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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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@MDT Hope you are having an okay night buddy.

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I'm the same with having to feed the dog I'm sitting atm @Zoe7 Brekky is meant to be 7am for him but he's humbugging me from 5.30-6ish. Over the last couple of weeks I've given up trying to get back to sleep after that but it means I'm bombing out early in the evening - usually before now. That's why I have to have an alarm set to take my 9pm meds .... waking me up to take stuff that (in part) helps me sleep LOL! Most nights I average about 6 naps to get in my total hours.

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Night to you too @MDT

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haha pets hey @eth They really do rule the house. Cat gets fed at 5pm but starts talking at me from anywhere between 3.30 and 4 - depending on what time I get home. She gets fed in the morning at about 7am unless I am not up then and she makes sure I cant sleep in much beyond that. Toby then starts jumping along the bed ...gotta love our fur babies 😺🐶

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I'm going to head off now @eth My eyes do not want to follow my body so will allow them to close soon. Goodnight Hon - catch you tomorrow

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niteynite @Zoe7 x

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Hi everyone, I feel needy. I've had some busy weeks and this has been good for me. My Job Interview went well but I feel I held back when I really wanted to talk about my Mental Illness. I just needed them to understand that I wasn't lazy just caught up in a rough time. I say this because I've had such a large gap in my work History. But Today I don't feel so good. I had a friend pass away a couple of days ago, suicide I believe but can't be sure just yet and it seems to have triggered me. I keep having conversations with him in my head. Strange right. Anyway, this is where I'm at at the moment.

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Hi there @Jezabell89 and anyone else around as well.

Good to hear that interview went well on Thursday. When do you expect to hear back from them?

Oh dear, thats so hard ... re your friend passing away. Irrespective of whether it was by his own hand or not. And probably the current situation of not knowing, is making it even more difficult for you to comprehend. Hence your conversations with him.

I think we all go through periods where we feel needy, I know I do at any rate. You know we are all here to listen any time you need an ear.

Sherry 🤗💕

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Thanks @Former-Member ! Yeah it's tough. I was only speaking to him a couple of weeks ago. I still have this idea that Hospital is the answer. Why I don't know, I'm not suicidal or anything just confused.

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Sitting with you too @Jezabell89 .....

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