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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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Now he looks sad - because they lost @Faith-and-Hope - he should have stayed asleep lol

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The Giants play tonight @Faith-and-Hope - maybe Toby will switch back to them now LOL

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Good that he has options @Zoe7 .... 😆

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@Faith-and-Hope he certainly doesn't take after his mummy - mummy would NEVER switch teams - as dismal as they look on the bottom of the laddder there is hope for the future - maybe I should stick around for a bit longer to see that hope rise!

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Attagirl @Zoe7 .... ❣️

I'm pleased with my painting ..... but I have got table cloths floating around in the air at the moment .... lol .... Not tables and chairs for them yet .... 🤣

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hahaha that actually made me giggle a little @Faith-and-Hope - I can imagine table cloths draped around a room - gracefully of course - mere decorations for now lol.

You would be very proud of me - I have risen from the couch - made the bed (doona back where it belongs for now!!!) and put some washing on. There is Zero chance of it drying outside for the next few days so on the clothes horse tonight - inside where it is now cosy and warm. Toby back asleep and so is Cat - both fed, happy and warm (the little things giving me some joy tonight).

My loungeroom still looks like an art gallery (and not a very well designed one lol) - paintings still on easels and patches of 'cream' all over the walls - still not ready to get back into the painting but they are staring at me wanting to be 'attended to'. I figure is I leave them where they are I will be more likely to just pick up the brush and start painting one day - but if I move them to the other room there will not be that constant reminder that they are there! I'm sure you get that

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Absolutely I get that @Zoe7 ..... this painting I am doing at the moment is outside my bedroom. I didn't do anything with it yesterday, so there it was, staring at me through the glass door as I walked past.

The other thing I do is keep the image I am working from on my phone as well as my iPad.... so it's "looking" at me from there too .....

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@Faith-and-Hope It is probably a really good thing that 'Butterfly Girl' doesn't have eyes otherwise it could be a bit spooky 'looking at me' lol

hahaha if my paintings were outside my bedroom they would nearly be on the footpath (along with all my 'stuff' from the spare room lol)

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😊 @Zoe7 .....

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Good evening,

I thought I'd just swing by TOR to say hi...so...HI!!!!!!!!!!

@Zoe7 I hope this evening is treating you better than last night did.

@Faith-and-Hope I wanted to tell you that I have been reading about your current situation on various threads. I think you are AMAZING @Faith-and-Hope. It sounds like you and your family are dealing with such a super big muddle at the moment, and yet you seem to be facing it with a huge amount of...well...faith and hope. I just wanted to tell you that I very often think about how I want to be like you when I grow up.

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