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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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Whinge away @Former-Member!!!

I so get that trapped feeling - your don't actually have any options and you have no capacity to find any! Whatever way you turn there are road blocks and obstacles - but you need to find the long way around, over or through them to survive. Does that sound familiar?

Glad to hear the kids are asleep - and that your little girl is ok

I am so exhausted but not sleepy. It gets even harder to sleep when I am this tired as when I lay down my headache is so bad that I feel light headed and nauseous. I often stay sitting up on the couch and then lay down as my eyes begin to close to try to minimise the effects.

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@utopia Three simple words for you my beautiful little cocky friend... I Love You

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♥♥♥ ditto @Zoe7. Night

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yes @Zoe7 - quite like that. Sometimes the obstacles are so huge that its quite humanly impossible to navigate. Though the obstacles do change, probably depdendant on both the obstacle itself and the strength of the anxiety/depression.

I do hope you get some sleep, sending hugs and understanding as much as i can,

lj

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@Former-Member A bit like moving a truckload of sand with chopsticks

Hugs to you too lj - and I think you probably understand more than most!

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Good morning @Faith-and-Hope and everyone else

I cannot see your picture yet / on my phone 😞

I feel empty this morning. I woke up sweating. In my dream I had a massive fight with the MD in a meeting with all staff and it got really really nasty and degrading and he started to use the "power button". I woke up and was so upset about the dream and that there were issues at work that I felt helpless to fight and then all of the sudden I remembered that I don't work anymore. That made me feel even worse, so I'm up now, way to early and I wonder what will happen with my life.

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I am waiting for he world to wake up. I can here the birds making a row, but it's still dark outside and nobody is awake.

I am looking around me and I just feel like such a failure. I've been chasing my career all my life, compromising in so many other areas of my life and all the chasing came to a crashing halt. Battling childhood trauma and now out of work with heaps of time on my hands to remember how useless and worthless I am.

Please let someone in this house wake up to take my bad thoughts away...

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Hello, sorry to hear you are feeling so low right now. I am just wondering how you usually manage to pick yourself up when you feel this way. Is there some way you can help yourself to feel better until everyone wakes up in the house?

MummaMia

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Hugs @Former-Member I'm so sorry that this morning is hard. I find that i can tend to ruminate if i have time on my hands as well. Its so hard! I have seen how strong you've been in coping with so much though and you are not worthless, i hope that the day gets better,

lj

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