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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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Shaz, how do you do those red hearts?

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@Former-Member. Why not do the first coat and post the picture here. That way, when @Zoe7 is able to log on here, she will see it.
What colour are you doing the drawers?

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Hello @Former-Member, when you reply , click on the smiling face above and click on the hearts

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The smiling face doesn't come up on my mobile phone at all - so maybe you can only do that on a desktop computer.

I still cannot "like" anyone's post from my phone either (it won't let me do it for the last few days). I used to be able to do that - it's a technical glitch.

Adge

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Thanks Shaz51, that must be desktop version, I usually use mobile, they are bright 🙂 How's your night?

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@Former-Member. From my mobile - I click off abc & go to the numbers screen. There I have 3 pages - numbers and symbols - including hearts. They show up black, not red. But the thought is the same.
@Adge. I'm having the same problem with not being able to 'like' any posts. Also I'm not receiving all posts with my name in them. I'm sure @NikNik can organise to fix this come Monday.

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Ok Thanks @utopia I'll try to find those symbols & hearts, next time I use my phone (I didn't know about that one).

Here are some from the destop @Former-Member, & for you @Zoe7 when you're next on.

I'm off to bed soon - as I mentioned in the hot choolate thread, I've got progressively worse (more ill) over the past 7 days, with a secondary infection.

Dr has finally recognised that rest won't cure it, because it's now much worse - so he's put me on a course of antibiotics.

I've had to forward a medical certificate & electronic leave application for tomorrow (off work). Fingers crossed, toes crossed (& whatever else I can cross) that I might now start to turn the corner...

Adge

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Hi @utopia and @Adge,

I'm also having the issue with "liking" posts on my phone. However, I discovered that even though it doesn't show up as a "like", if I go forward a page and then back, I can see that the "like" has actually registered. I posted about it a few days ago so I guess NikNik will sort it out super soon.

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Thanks Utopia, yeah. I only get two pages under my numbers pages. I do get lots of hearts, just not that red one. Hope the website isn't crashing now Cherrybomb is gone. Apparently they have technitions onto it but I'm guessing they don't work weekends.
Hi Adge, Faith-and-hope 💜💕

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What's a spuralong @Former-Member ?

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