MAY RANTS- 2003

5-25
Alright, it's the weekend and I've been on a sort of vacation since last Monday...first I hate not working...it's driving me nuts. But most of all, I'm going nuts. I see my father in a week.

I cannot see him...it's too damn hard. That is my thought for the week. It's driving me nuts. It's been six years and I'm about to see him...it's driving me nuts. I'm too nervous, too scared and there is too much emotion. The emotions have rendered me emotionLESS. Even my family has remarked as such. They have said that compared to the previous week I was home, I am much much more emotionless. And they are not the first to see that. I don't understand how that comes over me. Is it too much emotion at once and I don't know how to handle it? I do not know. But I just hope I can hold on. I'd rather keep busy, do familiar stuff. That is so much easier.

So now what do I do? How do I survive? How do I make it through this? For once I have no answer.

5-21
Okay F*** F*** F*** F***…this is the second fucking time that my cpu has crashed along with my page long rant!! I mean holy cow, what the fuck is going on! So here I go with my comments which I’m pissed to be writing a third fucking time. You are now going to get the short and sweet version:

Depressed right now, maybe because I’m home? Mom and I have nothing in common.
Me: sporsts, children I work with, computers, reading, video games, brothers etc.
Mom: shopping, clothes, make- up, superfiscial stuff, gossiping.
So yeah, not much compatibility.

Stuff about father: I am scared to death to see him again and very nervous. Six years is a long time. Not sure where he fits in or what...its just odd!!!
My mom for years has wanted me to regain contact with my father, and even said she did not want me to end contact in the first place. Well I’m now remembering why I chose to end it in the first place. My mom’s feelings are not behind her words. We were talking about college graduation in the van today waiting for my little brother and she blurts out, ‘you are not going to invite your biological father are you, because that would upset your step father very much.” I didn’t really say anything but thought two things. First: If he felt that way then why doesn’t HE tell me himself? I am so sick of hearing her tell me what he thinks, I’m beginning to wonder if those are her feelings and she is using him to voice them. Second: If they supported me and this relationship, then they would support me…they should be able to put those feeling away and be happy for me, their daughter. But instead its all about them and their feelings and its getting a little tiring. My mom never misses a beat to slight him.

I now remember why I ended it all in the first place in part- I didn’t want to be in the middle again and I needed to choose to be happy, so I chose and later paid dearly. As a child, I should not have had to choose, but I did. Both sides despised each other and I was the battleground, in which my mom won. But here we are again, and I refuse to be the battleground…or rather we’ve been their but my body has been the battleground…now I’m rejecting the war completely and trying to get rid of the battlegrounds. I am not a war to be won, but a child wishing to have parents to just love her. Just love me and support me and sometimes just put your own selfish feelings aside…I did that for YEARS…why can’t they? I know I cannot be the only adult in these relationships. But right now that is how I feel. Even my father…he used to really put me in the spot light as far as bad mouthing my mother and though he does not do that any more, I do not forget. I was not blind as a child and it will take quite some time to forgive if ever…sometimes I just go with the flow, but then other times, I remember what he did and get angry and hurt all over again.

My brain is tired…tired of all this fighting, both within myself and with my family. I am pulled every which way and I just don’t know what to do anymore. So I lose myself in school, in work, in everything else…I just lose myself because I don’t know who to be any more. And I don’t know how to find who ‘me’ is. For years I’ve carried the burden of being the adult in my family, having to push my feelings aside for the good of the family, and now that they are surfacing I don’t know how to get them out…while I’ve grown, my family hasn’t. I’ve been given the illusion that everything is fine, while underneath it was all cracking.

My mom doesn’t really want me to have a relationship…she’d rather him out of everyone’s life. I once agreed, but now I’ve balked and decided to reclaim just a little of my life and it’s making me fall apart. I feel like pleasing everyone, but for once that is not going to cut it. I have to let someone down…who will that be this time?

Well I’m tired now, on more than one level. I hope soon I find the answers that I seek. Or I feel something bad will come out of all of this. And I have a sneaking suspiction that the bad thing will happen to me and most likely will come from my hand, proving once and for all to everyone that I do exist, that I do have feelings and that they never did listen. And that’s all I’ve ever wanted, was to be listened to, to be understood and to be supported. Before it’s all too late.

5-20
I am feeling so very emotionless right now. That has its good points and its bad points. It's good because I talk a whole lot more- to my therapist, to friends etc. But at the same time, I hate feeling this way. So I guess it's a double edged sword. Some days are not too bad, but lately I just haven't been feeling myself. It could be because I had to come home for a bit...but perhaps even bigger- my father is coming in two weeks. I mean what a big deal- six years gone by and now all the sudden I am going to see him. I don't know what to feel about that or how to act. And better yet- I don't know what role he is to play in my life. For now he is just kind of "there." If you think about it- I already have a father- my step-father, so where does this other one play in? What is his function, how am I supposed to act. Sometimes I forget everything he's done...but then other times it comes back and I just get angry all over again. I don't think I've forgiven him yet...I don't even know how to begin to do that. For now I'm just sorta going with the flow and most importantly I am not feeling- that is what is enabling me to be around him, to talk to him etc. But for some reason, I sense something not good is going to happen. i don't know what or how, but something just does not seem right...make sense? I know I don't understand lol.
So I would say I am probably depressed right now. Having little feeling...or rather feeling too much and making it numb...it's not good for me. That is when I turn the most to self cutting, to pills, to not eating etc. When I become too numb I blow up. And I hope to God, I do not do that. I have too much to do right now to be screwing it up...but hey- that is what I love to do- screw things up...

