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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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That sounds horrific @utopia, and unfortunately incredibly not surprising.

I have a theory that c-link operate from a 'survival of the fittest' theory. As i started writing out this theory it turned dark and twisty too quickly so I'm stopping there haha.

I get it though. Totally different situations, but very similar frustrations (to put it nicely).

I have ignored the messages I have recieved today via email mygov. I'm giving myself a weekend off from dealing with their crap, plus if I log on I'm almost certainly going to be hit with a massive blow and being no-one works on the weekend there will be no phone number to sit on for an hour and a half while I get passed around from place to place and not have it resolved anyway. It's in my 'too hard for today' box.

Grrrrrrr!

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I have to laugh about the stupidity of C.Link and it's rules - otherwise you cry. @CheerBear.
Just think about how logical we with mental health issues have to be to keep being well. And then we have to deal with organisations that don't have a logical brain. It's so stupid. It's funny.
How are you anyway?

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I try to laugh about it too @utopia but it sucks terribly.

I'm ok tonight thanks. I'm like a rollercoaster at the moment though but tonight, or at least right now, I'm ok. Again I went a bit dark and twisty and again I am deleting and stopping here haha. Right now I am ok and that is what matters right now 🙂 Thank you for asking though.

I've read about some of the challenges you're facing and they are big and they suck. There's a magic wand I think lots of us are looking for, and if I ever find it I'm coming straight to forum land and waving it everywhere here.

I'm going to jump in the shower and then head to bed and hope sleep finds me soon.

Nice to bump in to you and get a chance to have a chat utopia 🙂 Hope you sleep well tonight 💗

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Sweet dreams @CheerBear & thanks for the chat.

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& I'm glad you are feeling better at the moment @CheerBear. Keep laughing at these idiotic organisations.

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Just swinging past to say good morning here, on my way to the shower and out .... 😊💕

Hi to anyone who is around ....

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Had a big spit with my son. 5 & 1/2 hours I was telling him to do his homework. By then he'd written a tiny paragraph. After 3 loads of washing, shopping, weeding, cutting back overgrown plants, scrubbing the oven and stove & brushing the 3 dogs - I cracked the 'poop' & told him to pack his bags and sent him to my mums.
I'm over this parenting gig. I'm bloody tired and barely hanging on. I need someone to look after me!

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Hi @utopia

thank you for sharing this! parenting is the hardest gig of all and spitting it shows that you care, that you're human and that you have reasonable expectations of your son, which he will benefit from. Wish i could be there to look after you, glad that you were able to call on your mum.

Tomorrow is another day for everything,

hugs

lj

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Totally with you on parenting being super hard sometimes @utopia and @Former-Member. Utopia - hope you get a tiny bit of breathing space tonight. Wish there was someone to look after you too. Lisajane, have been thinking of you.

Heading to bed nice and early tonight but wanted to pop in and say goodnight to you both. @Zoe7 - goodnight to you and hope today has been ok for you 💛

Also @Faith-and-Hope - hope things are travelling ok for you and your family. I'm waving hi to you each time we wander past each other here and there lately 🙂

Night all. Hope you sleep as well as you all can 💗

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Wtg @utopia .... ❣

Would have loved to have been able to do that with my kids and my folks ..... my girlfriend did a couple of weeks ago with her daughter and gave herself the much needed break she deserved .... and grandma put a good flea in the ear of the daughter too ❣

Good night @CheerBear ..... 👋💕
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