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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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i dont have anyone @Former-Member to take as a support person, my family hate me and arent supportive and now i guess my friends so it really does seem to be the fact that im on my own.

my friends that i was with arent my age, they are in their 30s. i became friends with them while i was teachign them about horse care and riding skills.

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Have you thought about getting a PHaMs support person @Former-Member? That's the kind of thing they can do. You can self refer. If you are not sure have a look up and see if there is a support service in your area. It stands for Peer Helpers and Mentors. I have one as do many other people on the forum. They could help you with this. 💜🤗

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no i havent heard of them @Former-Member i think ill look them up

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@Zoe7

im sorry i should have shut up, i know this is prob to hard for you to handle at the moment

im sorry 😞

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Hi @Former-Member nothing to be sorry for 🙂 Besides Teej is awesome 😄 (just sayin!)
Have you tried the numbing creme that you can put on before blood tests? Might help to relax you a little bit more. and definitely take someone with you 🙂 I found i have gotten braver with things like that if i take my kids with me! HA can't be scared in front of them or they'd be scared! sigh! my mind is strange!
lj

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I'm just dealing with something else atm my little caterpillar @Former-Member I noticed @Former-Member jumped in to help and she is fantastic but I will get back to you myself - just give me a little more time to sort something else out for myself

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I love your strategy @Former-Member. I might have to borrow it for my fear of spiders....try to be brave in front of them 💜🤗

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Its the sight and even just the thought i know they dont usually hurt @Former-Member
I hate being in the drs at all really.
I dont have anyone to come with me so i guess its time for me to just grow up like everyone keeps telling me to

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Hey @Former-Member. I know what you mean about blood tests. Unfortunately, I've had to have probably hundreds due to diabetes and other stuuf. And I've had a number of blood transfusions. I've got really bad veins and so if I don't get an understanding pathologist, it becomes a debacle. So I work up to it and then if I get there and I don't see a regular, I have been known to leave. Sometimes I even have to point out the exact vein and still they'll carry on. My GP only sends me when we've got a load to take because she knows it's just too hard. Recently they thought I may have had hepatitis and that in itself was scary but then they wanted to counsel me on if I had it etc. And I was worried about the needle as well. Sometimes I just take a friend to sit there with me and on occasion I've been the support person for someone else. So don't think it's just uou! Anyway @Former-Member had a good idea.

Don't know if this helps. Hope ut doesn't add to your dilemma. Tell me to butt out!

Bb

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Ok i was worried i was upsetting you too much @Zoe7 as long as im not doing that
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