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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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@Faith-and-Hope Something for you to look at in your break today Hon ...

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@Shaz51 Hey my sister. Just letting you know that the tag didn't work in TAB's Birthday thread - no notification at all. Others may have the same issue if you copied and pasted the names - I have found before that that doesn't always work.

How is your Mum doing? Is she settled back in at home? Did you work this morning?

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Hello @Zoe7,

yes thank you mum is doing ok , she ripped some skin off her leg with a stick which she stood on and hit her in the leg , so a hospital visit and all fixed now

Hello @Faith-and-Hope, @Pepsimax

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She is having a bad run isn't she @Shaz51 Good that is wasn't too bad and she is home again though.

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Break time ended up being the end of the day @Zoe7 ..... thank you .... the flowers are beautiful ❣️

I have grabbed a smoothie for a fruit injection. Now going looking at some print-making materials on special.

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Thought you may have been very busy today @Faith-and-Hope/

I had a visit from my sister and her dog which was nice. She made me laugh which was even nicer

I have been to the chemist, sorted some papers, cleaned up after lunch and done another load of washing. So I have been busy today also. Now relaxing with little Toblerone next to me until feeding time for him and Cat. Cat has already started 'talking' at me but she will have to wait - it is way too early for her to be fed

I had a pretty good nights sleep last night but was up early - think I'll have a bath tonight to help relax and get to bed reasonably early.

Goodluck with your print-making materials specials - hope you get some bargains

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I got some half-priced inks @Zoe7 ..... 👍 .... and a student discount gives me 10% off non-sale items. The inks are D3’s forte, so hoping to encourage her to produce more folio pieces.

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There are definitely advantages of being a student then @Faith-and-Hope

I hope D3 gets back into more art it would be a good confidence booster for her to produce some work for her folio too.

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She’s cooking dinner tonight @Zoe7 ..... 😊

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That is great @Faith-and-Hope What is on the menu?

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