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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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Love ya right back Hon Oh the council cleanup day this year will be a treasure trove of assorted items lol - and can you imagine how many canvases we would have set up all around the house - would be our own art gallery lol @Faith-and-Hope

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😁😁😁❣️

@Zoe7

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Appointment update for today:

As expected the psychiatrist has added in a new med for night time. She is still very concerned about how I am coping (or not coping) at night. The priority is still sleep and the PTSD. This new med is supposed to lessen the impact of the nightmares and flashbacks. We are starting with the smallest dose and increasing it weekly over the next 3 or 4 weeks. The side effects for me are likely to be continued lethargy and changes in blood pressure so she wants that monitored closely by my GP every time I see her. She is on the same page as my GP in relation to not having too many meds on hand at once so the weekly pick-up will continue unless either of them think it is more advisable to go back to 3 day or even daily pick-ups.

She only mentioned hospital once and that was to say she presumed it was still not an option - so that was again a relief. She also briefly talked about where we would go in the future (way in the future) in regards to dealing with the PTSD - I did start to become a bit distressed (ok a lot distressed - shaking and feeling sick) with what she was talking about and she recognised that and pulled right back. My anxiety levels have stayed quite high since the appointment but I have stopped shaking and do not feel as sick now. I am seeing my GP later this afternoon and hoping she doesn't bring up anything I can't handle for the time being.

My psychiatrist re-affirmed her belief that this is going to be a long road but one that we can eventually get a handle on - I still can't see it but I am putting my trust in her and my GP to do whatever is needed to get through this - that in itself has been a massive step for me.

I don't know what the future holds but at least I am having some moments when I can see there may be a future!

Again - thankyou everyone for your continued support - you really do make all the difference to me not only staying alive but finding a little light in each day

Zoe

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💚💐🌷💕🌿🐬❣️ @Zoe7 .....

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Afternoon @Faith-and-Hope

Hope you had a good day thus far- and been for a walk and perhaps had a coffee.

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All of that this morning @oceangirl ..... 🤗💕

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@Former-Member ..... adding on to our earlier conversation ...., just wanted to say that S2 has been very affectionate towards me in these last three weeks or so. He's not a "mummy's boy" in terms of being sooky or anything, but he has been coming and draping himself all over me in a big flat-emotion bear hug .... standing next to me and just leaning the top of his head on me ...,,

This gives me hope that while he is upset and struggling at one level, he is also appreciative ongoing of how hard this all is ..... and I am hoping he can see that I have only been doing the best I know how all the way through.

I'm not perfect, but if you're not expecting me to be, hopefully he hasn't had anything bad to say about me personally, just that the situation is untenable and he is caught in the pressures that exist between WH and I as parents, without the pdoc's awareness that WH is ill .....

Thanks for listening to more of this.

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@Zoe7 my sister

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Hi my sis @Shaz51

What have you been up to today?

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hellloooo my sister @oceangirl, how are you today xx,

went to the Gp todayand according to my blood tests -- he said i should not be working sooo hard

soo seeing the kidney specialist tomorrow xx

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