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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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Hi @Faith-and-Hope and @Zoe7

I know there are glasses with cloured lens specifically to assist people with sleeping issues (im not sure how it impacts perception but any cloured lens would impact our perception in some way).

I dont have the details, but I dare say google would 🙂

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Yes England and Tassie are very similar in their environment and weather @Faith-and-Hope I will get back to England one day - hopefully in the not too distant future - but for now it is not even a consideration

As I am not working for now (and won't be for the majority of winter and the shorter daylight days) the early darkness is more manageable. When we have after school meetings (which have previsouly been 3 times a week) I don't leave until at least 4:30pm - it is already getting dark by then so sunglasses or glasses of any colour won't help. I will look into tinted glasses though as it might help in those times when it is not quite as dark.

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@NotLabelDefined - my best friend google lol I am checking it out now

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@NotLabelDefined @Faith-and-Hope It seems that both yellow or orange tinted glasses are good for blocking out 'blue ligtht' that may aid in enhanced sleep (so will getting off the computer or turning off the tv well before bed lol) - probably won't help me with my other 'issues' but may be worth a go for increasing depth perception and vision in low light while driving and not feeling as anxious - worth a try

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Thanks @NotLabelDefined ..... 😊

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@Zoe7 I believe they can "lighten" a Noght sky, certainly a dual or twilight sky .... giving he perception of more daylight hours in the day even when it has gone a bit dark ....

Really hope it helps you and others.

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Hi @Zoe7 and @Faith-and-Hope,

that does sound cool...

lol yes the blue light coming from tv's and phone's etc really is a big issue for people who have troubles sleeping.

for sure...it sounds like it could work, can you keep us all posted if you do decide to try it 🙂

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Will definitely look into it further @Faith-and-Hope

I think I might get myself organised and then see if I have enough energy to take Toby to the beach. I might even check out some glasses on the way...

yes @NotLabelDefined I'll keep you updated on what I find and how it works...

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@Faith-and-Hope update on today...

Took Toby to the beach - there were only a handful of people and other dogs, and the tide was way out, so Toby ran around like a little energiser bunny having so much freedom and so much fun Made his Mummy smile too

Went to the hardware and garden centre and bought a fern for the garden - reasonably priced - so another smile

Got meds from the chemist - need to pay for 3 repeats on Friday - not so smiley

Stopped in at the 'cheaper' shop on the way home and found one box of plastic drawers that I needed to replace broken ones from school - another smile

Noticed this morning that a piece had broken off a tooth - and tonight nearly half of the tooth broke off when I was eating

Then I trod on one of Toby's toys (didn't see because I didn't have the light on) and fell into the kitchen bench - is a bit sore and will probably bruise but not real harm done

So by my reckoning it is a 4 smiley and 3 sad face day so I am still in front - yea!!!

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Oh dear @Zoe7 ..... I don't know whether to 😊 or 🙁 or 🙃 for you ..... so how about 🤗😘💕 ......

Quite a day you have had ..... glad the smiles won out though, and I hope the trip to the beach has worn you out nicely for some 💤💤💤 tonight .....
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