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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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It is totally ok to not talk @Zoe7. Non-talking people are my favourite kind of people.

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You're doing well to hold on @Zoe7. Saw this origami butterfly and wanted to pass it on to you.

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I am holding on to hope that some changes can be made tomorrow that will help lift me out of the state I am currently in. This is the only hope I have left. Alongside this is however is my fear that when my psychiatrist sees me the first thing she is going to say is - HOSPITAL. I can't do that - I really can't. Just the thought of it fills me with anxiety. It is not something I can explain properly here but be assured it is a very frightening thought - even more so than where I am at now. If that was the outcome tomorrow then the next step for me would be my final step! I don't know how I can get through this without help but the 'wrong' help would be worse (if that was at all possible). This is why I did not want to write or respond to anyones messages - I am in a very negative space - and a very empty, dark place. I sit in silenced but the noise is deafening. Everywhere I turn there is a fog that fills the room. There is no light, no tomorrows and no way out of this pain. Hope is all that I am hanging on to - and that is definitely fading fast. One way or another tomorrow will be a turning point - what tomorrow brings is still uncertain, and the outcome unknown - but it will be the beginning of the end - in whatever form that takes.

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just sending hugs @Zoe7 - to let you know im here.

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Thanks @Former-Member but I am just about done with feeling this way.

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i know, i do 'get' that. so i am just hoping and hoping that they can offer something tomorrow that gives you something else to hold on for and try. noone should have to live in so much pain, and without sleep.

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@Zoe7 emailing you

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@Zoe7 do you want to talk about your fears of hospital would that help? also hve you been there before? you dont have to answer i am just trying to get a better picture of your fears. i am here with you.

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I know you can relate to some of it @Former-Member There are some people who 'get' how hard it is with little or no sleep, there are some that can empathise with the pain, but how do you adequately explain that the reason you can't/don't want to sleep is that you fear you may not wake up but most days you wish you wouldn't wake up - this is so very, very difficult to explain properly. It is not simply a case of getting meds right to be able to sleep - the fears and anxiety around what happens in sleep asre a major contributing factor.

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@Eden1919 No I can't talk about my fears of hospital - can't go into details on here.

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