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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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@Zoe7 @Phoenix_Rising - lol. You guys make me laugh. A sea turtle skydiving. Must have been I flew down and picked you up & then dropped you over the airfield

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Guess what guys... It's already dark and I'm doing ok tonight ... WOW ..good news hey! Maybe those meds I was on before were doing me more harm than good - so glad we changed them

Wish @BlueBay was here too - she'd have a good laugh - especially at our little cocky friend.

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@Zoe7 wrote:

Yep @Phoenix_Rising I think you've found a new home! No-one has ever called me normal .....


I had a psychologist who I saw briefly before she suddenly decided to close her practice (and thus began my year of therapist shopping). We were talking about the complexity of my dual diagnosis and how the aspieness complicates the other stuff substantially. We established that I'm not weird, I'm merely an outlier. Ever since, I've been thinking that I should get that printed on a tee-shirt: I'm not weird, I'm an outlier, my therapist told me so!

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Hey @utopia we have another t-shirt slogan.. coutesy of @Phoenix_Rising

"I'm not weird - I'm an Outlier"

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@Zoe7 I am so pleased to hear you are feeling ok as darkness has fallen. The sun will be out again before you know it

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@Phoenix_Rising. Our avatar names don't easily identify our sex. And it doesn't matter whether male or female. But purely because I tend to write a bit here on the forum abiut strong women etc. And wouldn't want to alienate a male. Although talking about my dribbling might have scared a male off to a different thread.
@Zoe7. Just gone outside. Wow. The moon is gorgeous in country Victoria tonight. Nit quite white. Bit of a goldish tinge to it. But very bright.

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@Phoenix_Rising I am thinking you may have floated through your waves and landed back on shore for the moment also ...?

@utopia back in a minute - going out into the DARKNESS to check out the moon - and not the one above your most recent bite either lol

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@utopia No moon - too much cloud coverage - bugger!!!!

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@Zoe7 Yes, the giant wave has abated. Thank you for helping me to shift my mood. Of course, I still haven't actually done anything productive this evening...but that was never going to happen anyway. So I may as well be feeling settled and doing nothing productive rather than floundering in the waves doing nothing productive. I am hopeful that things will settle down a bit after I see my psychologist on Monday. We are just really really struggling at the moment to get things on track because we need to try and build the therapeutic relationship on the backdrop of the oh-so-muddled relationship with my past psychologist.

I just checked out the moon here in Sydney. It is a cool looking moon...but partially hidden behind the clouds. It is just peeking through. That's kind-of cool that we are all looking up at the same moon - makes it seem like we really are all hanging out in the same space

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@Phoenix_Rising @Zoe7. Occasionally we have had parties on the forum. Where by the end of the night - you truly feel as if you've been to a great party. Best bit - is everyone there is your friend and everyone includes everyone else.
So if you hear of a party starting up on the forum - be sure to join in.
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