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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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@NikNik catch up tomorrow?

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Good night beautiful friend @Zoe7

sweet dreams 🙂

xxxooo

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@Zoe7. Sweet dreams my friend. I say 9.35 hrs in total.

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@CheerBearThanks! Nice to meet you too. I love birds (& cats) - I have about 50 finches in some small aviaries.

The Red-faced Parrot-finch (my picture) has always been my favourite - I don't have one at the moment, the last one went about 6 months ago...

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Wow @Adge just beautiful! I had birds a while ago and always loved to watch and listen to them. Love cats as well - they're my non-human babies.

Finches are so fun to watch and listen to. I would have loved to have had gouldian finches but could never justify the cost of them!

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@CheerBearCost is probably why I haven't bought any RF PF's recently - they're a bit more expensive than gouldian finches. I've never had gouldian finches, but I have at least 5 other different types.

Oh, canaries are also my favourites, I've got about 10 - I keep them because it's so lovely to wake up to the cheerful sound of them singing in the morning...

Adge

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Good night everyone, I've goto turn in now. I hope to catch up with you all soon...

Adge

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Sounds lovely @Adge. Hope you sleep well 🙂

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I’m really sorry I over reacted tonight. Thank you for all your suggestions and advice. I really do appreciate all of it and . I’m going to spend some time working on a plan on how i can use the forums to better myself and hopefully other forum members too. So again sorry and i hope we can all put this behind us and move forward ❤❤❤
@Faith-and-Hope @utopia @CheerBear @Shaz51 @Zoe7

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@Mazarita above msg for you as well
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