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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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@Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member @Appleblossom Thanks for checking in

I did finally get to sleep - woke up about 3.30am and took a little while to go back to sleep - still very windy! Cuddled Toby and finally relaxed enough to sleep again. Up early and is still very windy - hope it settles down soon!

@utopia Hope you slept my wonderful friend and are feeling better today. You were in my thoughts last night - lots of hugs for you

@Phoenix_Rising Hoping you had a settles night and slept also

@Former-Member Thanks for checking in. I pulled the doona up and snuggled in - it was quite cold last night!

@Appleblossom So nice to hear from you It's great to see that you are trying to focus on activities in life - you are always in my thoughts

@Faith-and-Hope I think I read through about half of your F&A thread last night - didn't take much in but it did distract me enough to go to sleep (not a reflection on your writing - just a good distraction from being in my own head).

Hope everyone has a great day

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Well done @Zoe7 ❣

🤗💕

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Morning (evening) @Faith-and-Hope

How are you doing today (tonight)?

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Hiya 😊

I'm good .... cold ...6 deg here ...

Have started packing .... ✅

Won one game of backgammon at the coffee bar tonight against (game-shark) WH .... ✅

Had a crepe - Nutella, banana, walnut - for dinner / supper (lunch was at 3:30pm ... 😜)... ✅

Posted coffee bar pics to F&A .... ✅

Ready to doze off .... ✅

❤️

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Hi @Zoe7

how are you my friend?

Did you sleep well last night?

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@Faith-and-Hope Hope you are dozing now. I took off and did an online jigsaw puzzle - couldn't focus very well - very slow - but finished it! Didn't get frustrated with how slow I was so that is a bonus.

I can see you are still on WH's lunch schedule!!! I'll take a look at F&A later - thanks.

Sleep well

@BlueBay Hi buddy! Nice to hear from you I didn't sleep well but got through the night much better.than I have been - so that is a bonus. I am still really tired this morning and a bit flat but trying to distract myself. The wind is starting to die down so that is helping.

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@utopia

Thought you might like this -

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Good morning everybody,

My morning started extremely average, but it has now brightened. I was due to see NP at 3pm, but she emailed to ask if I could come at 1pm instead. When I responded, I also told her how super badly I had been struggling all week. She replied back saying how bad she felt about the way our last session went and that she has been thinking about some ways we might be able to better manage the muddles. Just hearing her say that she felt terrible about the fact that I'd left feeling worse than when I went in, SUPER helped. Suddenly I feel heard and validated instead of ignored and dismissed, and that makes SUCH a difference!

@Appleblossom That's really interesting that you said you were taught to regulate the way I do, in primal therapy. I don't know anything about primal therapy - I will ask google about it. I am very into the research and developments that are happening in neuroscience and how the effects of trauma on the brain are becoming much better understood. I am certain that in twenty years or so, they are going to look back on things such as CBT and laugh at how anyone could have ever thought that that approach would help people with trauma-related issues.

Ok, well I'm going to get on with my day. @Zoe7 it sounds like you had a less-than-ideal night, but I hope you feel at least a little bit rested and I hope your day is peaceful

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Hi @Zoe7. Bad nights sleep for me. I'm obviously stuck on something - emotionally - but no idea what. Heaps of dreams. Waking every hr. At work and barely able to keep my eyes open. Going to be a tough day.
Glad you got some sleep.
Love the Cockie picture. Doesn't look anything like me today though. I look more like a Cockie that hasn't slept for a long while. And whose looking like a bedraggled orphan.

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@utopia I am going to see a movie this afternoon but wanted to send you lots of hugs and happy thoughts first. Hope your day is getting a little better. Will check in with you properly when I get home. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
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