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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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Okay .... bringing sausages and marshmallows ...... beach bonfire it is .... ❣️

@Zoe7 @oceangirl @Former-Member @utopia

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giving you a big hug my sister @Zoe7 xx

Iam coming too @Faith-and-Hope, @oceangirl

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@Zoe7. I don't know the way out or the way forward either. But I will sit down here in the dark hole with you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw

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Won't have anyone in the house @Faith-and-Hope Can't talk atm - sore throat and nearly lost my voice - just adding to the sh*t!

Clever girl @oceangirl - you tagged yourself!!!! lol

We can all sit at the beach by a bonfire and watch the world go by - wouldn't that be nice.

Toby doesn't chase seagulls @Faith-and-Hope but he does sit at the fence and bark at the birds - the birds don't seem to be phased by him which I think he finds a little confusing.

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I've got some marshmellows for the fire @Zoe7, would you like some?

Maybe we can have them in a hot chocoate too...

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@Phoenix_Rising Thankyou - tears!!

@Shaz51

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While everyone gathers around the bonfire - sipping hot chocolate and roasting marshmallows and cooking sausages - I'm going to sit over by the rocks (still looking out over the ocean just in case @Phoenix_Rising needs to know someone is there) and I'm going to write exactly how I am feeling. Do not read the next post if you think it may trigger you or upset you in any way...

Zoe

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@Zoe7 wrote:

@Faith-and-Hope @Eden1919 @Shaz51 @Phoenix_Rising @Former-Member

I really don't want to keep doing this but I am still here. I can't see a way out at the moment or a way forward. I am really, really struggling and am totally exhausted.


Don't worry my friend. Rest your weary mind. You are still here and that's what matters now my friend. Your mind can't see a way out at the moment because it is overwhelmed and tired. Don't even try. Don't even think about it. Just breathe and be.

I love distraction when I feel like that. Either talking to someone and having a good cry or even better - curling up on the couch with my cat and watching "a feel good movie that will take me to another place other than in mind for the present". It gives me a few hours of reprieve. Your mind needs a break. Maybe try the latter or something else that takes your mind somewhere else. I hope you sleep better tonight my friend. Walking with you in the dark ❤️xxx

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@Phoenix_Rising reminder of that video was really timely for me. It's one of my favourites and ironically was one of the first things I ever posted on the forum.

@Zoe7 I have a feeling of what is coming and right now I cannot read it because I'm trying to pull myself out of a hole that's not the same as yours but my hole of hell too. But I want you to know that I will read it at some point. I will sit virtually with you tonight just quietly praying that you'll find a way out of it. Reaching that vulnerable place in the video to connect is a given but I think I'm learning that just sitting with it is one of the hardest things to do when you care for someone. It makes you want to do more. For me it makes me want to take your pain away even if that means giving some of it to me. So I'm still here holding you tightly and hoping like mad you find some way to let it go. I have no clue how you do that and no experience with what happens for you but I just want for you so much to be rid of it.

Sending hugs and all my love. 💜🤗💐

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