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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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Just saw previous image @Faith-and-Hope sooo cute

My favourite restaurant in Melbourne is a small Greek restaurant along the Promenade at Southbank. It probably doesn't exist anymore - it has been so long since I have been there

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I need to go now @Faith-and-Hope

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Morning @Zoe7 ..... 🤗💕

Only received this this morning cos we ran out of wifi last night .....

I think I know the restaurant you mean, and it has closed, although there is another one that is upstairs in one of the buildings.

There was a lively one in Docklands too .... but they suffered the same way many European restaurants do in the west .... not enough clientele to maintain them. They need a lot of Greek people to go there all the time, because others will only visit very occasionally for the novelty of it, but that is not enough. The ones that really flourish are set in high tourist areas or in Greek neighbourhoods.

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Good morning everyone ..... 🤗💕

Hi @Zoe7 ..... ❣️

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Heading west again shortly ...... back to Tassie time in another four weeks.

Take care @Zoe7 ...... missing you ..... 😔🦋💐💕😘💜🐬💐💕

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@Faith-and-Hope For when you return home to the west Hon...

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Hiya @Zoe7 ..... 🤗💕

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Hi Hon How are you feeling tonight? @Faith-and-Hope

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Tired now .... it's been very full-on.

You are a sight for sore eyes ..... 💐💐💐🤗🤗🤗 💕💕💕

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I have no doubt you are tired sweetheart - what a week for you @Faith-and-Hope

You have made my night Hon - so glad you are home safely.

I can't say how long I will be around tonight - and I can't even think about tomorrow or the next day. I am purely in 'survival mode' - back to not sleeping at all - it seems to always happen after I have been really sick - and I have been constantly ill for over 2 months now. This last weekend I was feeling like I did last year when I got the flu - so there was the added worry of if that was happening again also.

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