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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 am hoping you’re sleeping now @Zoe7 .....

I have gotten caught yp

painting for my visual diary.

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❤️ @Sans911

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Goodmorning Hon

I logged off early and watched a little tv before falling asleep @Faith-and-Hope

So good that you did some visual diary work

I have my GP appointment today where we have to do my paperwork for income protection then the chemist and home to hopefully do a little more housework. I really need to have my place cleaned up a little more to feel a little better about things.

I am still really struggling with dealing with loss and don't feel right within myself but hoping that today I can take a few of those baby steps forward - will wait and see on that one though because it is hard to find positives at the moment.

I do hope you have a great day at uni - will look for you throughout the day when I am home

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Goodmorning @frog How is your day shaping up?

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Morning @Zoe7 ..... 👋

Good to find you here this morning, and I am glad you managed some sleep. I feel better too if there is a bit of order around me, so one of my pick-me-ups is to potter around tidying up a bit here and there.

I have relented and am buying a Notebook computer. I was trying to get by and just use my iPad and the uni computers, but with family commitments (and the rest) on board, it’s going to be more sensible to do things this way. I can get Photoshop downloaded onto it, but if I am going further with my education, it also means I can work when I am travelling too .....

And I can see that I need to get to know Photoshop really well in order to process my own photos for paintings too, especially if I am branching into more expressive things.

D3 is going to help me with that during lunchtime today.

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It seems like a very wise idea for you to be able to work on your uni stuff at home and when you travel back and forth @Faith-and-Hope. It is great that D3 is going to help you with it all - give her a purpose too today

It is very cold outside here so I need to be rugged up when I go out today - was even thinking about going to the pool but I think it is too cold to do that and then get to my gp appointment (would need to go straight there) - so will leave the pool until tomorrow as usual.

Hope you have a great morning at uni - and goodluck with getting your Notebook

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Apparently have S2 on board with the Notebook purchase too @Zoe7 😊

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That is good @Faith-and-Hope - a little family outing to purchae a Notebook lol - they should know what is best for you to buy.

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Yes .... with a big dose of teasing about dinosaurs working with notebooks .... lol

I keep being called “cute” (read: funny, hilarious in fact)

Baby dragons are like that in their playful mode .....

@Zoe7

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haha @Faith-and-Hope That reminds me of working with my mum and dad on computer related things and trying to help them out lol

Good that they are helping though - do you have any idea what kind you are going to get yet? I have a 2 in 1 so I can use it as a laptop or in tablet mode - very good visuals as well which would be good for Photoshop.

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