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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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Thank you @Zoe7 @Former-Member @Phoenix_Rising .... and I love the giant huggy-bear .... ❣️

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Hey sweetheart How are you doing? @Faith-and-Hope

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Better for having been physically pummelled a bit @Zoe7 ..... that seems to have knocked a lot of the stress out of my muscle tension at least. Feeling sleepy so I am just resting here awhile .... sitting in a chair for my feet to be massaged.

I am sure it will be alright ..... maybe we need to be in Melb for WH's e.d. to be addressed out of the public eye of friends and family here .... who knows ?

I will have more of a chance to get to Tassie from there. We lived in Rosbury when I was a baby you know .... don't know whether I have mentioned that before.

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You mentioned it was the North Western part of Tassie but not exactly where @Faith-and-Hope

How do you feel about being away from your supports though?

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@Faith-and-Hope

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I have my most important support right here @Zoe7 ..... the forums are what have sustained me through the last 18 months when I felt I had run out of steam completely ,.... just being able to reach out at any time of the day or right and receive compassion and appreciation in return has been immeasurable.... I couldn't have imagined how much it would mean.

In Vic I will have greater access to support for dealing with WH's e.d. because there is so much more facility and it would seem, awareness .... and the state laws are different.

If we are coming back to WA for term breaks and long weekends, then friends and family will still be available to us ..... it's losing the family home for that length of time, and the river,dolphinns and pelicans that is hurting at the moment ..... so I am not going to dwell on it. The doors did it to happen will all need to open .... all of them .,,, which was my sign for going ahead with our overseas move years ago .... there were so many things than needed to fall into the right place for it to happen, and they did .... including the unforeseen illness that would take my mother's life .... and the fact that we were in the European school system gave us school holidays that aligned with being at her bedside and available to her ..... it was the biggest gift ...,,

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I suppose on the positive side @Faith-and-Hope - we'll be in the same time zone

(and a much quicker plane trip if you need it lol)

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@Faith-and-Hope

Checking in to see how you are doing Hon

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Yes @Zoe7 .... just through dinner time and settling in.

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@Zoe7 .... 💙💕

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