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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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Thanks @Shaz51 @MDT It has been a good day

You have nothing to be sorry for @Sam3 Give this increase a go and see how you are feeling in a couple of weeks. Sometimes getting the dose right is trial and error but if your pdoc has suggested increasing it then try that out - you never know - it may lift you out of this place you are currently sitting.

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Hi @Sam3 can you ask someone else? and yes that was my big/only achievement of the day but it had really been bothering me

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it should be @Zoe7 I think I liked the idea that it was impossible, dunno lol . Have ph interview tomorrow. then time to get to work on dsp once back in system

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centrelink paperwork, way to go @TAB

Hello @Zoe7 , @Sam3 , @MDT , @Snowie

we worked this morning , had the afternoon off until 4pm when we did our lawn and I did some gardening

cooking steak and onions and mushed potato for dinner

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hugs @Sam3 , walkin with you my friend xx

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sounds good @Shaz51 I'd probably rather be getting some work, but fell at the gate last few times plus need stuff sorted out at drs. thanks

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Peek a boo. 👋

Hi and thanks for the tag @Zoe7

Amazing how far ahead you’ve come.

So, so good for you.

Really amazing.

💜💖

Hi everyone. 👋💜💖

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Hi @Sam3

Please never be sorry for how you are. How you are is just what it is. You don't need to have physical ailments or any other reason for feeling the way you feel. And it's quite OK to not be OK. Sometimes life just sucks, and while we might be able to count our blessings, it still sucks. It's OK to be in that space. You've no need to feel asham, but I can understand why you would. And you are certainly NOT unworthy at all. You are so valuable and worth being here. In such a small space of time, you have provided valuable support to others. If you now need that support, you are so worthy of it. You matter so much to many of us here. Please just hold on for a bit longer. Things will change. And we will hold you close and support you until things change. Hugs @Sam3

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Sometimes this happens @Sam3
We notice the good things around us and the blessing we have yet we still can't appreciate them OR at least feel like we don't. I have these moments at times. The best solution I have found is to remind myself that at least I can appreciate them (by which I mean notice them). It'd be far more different if I didn't notice these benefits and blessings around me. So for example I have a home to live in, friends and family, support networks, all this sort of thing. Althought I can't always "feel" those things, I do know they are there.
Perhaps also too, with a more feeling-saturated culture we have now (social media in particular) and the ongoing stimulation of senses, we can be starved of our attention. We end up feeling nil to things we think we should? If that makes sense?

It's normal though @Sam3 no need to apologise.

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good evening to you all @Shaz51 @TAB @Zoe7 @Sans911 @Snowie @Former-Member
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