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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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@Zoe7. I'd never heard that song before. But I absolutely love the lyrics.
I'm Alive.
I'm still Breathing.
Keep telling yourself this.
Fantastic choice of song.

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Maybe just start with resting @Zoe7 .... that's what I'm doing.

I'm watching Ink Master at the moment.

I'm pleased with how my painting is coming along. It is complex, so I have to just step out and work up little pieces of it. The canvas is so big and the work layered, so it took working for a few days before something I recognised started to happen.

I'm on my way .... 😊

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@utopia Not breathing too well atm

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Oh dear @Zoe7 .... 😔

What can I do to help you ?

💕

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Nothing you can do @Faith-and-Hope - I literally just need to breathe and maybe write to stop some of the thoughts.

I am so proud of you @Faith-and-Hope How big is you piece?

My sister's painting is 90x90cm. I'm using oils just for her! She's seen it so far and I've asked her what she would like - colours etc. so now I have a good idea of the direction to move in so it really is just for her! There's no rush now - she doesn't expect it any time soon.

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@Zoe7. Your sisters painting sounds great. And a different style than what you are used to doing. And it sounds like it's coming together.
Want to hear something out of the box and weird - but good?

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Anything atm @utopia - really starting to struggle

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My canvas is 1 x 2m @Zoe7. The piece will be quite tactile, which means building up the surface to a slight 3D effect .... that means putting in patient hours to layer it up.

I am using a classic style .... "illuminating" colour up out of a dark-coloured background. I like colour so much, and the impressionists use of pastel colours appeals to me .... but this image is calling for this treatment. It's going to be interesting to see how the impressionist colour style works into it in bits and pieces anyway. I am seeing that starting to happen already.

This is really challenging me .... which is good.

💜💕

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That's awesome @Faith-and-Hope and very coincidental... I described to my sister what I intended to do and she said great - she loves the style and colours of Monet (who doesn't lol - other than @utopia hahaha) and that is exactly the kind of thing I am going to start to do with her painting. Hopefully by the end the 'flower fields' will seem to be coming out of the canvas. It won't be as 3D as you have described yours but it should have a lot of texture to it.

I will keep imagining your piece in my mind - knowing what you started with

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Ok. So as you know @Zoe7. My workcover payments ceased on the 25th of March and I'm still fighting with Centrelink to be put on the full pension - backdated to march. This isn't sounding like a good story. But I'm getting there.
I get an email that was sent today just before close of business from my ex employer. It didn't say anything - just had an attachment.
The attachment was a pay slip. Odd. I stopped receiving payments as I said on the 25th of March. Although it is workcover - the payments come from my ex employer.
Now - stick with me. Since my employer terminated my employment last year -after having met THEIR obligations under the workcover act - my payslips are formatted differently. And this old mobile ph of mine can't open the attached payslips.
But one arrived today - so I emailed it to my mum and asked her to open and read the payslip.
because I was too impatient to wait til the library opened tomorrow for me to read it.
Guess what it says?
It's a fortnights wirkcover payment from the 8th of May to the 23rd of may.
They PAID ME!.
They did write on the payslip - that it was a payment 'in good faith'.
Meaning they I didn't EARN it & they didn't have to pay it.
Mum and I both figure it's because WorkCover has now received my Lawyers letter requesting a continuation of my Workcover payments - as I'm still sick.
Wow. I so needed that money right now. Have$50 in my purse and no dog food. And the dog food is about $27. Si they can eat, I can eat, and I can pay my monthly car, home & contents insurance. Yay
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