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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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Haha I thought it was LBK for little bitty kitty @Zoe7. Could be LIttle Black Kitten too 😁 IBK makes more sense though! Ouch with your hands!

You'd be loving this time of the year with sport yeah?

Plans tomorrow are to do that housework I didnt do today and to maybe take the crew somewhere for the night as I am supposed to have an early psych appt on Thursday and need them minded. I don't know whether I'll get there though as it should be NDIS funded but I haven't heard from psych, have no idea what's going on with my plan, tried to get hold of someone to find out but they don't know, my support coordinator is on holidays (yay for being allocated someone a few days before chrismtas just before they went away for a month 😏) and I don't know what to do now. It's way too much for me to deal with and I don't know how or where to start so I'm tempted to just do the mental health care plan thing and throw my hands in the air giving up on it all. It feels like a big mess. And that's a big vent! Guess tomorrow I'll try and look at that maybe 😑

Hope Mr Shaz's xray is OK @shaz51and you're getting some Shaz time in there with all you do for everyone ❤

@Maggie hi and lots of 💗

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That all sounds really messy and unresolved @CheerBear. Take tomorrow as it comes as far as you can and try not to stress about it too much. Go to your appointment and see what happens from there - hopefully your psych can fill you in a bit more on where everything is at. It is not ideal and hoping it can be all sorted for you soon. Does that mean your support coordinator is still away for another couple of weeks? If so I can see why you are in a middle right now

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That’s great @Zoe7

Well done. 🌷🦋

I hope your eye is healing well @Maggie 🌸🌷

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hugs @CheerBear, @Zoe7 xxx

Mr shaz wants to see about his MI making a appt for next week

The specialist want to see my mum as she has been in and out of hospital 10 times last year

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That is a positive with Mr.Shaz @Shaz51

It sounds like a good idea that your mum is going to see the specialist - especially seeing how many times she has been in hospital over the last year.

Hope both go really well for you and them

Hi @Former-Member How are you doing tonight?

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That is a positive with Mr.Shaz-- sure is my sister @Zoe7

it has been 3 and a half years since his last checkup xx

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That is a long time @Shaz51 so excellent that he wants to go

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Juggling too many tabs open @Zoe7, with topic Tuesday happening at the moment too. I'm only slightly (very) paranoid I'll reply to here over there 😆

Re my ndis muddle my psych needs to be paid somehow which is the worry. He'll still see me but given he's seen me pro bono the last few sessions, I'd really like to have something sorted. Also as I have literally tens of thousands of dollars worth of funding, it would be great to be able to use it!

I don't remember when the support coordinator is back or whether I'm supposed to contact her or the other way around (grr banned phrases!) from here. I met with her for an hour before Christmas (and was in a world of struggle that day so everything went in one ear and out the other) and that's when my mental health worker closed with me as I'm an ndis funded client now. It's almost laughable but it is not as I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed even just thinking about it and don't know what to do about that. Muddled is one way of putting it! Default avoidance kicking in badly too as it stresses me out lots! I'm trying to remember that I fought hard to get here with the ndis and it would be a shame to give up now, but I'm close being done fighting this one too.

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Especially after all your exercise yesterday Fru @Former-Member ?

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Ok @Former-Member sometimes calls me Herr Tab re German background. Fru is Swedish re hers . 😸😎🎩☕️
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