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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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Oh bugger @Faith-and-Hope That is the last thing you need Hon. How did you manage that I bet it was Wolfe's fault lol

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Wish I could blame it on Wolf @Zoe7 ..... but I was a butterfingers and dropped it .... wasn't the first time, truth be told ..... it was already taped together from the last mishap ..... :face_with_rolling_eyes:😎

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Sounds a bit like me atm with...welll...everything It must be catching through cyber space lol Maybe we have spent far too much time 'together' and I am starting to rub off on you! @Faith-and-Hope

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Oh no @Zoe7 ..... us "hypermobiles" are a clumsy lot .... always prone to dropping things and soft-tissue injury ..... we over-extend our movements and misjudge spatial placement of things ..... sorta goes with the territory .... and guess what ?? It's all of us to differing degrees .....

It either makes you really good at athletics or you really suck ..... WH is good, the rest of us suck ..... lol ..... 😆

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I used to be really good at a few sports - very quick reflexes, great judgement (spatial awareness) and could run and jump well above what you would expect from a 'smaller' person. Now I can barely move. It is really frustrating It took a long time for me to come to terms with not being able to play the sports I loved - too risky after my neck injury. I remember crying for two days straight after I was told to give up sport or risk permanent damage. I still have alot of complications from that injury but I am still walking (kind of atm). It was another one of those things that kept me occupied so it was more than just the fitness I lost - it was also the distractions @Faith-and-Hope

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It can be so hard @Zoe7 ..... perhaps at some stage you can do something like water fitness classes where you have a lot of physical support from the water.

Look up something called Callanetics. I find it fantastic when I take the time to do it. If you read the bac-story by Callan Pinckney you will find that she had scoliosis of the spine and developed these exercises as therapy.

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I will look it up @Faith-and-Hope but atm the struggle is to move at all. I talked to my GP today about how unwell I am feeling and how hard it is to do anything. She knows I am really struggling but continues to tell me it is just time and we will get there. She is going to call my pdoc before my appointment Thursday to fill her in on how I am doing and talk about the meds. I also told her today how much I want this to all end and we talked about what the nights are like for me. It hasn't made me feel any better but at least she knows how much I am really struggling and not pretending I am ok. She is fully aware of how the mental and physical illnesses are feeding each other and both have gotten worse in the last few weeks. We have made midday appointments so I am not out in the cold later in the day. That has certainly helped today - my throat, nose, ears and breathing are not as bad as they usually are when I have been out later in the day.

I love being in the water but can't be around other people in that environment atm.

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I understand @Zoe7 .....

Callanetics involves a lot of gentle stretching, and only doing as much as you can ..... but it can increase in difficulty and intensity as you "grow" into it.

You will know if it is something you would feel up to trying I think .....

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I used to love tai chi - so got a real kick out of your post on the other thread lol

At the moment I am capable of trying to get out of bed and not much else. I suppose that is a start! @Faith-and-Hope

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@Faith-and-Hope I'm going to log off now Hon - can't hold back the tears anymore! Thankyou for being around for me tonight - it really did help for a while.

Love you sweetheart

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