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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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hi @Zoe7 ofcourse your input is valuable, that's why they asked you in hope the meeting went well?

thanks for your encouragement, the training went well. I bit my tongue - literally - when I was annoyed & performed professionally so that's good. The people were all paid staff & really nice, a stark contrast to the guy I volunteer with who did a no-show.

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Thank you @BryanaCamp . It was a home I thought I might be welcoming grandchildren into in the not too distant future ..... and two of my baby dragons reside in that city and state, as do my family and friends ..... it has been a massive loss that I could see coming, brought about my an mi diagnosis that is not my mr.’s ..... 😔. It was deemed better for the diagnosed one to be over here, and that required is coming too.

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Hey there @Faith-and-Hope thank you so much for providing the context around moving the long-form threads, just a heads up too we responded to your e-mail but your e-mail address rejected it and sent it back? Sometimes this happens when an inbox is full. I will try to resend again within the hour 🙂

Thank you @Former-Member for raising the question, it's an important one

Thanks everyone for your feedback regarding what's been happening around the longer threads. There was a consultation with SANE Peers via discussion here, but I can understand now that there may not have been enough visibility around this particular thread as a few members have been caught off guard.

@Zoe7 Sorry to hear the timing was not good for you, I'll be sure to touch base with you on e-mail soon . For all future communication around post moves, we will be sure to be more careful and considerate whilst giving the heads up. If anyone has any questions about this or is keen on further insight, please feel free to send through an email: team@saneforums.org

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@Former-Member will be sadly missed by those of us who know her a little better. SANE is definitely losing a real gem.--- very true @Zoe7 , @Faith-and-Hope , @Former-Member

that is what I miss now the closest of the @Former-Member

the moderators were sooo part of the community before , you got to know them personally which was lovely @Former-Member , @Former-Member , @s-jay

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Dear @Zoe7

Are you okay this evening? I realise you were really upset this morning, and so I've been worried about you.

Hope your afternoon went well and you're back home having a quiet evening with Toby and Cat.

Love, admiration and care to you. Here for you when you feel up to checking in.

Sherry 💜

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And lots of it @Zoe7 ..... ❤️🦋

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How was it @Zoe7 ?

Are you okay ?

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@Zoe7 I hope you’re sleeping ......

Leaving these here for you for the morning.

💜🌸💚🌺💕

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Thinking of you @Zoe7

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Dear @Zoe7

And waves to @Faith-and-Hope @Shaz51 @Snowie and the many others who follow this thread of Zoe's.

I'm really concerned about you Zoe. I know you are hurting, and I desperately want you to be okay.

But until you're ready to come back and let us know you're okay .. I leave you these to help bring you some comfort and to reassure you of how much you are loved, admired, missed and appreciated.

Sherry 🌺💕

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