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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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@Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member @Former-Member @CheerBear @Shaz51 @TheVorticon @utopia and everyone else (sorry - my mind is not working!!)

Thankyou everyone for your thoughts and sentiments - it means so much to me. I can't stay - I am still really struggling and I need to try to sleep. I will catch up with everyone later when I am in a better space and am more able to think and respond.

@Faith-and-Hope I hope you have finished your painting and you enjoy your night out tonight - and your time with your Dad the next few days. Will be thinking of you even if we don't connect over the next few days

@TheVorticon enjoy your time in your lego corner - nice to see you around

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thinking of you sister @Zoe7 and holding your hand

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I hope you can get some decent sleep @Zoe7 ❣️🌹💞😴😴😴

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@Zoe7. Sending love. ♥♥

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Hi @Zoe7

Like @Shaz51 I am sitting with you and holding your hand

Or do you have a parrot on one shoulder and an owl on the other

Whichever - we are here and we have had our own rough bits so yes - I can tell that it's really hard for you

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@Zoe7 ..... I have to head off soon to see my dad .... thinking of you .... 💚💐💕🤗🤗🤗

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{Wanders into TOR with weighted blanket and toy turtle. Snuggles into corner and watches @TheVorticon build cool stuff out of lego. Super grateful that @Zoe7 built TOR}. My shell is all full up with missing-CherryBomb feelings. Thank you everyone for not thinking I'm weird or bad for struggling with this more than...well...the entire bazillion people in Forum Land. I am really self-conscious of the fact that my very obviously borderline abandonment issues have exploded into full view on the forum and I am SUPER grateful that the giant feelings have been respected and that a plan was put in place to help me process the grief. This is such a very VERY different experience for me, compared to a thousand past experiences of being criticised and shamed for my big feelings, as though that was somehow going to make me stop having them. I know that being so well supported through the big feelings, will make them settle a thousand times quicker than being shamed for them ever would.

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@Zoe7 I hope you are ok I am here if you need

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@Eden1919 @Faith-and-Hope @utopia @Phoenix_Rising @Owlunar @Shaz51 @Former-Member @CheerBear @Former-Member

I tried to sleep early tonight but was woken as usual so now I am up and in the same place I have been for so long now. I don't know what to do anymore. I go back to my GP on Monday and she is going to call my psychiatrist if I have been the same over the weekend. I could have told her it wouldn't change - why would it - it has been going on for so long. She could see how bad I had fallen as soon as she saw me on Friday but it was too late to call the psych. I feel like I can't take a trick at the moment. I am doing everything asked of me by my GP and psychiatrist but I am not improving and I am beyond even caring. I actually slept last night and did a little housework this morning - but that exhausted me after only an hour or so. That just adds to my frustration and sadness - I can't do anything!!!!! My trip away has definitely added to my setback as I was not well enough to go and it was extremely exhausting both physically and mentally. What next???? I can't find any positivity in my life at all at the moment!

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That doesn't sound good @Zoe7

I know this is a stupid question but where on a scale of 1 - 10 - 10 being really bad - are you right now?

I said it was a stupid question - but then - maybe I can see better about whether you should ring your psychiatrist or not - or maybe you can see

I know you have trouble putting your ideas into words but have you tried chatting on-line with Life-Line? I did once - but I am a person who talks - and talks - and talks -

But it seems to me that things are really dark tonight - have you had sleepers yet - because it is still pretty early - and I guess the night looks horribly long to you right now

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