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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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@Zoe7 💞❣️🌺

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Yay @Zoe7 🎉 .... as much for the 6 hours sleep as for the joy you brought the kids 🤗

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@Zoe7 I hope you relax this evening, and sleep tonight. Holidays are near. 👍👍

Hot here today also, but Wednesday is cooling down a bit.

Sending ❣️❣️❣️❣️

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Had dinner and some snuggle time with Tobes @Faith-and-Hope @Anastasia @Snowie Also cranked the air con up as it is really hot tonight and I am quite happy to laze around in the heat but getting any work done would then be impossible. Got everything set up already so just need to start gluing again... I am going to be gluing in my sleep soon lol

My sore teeth are really playing up tonight - now can't drink anything without pain. Can still manage to eat on one side as long as I take it slowly and carefully but as soon as anything hits the other side it is excruciating. I can't get into the dentist for a while as I cannot afford it until next week ...and pain relief does absolutely nothing - so have to put up with it for a bit longer. Bloody nuisance and not at all what I needed right now

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More work to get done this evening @Maggie - will be completely full on until Friday now and then I can relax ...but I have had some snuggle time with Tobes and put my feet up for an hour so tht is a bonus. Now need to get back to work so I can have a relatively early night.

It has been hot down here too - the kids were certainly feeling it today. All the teachers in our team said that their kids were very tired and ratty but I ad a good day - the kids love Art so they are generally really well behaved and engaged all the time - we also have some fun in the classes so gives me that little bit of extra joy.

Air con on full speed tonight so I can cool down myself and get the work done. I do like the heat but only when I don't have work to do - cannot concentrate when it is too hot. Tomorrow is supposed to be much the same so I am also looking forward to a cooler day Wednesday 👍

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Good morning @Zoe7 @Maggie @Faith-and-Hope

Hoping you day goes well and there is some happiness in it.

@Zoe7 hoping you got what you needed to do last night and today is a good one for you.

Lots of love to you all

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Hey @Snowie ..... 👋💕

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@Zoe7 I hope your aircon is working well. Melting up this way. Not long till the cool change kicks in.

I hope work is going ok. Not long now, and it holidays and rest time.

Take care. 🐶😸☀️☀️☀️

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@Zoe7 👋🌷💞

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@Faith-and-Hope @Maggie @Anastasia @Snowie All gluing finally finished and only 4 classes (including mine) to disseminate tomorrow. Several nights of little sleep but it is finally done. I can now try to enjoy the next 2 days with the kids. I was gong to put photos together for each child in my class but I just do not have time (or the energy). The next two days are going to be hectic enough and I need to look after me as much as I want to do the photos.

We are having a staff dinner Thursday night but I am not going. The numbers have increased to over 50 and I just cannot do that amount of people in one space - the noise alone would be too much for me. I also cannot afford it so it was an easy decision to make.

I have also rescheduled my sleep study until later in January - my priority at the moment is to get into the dentist next week because the pain at times is excruciating ...I can't drink anything without intense pain and have to be careful to chew on one side only. There is constant pain all the time now and pain killers do nothing

3 more days to get through then I can finally STOP - there are of course added stresses in how I will cope when that happens but I can only take it as it comes. On the positive side I received enough Bunnings vouchers for my birthdy to get the ladder to the attic I wanted so that will be something to look forward to over the holidays. Once I get that in I can begin to re-inforce and lay the floor so I can move all my school stuff up there to store. That will give me my house back and I can then begin paint and to set the rooms up how I want them. That I am very much looking forward to 👍

Love and hugs to all passing by here and I hope you have all had some light in your days 💖💖💖

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