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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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Thanks @Zoe7 Goodnight & Sweet Dreams... Adge

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you still managed to get some things done though @Zoe7 even if it was just one thing today it still counts.
oh thats a really good arrangement, youll have some support while pdoc and gp are away, will you be able to continue seeing her as well even when they come back or is this more just a temporary thing?

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You too @Adge

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It is just a temporary thing @outlander She doesn't usually see people who she does DBT with but my pdoc asked her and she said yes - I consider myself pretty lucky. We won't be getting into things too deeply - mainly just sticking to stuff around DBT and whatever comes from that. Most others that do DBT have a pdoc and a psych but that has not been appropriate for me. I hope it goes ok - a bit nervous about it actually but it should be ok.

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im glad that she agreed so your not left with very minimal support. even if your just mostly talking about the DBT stuff or the more 'minor' type things i do hope it goes well for you. its ok to be nervous, you dont have to talk about aything your not comfortable with

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Yeah I know @outlander - hoping we can go over some things that I can't do on my own and don't have contact with others to practice. Even just as a check-in will be enough. We do that in DBT but I never say much - some things I am not comfortable talking about in a group.

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Sounds like this will be a good opportunity to discuss those things then or at least a check with someone @Zoe7

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All this stuff with work has been difficult so at least being able to talk about that will be good @outlander I know there is no more progress that can be made until my GP is back and that is annoying but I need to sit with it.

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They arent making things very easy for you thats for sure @Zoe7 they want you to go back to work but they dont like to come to the table to help you out either it seems
Sitting and waiting can be so hard to do!

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It is annoying because I requested the information that they would need from my GP for me to get back to work and I wasn't sent much at all. It was only after I submitted the doctor's certificate that the Regional HR person got in contact with a list of things they would need - seems like one hand not talking to the other - bloody bureucracy @outlander

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