And I am headed for a screw up very soon.


New poems:
This was written just a few days ago:

The Forever Decision
Thinking thoughts so insane,
Waging this war in my head.
Standing here in the rain,
Wishing this would all stop
And I'd finally feel no pain.

All day I live with this mask-
Smiling and laughing throughout my days,
While wondering how long this can last.
Finally, the cover falls
As the night falls fast.

The war rages on througout the night.
The body becoming the battlefield,
The soul determined to fight.
Red forever stains this night,
I'm slowly losing my sight.

Darkness descends over my eyes,
The light I can no longer see.
I'm caught within these lies,
No where to turn, no where to run-
It's time to say my goodbye's

The forever decision
That I'm about to make
Shows my clouded vision
And that I can no longer cope-
I make my final incision.

Left alone to die,
Just as I was alone alive.
I do not wonder why;
My life has no meaning,
Nothing left to do but sigh.

It's all over and done,
I cannot turn back now.
My darkness has won-
I give in, I give up,
I can no longer run.

As dawn nears, I begin to fade.
I've already lived life too much,
The debt I've finally paid,
And I am finally at peace
With the forever decision that I've made.


This was written about a week ago:

Blade in hand

Blade in hand,
Knowing just what to do-
Pain at my command,
To turmoil I bid adieu.

Everything becomes clear;
A sigh of relief,
There is nothing left to fear
As I fall into grief.

The blood- my tears;
The scars- my hidden pain;
All make me appear
As if I am really sane.

They are the only signs
That shout I am not right,
And truly define
My inward fight.

My Inside pain is finally real,
For once I feel alive-
I realize I’m not made of steel
And that I can survive.

Blade in hand,
Part loss, part gain;
My body does understand:
That this is my inward pain


This was written about three weeks ago:

Perfect

I just have to try harder,
I have to push farther.
I can make it-
I won't quit.

  You'll love me if I can do this,
My feelings you won't dismiss
Because locked inside my heart
Lay those secrets in the dark.

  Perfect I will become,
To weakness I will not succomb.
I swear I'm good
And I'll do everything I should.

  Please don't stop loving me,
I can be better don't you see,
I can be all that you expect-
I can be perfect.


I am not sure when I wrote this, found among some paperwork:

A Wish For The Heart

A wish for the heart,
Trying to make myself a life,
Running away from the dark-
Leaving behind the knife.

Waiting for life to begin,
Searching the confines of my mind,
Wishing again and again
That life wouldn’t be so unkind.

My reality is shaded in crimson;
My world immersed in pain.
Deciding which way to run
To once again be sane.

I’m not sure when this was written, I just recently found it among some paperwork:

I Fall Once Again

I’m tired of crying these tears
That fall crimson red.
Afraid of looking in the mirror,
Wishing to take back what was said.
I’ll never rid myself of these scars
That have been carved upon the skin and the heart-
They keep me from runnin’ too far,
And make sure I remember the dark.
As I lay bleeding with the blade,
I wish for that end;
My life begins to fade,
Forever I cannot bend.
What will bring me to?
When will my reality set in?
This world can be so cruel,
And I fall once again.


I wrote this right after I regained contact with my father:

A World Apart

I’m caught in the middle again-
Caught on this runaway train,
No where to turn, no where to run,
My life begins to become undone.

Chaos at every turn,
A lack of concern-
Soon the trust begins to spiral down.
In these lies, I begin to drown.

Stability lost to insecurity,
Parents lost to immaturity.
Losing this child to anger,
Parent and child lines begin to blur.

Tears fall silently,
While the heart tears violently-
Wishing for a  peace
Or a simple release.

Family becomes a dream;
A silent scream,
A last plea for sanity,
Cursing the parents’ vanity.

The family portrait
In two, forever split,
A life is shattered-
A child’s life torn and tattered.

Everything lays broken,
So many words unspoken;
A fortress built around the heart,
A family a world apart.

