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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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Goodmorning @Faith-and-Hope @Sans911 @Snowie @outlander @Owlunar @MDT and all passing through here...

I have sent off my doctor's letters to HR. The person who deals with these things is out of the office today so I won't get a reply until at least tomorrow. I am very much hoping to get a response before I see my pdoc tomorrow but am also aware that that may not happen so may have to wait a couple of days. Ultimately I can't do any more than I am doing and I know these things often take time but it is all very frustrating to deal with. Will keep you updated as I hear what is happening.

I hope there is a little light in all your days

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i hope you hear back tomorrow too @Zoe7 the waiting game is a tricky thing isnt it!
do you have any other plans for today?

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Off to the pool very shortly @outlander so will chat more later

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sounds good @Zoe7 🙂

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Are you back from the pool @Zoe7 ?

Hi @outlander 👋💕

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Back from the pool Hon - how is your day going? @Faith-and-Hope

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It’s going well @Zoe7. I got up to a bit of uni work this morning, then Dad and I packed a lunch and went to his Bible study group, and now we are at the beach. I have a real camera with me today 😏.

Lunch will be here, then we will head to an appointment he has made, and on to the library after that, then home again.

How was the pool today ?

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That is a great morning for you and your Dad @Faith-and-Hope and sounds like a nice relaxing afternoon after the appointment he has.

The pool was good. The physio asked me when I start volunteering and I kept calm and told her what the situation was. She is really lovely and we chatted for a while and then I did my exercises. I allowed myself an extra 20 minutes at the end to float around as there was only one other person left in the pool - it was very calming - just what I needed after the last few days.

I have my new printer set up in the dining room but will need to dispose of the old one and move it soon - it is taking up too much room atm

Going to chill out a little then do some cleaning up and then organise the printer after that.

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So you did buy a new printer @Zoe7.... 🎉 .... I missed that somewhere.

Hello from the friendly local seagulls .... lol

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Not sure I actually told you that I bought a new printer @Faith-and-Hope - figured it would be another thing that I would stress about so I just did it. I will have to be even more careful with my money for a while but hoping everything turns out with work and I will soon have some more coming in. That should help to cover the cost of the printer.

I also need to buy an external CD/DVD player/writer as a lot of my school programs I use are on DVD and it will be cheaper to buy that than to buy the web based versions of them all. It will take me quite some time to get that all organised when I get my new laptop from work - but that won't happen until next month so I don't need to purchase the external player/writer just yet.

That is the only problem with technology - it often moves on quickly and things you have previously used are either not compatible or in a different format - can be very frustrating!

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