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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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Would you like another story @Zoe7 ? Just a yes or no is fine .... and if it's yes, just an emoticon to let me know you've read it will do ..... while you're on a low-energy cycle ....

Its mid-afternoon here, so I still have a lot of hours to fill, just resting up, or pottering around with a bit of tidying up .... I have done as much as I can manage today physically while I'm still in recovery.

🌷💜

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@Faith-and-Hope Contacting lifeline - get back to you later x

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So proud of you @Zoe7. Hang in there 💕🎶

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That's it @Zoe7 .... reach out and keep yourself safe.

💜💐💕

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Gigz @Zoe7, xox

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Hugzz

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@Faith-and-Hope story please

@Kurra

@Former-Member Thinking of you. Don't worry about me - you have enough to deal with - and are doing so remarkably well too

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The streets here are lined with orange trees @Zoe7. They look beautiful, although the streets are really .... let's say "rustic". This is an ancient city. It grew up from goat tracks amongst a lot of hills. The main city was like any other Meditteranean city .... houses built into the hills from whatever materials they had, and all the menfolk were soldiers to defend it .... a city-state at that stage, rather than a whole country.

And somehow, the orange trees have always been a part of it. When England discovered orange trees, they had to build buildings for them, called "orangeries" to keep them out of the cold weather. Here they grew wild, as did the olive trees and pomegranates ..... there are olive trees on some of the city streets, but I have only seen pomegranates growing in the gardens.

Once civilisation settled into more peaceful times and the arts flourished, architectural styles became more elaborate as they grew more functional, but still the mpnatural, native sprawl of the city remained and grew too .... rustic and organic .... amongst the beautiful marble and statues .....

Its still here ... new and ordered amongst rustic and organic ... so many of the suburban city streets are not straight, you can turn a corner from a Main Street and find you are on something that looks like a country road, with chickens behind wire fences, and one or two room ancient cottages .... and orange trees .....

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The orange trees, being wild, have very bitter fruit, more bitter than grapefruit ....

You can't eat it ....

So the trees are ornamental, primarily. But the Greek people are resourceful .... they haven't survived for thousands of years against all sorts of adversity without reason .... they adapt and improvise .....

The thick rind of the bitter oranges is taken off, and rolled into thick tubes secured with toothpicks, then boiled in sugar syrup until it becomes sweet ....

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@Faith-and-Hope
I can see those images so vividly in my mind. I am really hoping they can replace the usual nightmares tonight and I can sleep. Thankyou so much for those amazing descriptions of the streets and the trees - and the history lesson thrown in for added value. 💕
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