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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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Just starting to get light here too @Mazarita I have to meet my mum this morning so there really isn't any time to sleep. I am not feeling that good about sleeping at the moment anyway so will just push through until this afternoon and maybe sleep then.

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Do you have a 'sleep anytime' clock at the moment, @Zoe7? I've been through periods of time in my life where my clock had almost no regulation at all. Not easy if that's where you are with sleep at this time. Hugs.

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It's more like sleep every second day when I am too exhausted to keep my eyes open @Mazarita The fears and nightmare are pretty big atm - I'm sure it's because it is getting dark so much earlier and it has also been really windy for days - both things that make it so difficult think about sleeping.

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So sorry about the fears and nightmares, @Zoe7. I guess it's catch-up sleep on the second day, like what I did yesterday, sleeping on and off throughout day. My body these days is still a bit all over the place at times with sleep. But overall I'm lucky it returns to trying to pull me back into a more regular clock. What are you up to with your mother a bit later?

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The sleeping 'situation' has been going on for years, so I am a bit used to it by now

I am helping my mum buy a new phone. She is going on a holiday soon and needs a new phone that she can use while she is away. I already know what she should get - just hope it doesn't take too long @Mazarita

Do you have any plans for today?

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Same here with the sleep issues for years, @Zoe7. Even at the best of times I almost always have broken sleep, though less now than it used to be, thank the stars again. No plans for today here. But now that you mention it, I may try to get to the beach to check out what the big storm might have done. Don't know if it will be in any condition for walking down there yet or not. But even just getting to the beach is a good thing.

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Hi @Zoe7 @Mazarita .....

just doing a fly-by here. It's just gone 4am, have been awake about an hour, but ready to drift off again.

💚💜

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Hi @Faith-and-Hope, goodnight, hope the sleep is peaceful for this round coming up. Good to see you, even in a 'fly by'.

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I haven't been to the beach with Toby for a while. I can't do the drive and then the walk - not enough energy for both! I hope there isn't too much damage - the weather certainly has been really destructive this week up your end of the world. We've had the tail end ofthe wind down here but not much of the rain. I would much rather it rain!!! @Mazarita

Hi @Faith-and-Hope - hope yoiu get some more sleep

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@Zoe7, I bet Toby loves the beach. Thinking about that gives me good memories of times at the beach with dogs from earlier years. My companion went to the beach yesterday and said the sea looked like chocolate milkshake.

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