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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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@Phoenix_Rising Welcome

You can curl up in your corner with your blanket and toy turtle - weird noises are fine - and just ride along with us. Apparently @utopia has just woken up and @Pepsimax and @Former-Member are around here somewhere also. It's so good to be able to type when words just won't come out of our mouths.

Join in or just rest - whatever you need to do

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@Zoe7 @Pepsimax. I just woke up to find a dribble trail down the side of my mouth. Then looked at the sheet. Yep - dribbled everywhere.
I really am such a good catch.

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@utopia Even a fisherman would throw you back in !!!!!! LOL Maybe you should join @Phoenix_Rising in the waves and clean yourself up a bit

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@Zoe7 This is a nice little corner of the forum that you have made here. Did you decorate it yourself? Are those some of @Faith-and-Hope's paintings that you have hanging on the wall?

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@Phoenix_Rising There are bits and pieces of us all everywhere. Feel free to add any decorations you like Apparently anyone is welcome - after all we let @utopia fly in!!!

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@Zoe7 Trust me, @utopia does not want to go near the waves I'm riding! I can however see a nice little rockpool from where I am in the ocean so perhaps utopia should take a dip in there

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@Zoe7 I like your choice of carpet, it feels super soft. One of the cool things about my new psychologist is that she has this really cool carpet in her office that feels all fuzzy if I move my hand one way across it and smooth if I move it the other way. Given that I spend our entire sessions either sitting or lying on the floor (depending on how big my big feelings are), the choice of carpet is important

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@pheonix_rising @Zoe7 @Pepsimax. I do need to cool off. Think my charming sleep dribble helped with that.
Good thing I don't like fish - a fisherman isn't for me. When I was pregnant - I craved potatoes - cooked all different ways. My mum thought I should have married a potatoe farmer. My thinking was different. I thought I should have married a chef - so he could cook me delicious potatoes.

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Hi .... I'm back .... all revved up on coffee now ..... 😆

@Former-Member .... just waiting for your image to come through .....

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@utopia So...you know I'm kind-of new around here and I'm still getting to know everyone. You're a cockatoo, is that right?

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