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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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Good night @Zoe7 sleep well ❤️😊

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Hi @Boonana

I am sorry to hear you are not doing well tonight. I hope it helped to chat with Beyond Blue.

I know you have the school counsellor’s support at school. That is where my kids started, and it helped, but it didn’t hold our situation.

They moved from there to speaking with psychologists, and one came under the care of a psychiatrist, before going back to a psychologist (psychiatrists can prescribe medications, if it’s something you don’t know).

Generally what is needed is a few different things working together ..... medicines, psychologist or counsellor support, online chat, forums such as this one, phone aps like Smiling Mind and Calm (have you seen them ?).

What can you do tonight to help distract yourself from the negative thoughts and feelings ?

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Yes I have a few apps like the ones you’ve mentioned @Faith-and-Hope 😊 I haven’t used them in a while tho
I might try get some sleep soon.. I’m not feeling physically well.

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Sleep sounds like a good idea @Boonana . I might head off soon too.

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Do you sleep easily?

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Sometimes yes and sometimes not-so-much @Boonana . My hubby doesn’t sleep well. His mi issues affect the rest of us, but we are working out what we can do around him that makes like a bit easier for everyone. He sleeps in a different room now, so when he is getting up and down often during the night it doesn’t wake up everybody.

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Do you miss sleeping with him? My mum and step dad stopped sleeping together and my step dad moved rooms cause my mum didn’t like him snoring 😛 now I’ve moved house and they are in the same room again. My mum used to get lonely though.. so you?

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I do get a bit lonely @Boonana , but my hubby doesn’t understand that he has an mi, and it has changed his personality a lot. It means that he is not the same person I used to be really close to, and the behaviours that have become really important to him have crowded out our relationship. I have had to accept that I can’t do anything more to help him with that than what I am already doing, so I have to look after the kids and myself as best I can until something happens to get through to him.

Its pretty sucky, but it is what it is. We have all had to learn coping strategies and the sort of self-talk that helps you manage when you’re feeling down.

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Sorry @Faith-and-Hope
I fell asleep before I knew it last night and have been keeping myself busy today.

How are you all today @Zoe7 @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope
I took Eddie for a walk today since I didn’t get to that yesterday and then took him to a diy dog wash and I just got a haircut! My hair was so long and now it’s so short! Feels so weird!

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Hi @Boonana

I remember that feeling. But I haven’t cut my hair short for a long time now.

I have been keeping busy. We have a lost set of keys, so I have been turning the house upside down looking for them.

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