Thankyou to all those that have given or offered support to myself and Gai Harper-Fellows as we address a significant health issue. We are experiencing some very difficult times at the moment, both of us have healing to undertake and need time to learn some strategies and discover some tools that will enable us to move forward. Ill be open and honest that we have both been struggling with anxiety and depression. Mine has developed into something as a result of two significant losses in my family, And also not having the necessary tools to successfully support Gai with her Depression. Clinical depression has been a part of our lives for many years and right at the moment we are firmly in its grip and have exceeded our current coping mechanisms and ability to maintain a healthy, happy and functional relationship, which in turn places a lot of stress on being a functional family unit. We will be pursuing clinical pathways to healing and managing our respective issues and thank you in advance for any understanding, support and friendship you may be able to muster. There has been some pretty confrontational stuff to process and yet to be worked through. We each need our own support mechanisms and approaches to healing and finding ourselves as individuals again. That process will no doubt be a long and ongoing one which has and will change our relationship dynamics for ever. Please respect our plight to move forward and to both heal for ourselves and for our children and our families and loved ones. I have had people question my fidelity and I want to set that straight - I have some wonderful supportive and caring female friends, and they deserve acknowledgement as being truly supportive, which does not and should not by by implication warrant labelling me or them as being in a extra marital affair/s. I have needed comfort and solace in dealing with my issues and not being able to do so alone, with or without Gais support. My relationship with these people is just what is and thats it. Please respect that I too have people that I hold close to me as being good and caring friends and that they should not be made feel as if they are not liked or welcomed when a part of my life. Its difficult to quantify the dynamics of relationship between people who you know from different aspects of your life when you spend so much of your time living out a very public life. Please for our sake be tolerant, respectful and understanding that we all have families or relationships too and In todays society it is ok for people to care for others develop close bonds and yet still not overstep boundaries. I know this is now a bit of a personal rant, but I needed to air some of my feelings and ask for acceptance of who I have in my life for different reasons and to respect that right now my friends, our friends, new, old close or distant are important to us and they have feelings too. You can read whatever you like into this post - please understand it is my attempt to set the record straight that the root cause of our current family and individual situation is mental health. We have stuff to process and to deal with and who or how we process this with is a necessary part of the journey for each of us. I ask for respect and support as we each journey forward and thank you for your understanding and friendships as they highly valued. If any of this requires clarification Im most happy to personally discuss what and if anything of relevance with you but please also respect our need for support. Thank you.
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:10:58 +0000
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