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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 @Zoe7 @CheerBear .... anyone else around .....

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Hi @Faith-and-Hope how is your art going this afternoon? I managed to weed a small section of the garden, prune some rose bushes and cut down some dead and dying creepers that originate from a neighbiurs place. I also did a load of washing and hung it out. The meds heloed with my headache but have made me a little tired. Next job is soup making

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Wow @Zoe7 .... you have done a lot today .... well done you ❣️

I havent. Well, I have, but nothing to show for it .... lol .....

Went to church, had coffee with the lovely ladies there, came home to Mr’s providing of lunch from his Coffee Place (very nice of him), then off to the Art Market to buy some birthday gifts for dragons with D3 ..... then home in time to grab D2 and head to the library just in time before it closed ..... and there we are - busy day with not much to show for it ....

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Heading home again now, and plan to go on with the be painting I left off with a couple of days ago.

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You are selling yourself short there Hon - you have done heaps

You started the day with the things you enjoy - church and coffee with the ladies, you bought presents and went to the library - all things you had to do - somtimes it doesn't matter that we don't have something concrete to show for our day - the important thing is that you achieved a lot that you had to do! Now you can look forward to your painting because everything else has been done @Faith-and-Hope

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🤗💕 @Zoe7 .....

How is your soup coming along ?

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Well if the fridge has become the new soup making device then it is coming along very well @Faith-and-Hope lol

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We saw Purple Swamp Hens & Dusky Moorhens down at the lake @Zoe7

I don't know if you're into birds, but I am.

The Purple Swamp Hens have long legs with big feet, that look like chooks (chickens), & they're friendly.

Adge

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I like birds @Adge but wouldn't have a clue between species. We have Wattle birds that fly around in our back yard and they are gorgeous - have seen their babies with them and that is pretty special

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Wattle birds are lovely @Zoe7 They come & look for nectar, in my Hibiscus, Grevillea & Banksia flowers.

Adge

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I quite like them too @Adge - I love to see them sitting in the tree or on the fence - they are one bird that Toby doesn't bark at!

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