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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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@Heart@Zoe7@Former-Member@Former-Member@Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope ..... anyone else ive missed...?

im not ok but thanks for your concerns

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@Former-Member, Hug to you, please take care of yourself and speak to who ever you are confortable with.

Content/trigger warning

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@Former-Member It is just so good to hear from you. Do you want to talk?

Here for you...

Zoe

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I'll put the image of on the art thread Through One's Eyes... in Enjoying Time With Others.

That sounds fantastic @Heart - anyone is welcome to join in - it is going to be amazing to see how we all interpret the same image...

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Hi @Zoe7 .... 🤗💕

I was travelling forward through this thread before I realised you were playing tag again .... lol ... so now I have skipped ahead and I'm all muddled, but I caught up with you ...🌷

I am heading out for a walk in between showers of rain, but I am gpheaded for the coffee shop where I have wifi, so will try to get up muddled there .... 😆

Hi @Former-Member .... ❤️💕

I kno you are still feeling really down. I have popped a note on your other thread regarding crisis care. This lot here will help to distract you if that helps to move past the trigger and find a bit more balance. If not, it is really important for you to contact Lifeline or other crisis care support services who can give you the level of support you need to nanage how you are feeling at the moment, for others as well as yourself, so triggers and re-triggers don't begin to spiral ....

Hopefully sitting here a while amongst the banter will help to distract and support you. The other post mentioned meds as well.

Hugs n hugs .... keep to the safe path ....

❤️💕🌷🎶🌷💐🌷🎨🌷🐬💕❤️

Keep swimming, and when you get tired, float along on our current .... there are some floaties here somewhere ... I saw them the other day .... and I'm going o put a pair on and just float around the forums a bit today .....

I haven't been triggered ... I have boulders in carry bags that I have to lug around with me until I can get some help for my hubby .... from somewhere .... sometime .... and it makes me very emotionally tired sometimes .....

Rest .... breathe .... recover some strength .... the company of others can help with this .... you are not alone.

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@Faith-and-Hope sending you some flowers and a wheelbarrow to help make carrying the boulders around today a little easier...

Thinking of you my beautiful friend

Love and hugs

Zoe

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Thank you so much @Zoe7 ..... you're a sweetheart ..... ❣

I have learned to put them down and rest a bit when the going gets too hard, before I fall down .... face-planted a few times before that .... going to the psychologist helped .... I needed someone to tell me I wasn't imagining things or catastrophising .... but even doctors go to doctors when they need help.

Gonna be doing the Mary Poppins thing in a minute with this umbrella ....

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Just as you so wisely tell everyone else @Faith-and-Hope look after yourself first!

Hope you don't fly away with the umbrealla lol - if you do I will be around on and off today to catch you

Enjoy your walk and coffee and be kind to yourself today...

Sending you love and hugs always

Zoe

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Btw .... I am painting in acrylics .... I am not very good with watercolour. I keep using it as though it were acrylic, which I only tied last year. Before that it was oils or pastels mostly. I think acrylics are helping me to bridge into watercolours, so interesting you though it was watercolour @Zoe7 ....

I am making progress then .... 😊

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Ahhh @Faith-and-Hope - I'm showered, kids (almost dressed) and before we head out to look for a stunt ramp (aka broken bone facilitation toy) i wanted to say how much I have noticed that you sound like a hot chocolate or warm blanket feels 💛 You are lovely. I hope those floaties and Zoe's wheel barrow help lighten the load of the boulders today.

@Zoe7 - I *think* I've factored in enough time today for an ED trip if needed before kickoff. No bikes after 5 today 😂

Ok we go...

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