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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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Will get back to you all another time @Zoe7 and everyone.

Im in bed today, extremely unwell. Too much going on at once. Not coping. Had a terrible scare with d yesterday. Well for a while now. But GP freaked me out with some news. Lovely gp though. Was just a huge shock.

Have to ring ambulance gp said.

💖💜❤️☕️

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@Former-Member Sending lots of these for you. 💜💜💜💕💕💐💐💐

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Sending you a lot of love and many hugs @Former-Member Hope you have managed some rest today Hon

@Appleblossom Hope your sing last night was good for you - you certainly needed something positive in your life right now - hugs Hon

@eth @Appleblossom It was lovely to have that recognition from so many I work with - some were still talking about it today so that made me feel extra special - love this new school

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Hey @Faith-and-Hope I have had a pretty good day. One of the teachers commented that I look better than I have done all week and I had to concur with her that I felt better. Started to get a headache again in our group work today but I think it was the heater right above my head that was causing that. I had some pain killers in the car and after I took them it was much better.

I actually stayed for drinks after school for a while - only had soft drink but it was fun. We played a game using funny cards - kind of a drinking game. It certainly made everyone laugh. I didn't stay until the end as I wanted to get home to my fur babies and I was getting very tired. ...but I stayed and that was pretty big in itself for me. I do feel so much more comfortable with social things with this group of staff and it is good for me to do those extra things with a group.

Two weeks off now but a lot of things packed into the first week - DBT, appointments, the panel and have to feed my parents' dogs over the weekend. Then my sister's partner's nephew is coming down for a few days so I will do a couple of things with them as well. He is a lovely kid and we do get up to mischief together - the really cheeky side of me comes out when I am around him - such a happy, infectious kid

Hope your big dragon arrived safely and you have had a great day at uni. Been missing you a bit this week but know you have so much going on too. Will catch up with you later no doubt Hon. Love and hugs coming your way and a whole bunch of these 💚💜💙🧡💛💐🌸🌺🌷🌹

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Happy made-it-through-term-one to you @Zoe7! 🎉🌈😊❤

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Thanks Hon - officially on holidays - woo hoo 🎉🎈😀

How has your day been @CheerBear ?

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Big woohoo @Zoe7! Great effort and so cool to have been able to follow along with how you've gone this term ❤

My day has been OK thanks. I had a bit of tricky psych appointment this morning but it's improved since. I finished a blanket I've been working on and am now puppy sitting with the little crew. She's watching me make dinner with adorable puppy eyes happening (apparently I'm not allowed to share human food with her but I'm thinking a little sneak can't hurt 😉).

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I often give Toby little snacks and both Cat and Toby get human food sometimes - they love it @CheerBear

Lovely to hear you finished a blanket - it is wonderful to see something we have created and can stand back and say 'I did that' - it is those little moments that we need to hold onto hey!

It has been good to be able to share my journey this term and all the positives there have been CB - so glad you have followed along. As I said to many yesterday - it means the world to me to have such wonderful support here and you are one of those amazing people that have been here for me - it really is appreciated

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So great to hear about all that you've been doing @Zoe7 😊❤

Go you 👍

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Have a little sad to work through too at the moment @CheerBear but still processing that and can't really write about it just yet. Still trying to focus on the positives and let that thinking be most prominent in my mind. Having some good things happen at work is certainly helping.

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