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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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Btw @Sans911 .... that wasn’t intended to be a complaint about carrying mi’s with us .....

Its become very clear that they were always with us, genetically, just masked by our former circumstance, and / or heightened by our current one. With or without a diagnosis, we are learning to understand and work with our particular cocktail, and make our way forward from the most positive place we can find .....

Everything and everyone, generally speaking, is a combination of positives and negatives, strengths and weaknesses, and much of what we are struggling with now has flipped to an “unhelpful” state, shall we say ..... the more we can flip things back into a more workable, positive form, the better we are managing.

My art is proving supportive to our mix, at this stage, and in this form .....

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I completely understand @Faith-and-Hope. I don't think I've ever thought or seen you as a complaining person. You're often seen to be looking for the positive aspects, as you state above

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It’s been a giant learning curve @Sans911, but I am beginning to see that the damage incurred in previous generations is starting to be overwritten in this one, and if we can understand the nature of the mi’s we are genetically linked to, we can tap into the strengths and positives.

There is incredible empathy and compassion found / fostered here .....

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Quick Hi to everybody .... 👋💕

@Zoe7 @Sans911 @Snowie @Adge @CheerBear ..... anyone else around ....

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There you are @Zoe7 👋💕

I have been looking for you ....

How did you sleep last night ?

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Sorry Hon - had a really bad night and had to sleep again this morning - struggling to get going today but I'll get there @Faith-and-Hope I have my gp at 2pm so I need to be mobile for that at least. I don't even feel like having a shower but I need to - might wake me up a bit too.

How are you today?

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I am a bit tired too @Zoe7 .... self-inflicted though ..... I went to bed at 2am after completing the abstract work I had been painting ..... very happy with it though.

I slept till nearly 8am, so that was around 6 hours sleep, and that will do.

I am in the library collating images of my papier-mâché for my visual diary.

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That is the kind of tired that you can cope with as you know you have achieved something @Faith-and-Hope So pleased you finished your painting and are very happy with it

I am finding it hard to get motivated at all today - was going to do the housework this morning but will now need to do that another day - I am happy snuggled up with Toby on the couch for now - have a little time before I need to have a shower and get ready so relaxing with the fluffball for a while is ok.

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Sounds like the shower and your appointment will be your achievements for the day @Zoe7 ..... and that’s enough .....

I am glad you made the soup yesterday, because it’s ready now when you need it today. Good job 👍

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Yeah Hon - that is my thinking also - shower and gp ...and chemist run also and then seeing how the rest of the day goes when I return home. I am glad I made the soup yesterday - there is enough for a few days so I don't have to worry abut cooking @Faith-and-Hope

I am trying to put last night behind me - struggling with that a little but I will get there.

What is your fternoon class?

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