seeing that too .... procrastination of important things leads to a snowballing effect.

Anyway, I am as bright-eyed and bushy tailed as I am gonna be today (yaaaawn) so if I want a coffee before class, better get my toosh moving .....

Catch up with you later .....

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Great that you showed your kids that submitting things on time will leave you free to do the next assignment - great role modelling yet again Hon

I am hoping to get a little more motivation later but for now I am chilling with Toby for a while - Cat is outside so she is happy sitting in the garden. It is not as cold this morning as it has been so that is a good sign that the grass may dry out enough to cut it later in the day.

Hope you can wake up a bit more and enjoy your day at uni - catch up with you later Hon

@Faith-and-Hope

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Hi everyone .....

Headed home in the wet and cold ..... bringing some stuff home to do across the weekend cos I am enjoying it so much, and don’t want to fall behind either ..... nothing planned, so I am free to keep going with it all ..... bringing uni home with me 😊

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Enjoy your art work at home @Faith-and-Hope - great that you are so into it that you want to continue

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Hi @Zoe7 .... 🤗🦋💕

There is another reason ..... with the kids on low-function at home (S2 getting assignments done but skipping classes and D3 in a slump again) mr is antsy ..... this will give me something to focus my attention on, hopefully inspire the kids, and hopefully distract everyone from what is not great ......

How’s the football going ? I saw fans in regalia as I came home this evening, heading the other way ....

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The football hasn't started yet @Faith-and-Hope I am just getting settled back in after my trip to my parents' place. Toby and Cat are hanging around waiting for their evening biscuits but they will have to wait until it is time - hopefully Cat snuggles in by the heater for a little while and doesn't start talking to me lol

I have been really tired today - not sure I will make it to the end of the footy tonight but need to try so I am not asleep too early (still waking up super early and so far the new meds haven't helped with nightmares). I can certainly tell the difference in my motivation levels when I have had a bad night!

S2 getting his assignments done is a good thing - he was struglling with doing those so that is a bonus - hopefully that will get him motivated to get to more classes as well. I know the pressure from Mr. would not be helping his motivation D3 has had a setback with not getting into the same course you are doing so that will have an effect on her - you bringing work home might inspire her to do some art of her own - fingers crossed here for you both

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@Zoe7@Faith-and-Hope.

Hello old friends. My NBN is up and running. I have internet!!!!

So I'll be around over the weekend and hope to catch up on your news.

Hugs to you both. ♥♥♥

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Hello @Zoe7, @Faith-and-Hope, @outlander, @Sans911

Yaaa way to go @utopia

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Yea for internet @utopia - and so nice to hear from you

Hope to be able to catch up with your more over the weekend too - I have a plan to watch a football game tomorrow but will be on and off here in between.

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