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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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You sound like you have made the decision to move just the where and when to consider @TAB Not good running out of money again though

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..don’t remind me @Zoe7 you have a good memory. Yes. Twice had ti go to father and suffer 30min ph tirade first time ok he got paid back in less than a month both times then got told it was amazing that made me feel worse. Ive got to not consider others or how they might feel. They don’t.

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You have to look after yourself first @TAB - do what you need to do to get through.

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Pretty much. Boring being an adult. Esp when having to make up for self created mess re Life lol @Zoe7

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@Sans911 Sorry to have confused you. According to Merrimac-Webster dictionary ‘sans’ replaces ‘without’ so I was correct about that & just speculated the French bit! I work in aged care, so can only imagine how competent & calm you’d need to be to work as an emergency nurse. I hope you enjoy it for the most part. Would love to know how you maintain good mental health in your work context. I used to work in mental health, ironically (prior to becoming depressed 5 years ago). Have you had a tough time over the last 3 years (judging from your comment re lack of emergency support)?

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Watch out for the Monitor re Merrimac @Sam3 ok American Civil War thing soz 2 ironclads

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Hey @TAB are you doing some cold calling tomorrow?! Sounds like you are ready for action, so hope that creative hat results in an opportunity involving ‘moola’ 💰. Yes work expectations can be absurd. One performance appraisal I endured (after only 2 months in the job) included the criticism that I did unpaid overtime - even experienced staff did lots of extra hours unpaid because of the crazy workload. Don’t get me started ....🤪

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No not Death of a Salesman re cold calling may just have to confront negative towards me yet powerful re self posited magisters of last surviving antecedents ‘estate’ re accumulation due to opportunism on govt benefits and deprivation of others.

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Waddya mean @TAB?! Is Merrimac dictionary not ironclad reliable?! My husband has an inexplicable interest in the American Civil War by the way & loved a doco by Ken Burns (& one of our kids’ names was sourced from that series!).

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Oh @Sam3, unfortunately I'm no longer competent to work as an emergency nurse. I haven't worked since July 2017 after some complaints from staff that they were concerned about my mh due to my numerous emergency room presentations. I worked for a nursing agency, but this emergency department I was at frequently. The nurse manager barred me from working, and then a small, unrelated incident a month later got me barred entirely from working until I had medical evidence to prove fitness.

I've recently been told I can work up to 8hours, but not in Emergency, not in acute areas and some other conditions. I have to re-register with the agency due to the length of time not working. So there are still hurdles to jump yet.

I actually worked really well with my mental illness as it took my mind off my problems, gave me focus, purpose & an identity. I lost all of those when I stopped working. My future remains very shaky and uncertain right now, but I'm trying to explore other options for the time being, like volunteering & advocacy work.

The difficult time I've had in the last 3 years is in part due to attitudes and judgements from health professionals in all sectors.
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