5-4
Still not feeling good, though I’ve been able to get some work done. It is so hard to concentrate when all you can think about is hurting yourself. This sucks for sure. I just don’t know what happened, what has been going on with me the last few days.
It’s like I collided with a train…just a big SMACK. So now I’m taking my homework in parts…I know I can’t do it all at once but at least I can do it in parts and then tonight I can really hunker down and get it done.
I don’t really know what to say other than I just feel like I’m in a daze. I read back over my rants from the last few days and I’ve definitely blown a fuse. I knew the good times couldn’t last…it is Spring time…though I have yet to crash enough for the hospital wahoo! I guess that is an accomplishment, however small.
Right now, I am realizing I need to take care of myself somewhat. I was supposed to live with this one woman (co-worker and student) and watch her step-son while she worked and went to class, but now I think I won’t. It will be big time stress…we don’t get along like we used to, a bit of a falling out…and it will just be soooo hard…I would literally be running from one thing to the next with no break. As it is, I cram three therapy sessions for my kids on Saturday and that is really hard, I don’t think I can do a full summer of that. I just need a breather…I need some time to figure me out. I don’t want to live my life in crisis mode any longer. So I guess I will speak to my therapist about this tomorrow and get her thoughts. I just don’t know what to do. But I do have another family that I can live with and there would be much less stress and lord forbid, I might actually be happy.
One thing is for sure, things need to change. I have to figure this shit out. I don’t like crashing. Mainly because it is so scary. There are times where I don’t know if I am going to live. Like the night with the Wellbutrin…I just gulped them, no thoughts involved. And the other night I was handling quite a few of them and I came so close. Those are scary times for me, because I feel somewhat out of control.
Well I better get back to trying to write my paper. Hope you guys are okay- stay safe. Take care.

5-4
As night looms, I get worse. But I didn't feel safe placing this rant here. If you want to view it, please click on this link:
Suicidal Rant
If you think you will be triggered, please don't go there...its not cutting triggering, but still not pretty. Catch you guys later, take care.

5-3
I definitely feel like crap today. I don’t know what is wrong with me. I think I want to get away from EVERYTHING…and I mean everything.
I’m tired of being there for everyone, I’m tired of being little miss perfect (oxymoron of course), I’m tired of listening, I’m tired of talking, I’m tired of fighting, I’m tired of waiting, I’m tired of feeling down, I’m tired of feeling up, I’m tired of overwhelming myself, I’m tired of procrastinating, I’m tired of all my shit. I’m tired of the urges, I’m tired of the cutting, I’m tired of wanting to die, and I’m tired of suicide attempts. I’m tired of taking medication; I’m tired of staring at the pills wondering what to do. I’m tired of my body, I’m tired of eating too much, I’m tired of eating too little, I’m tired of caring for either. I’m tired of sleeping; I’m tired of staying awake all night. I’m tired of nothing going my way; I’m tired of all good things coming, and then a big boom. I’m tired of my unorganized brain; I’m tired of not being able to get everything done. I’m tired of being the procrastinator; I’m tired of hyper focusing. I’m tired of having two families, none of which I really belong too, I’m tired of my mom’s crap and I’m tired of being pulled every which way. I’m tired of doing everything for everyone else; I’m tired of feeling guilty. I’m tired of saying yes, I’m tired of keeping my mouth shut.
I’m tired of EVERYTHING, good and bad that ever happens to me. I’m tired of it all, and I just want it to all END!

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MAY RANTS- 2003

5-25
Alright, it's the weekend and I've been on a sort of vacation since last Monday...first I hate not working...it's driving me nuts. But most of all, I'm going nuts. I see my father in a week.

I cannot see him...it's too damn hard. That is my thought for the week. It's driving me nuts. It's been six years and I'm about to see him...it's driving me nuts. I'm too nervous, too scared and there is too much emotion. The emotions have rendered me emotionLESS. Even my family has remarked as such. They have said that compared to the previous week I was home, I am much much more emotionless. And they are not the first to see that. I don't understand how that comes over me. Is it too much emotion at once and I don't know how to handle it? I do not know. But I just hope I can hold on. I'd rather keep busy, do familiar stuff. That is so much easier.

So now what do I do? How do I survive? How do I make it through this? For once I have no answer.

5-21
Okay F*** F*** F*** F***…this is the second fucking time that my cpu has crashed along with my page long rant!! I mean holy cow, what the fuck is going on! So here I go with my comments which I’m pissed to be writing a third fucking time. You are now going to get the short and sweet version:

Depressed right now, maybe because I’m home? Mom and I have nothing in common.
Me: sporsts, children I work with, computers, reading, video games, brothers etc.
Mom: shopping, clothes, make- up, superfiscial stuff, gossiping.
So yeah, not much compatibility.

Stuff about father: I am scared to death to see him again and very nervous. Six years is a long time. Not sure where he fits in or what...its just odd!!!
My mom for years has wanted me to regain contact with my father, and even said she did not want me to end contact in the first place. Well I’m now remembering why I chose to end it in the first place. My mom’s feelings are not behind her words. We were talking about college graduation in the van today waiting for my little brother and she blurts out, ‘you are not going to invite your biological father are you, because that would upset your step father very much.” I didn’t really say anything but thought two things. First: If he felt that way then why doesn’t HE tell me himself? I am so sick of hearing her tell me what he thinks, I’m beginning to wonder if those are her feelings and she is using him to voice them. Second: If they supported me and this relationship, then they would support me…they should be able to put those feeling away and be happy for me, their daughter. But instead its all about them and their feelings and its getting a little tiring. My mom never misses a beat to slight him.

I now remember why I ended it all in the first place in part- I didn’t want to be in the middle again and I needed to choose to be happy, so I chose and later paid dearly. As a child, I should not have had to choose, but I did. Both sides despised each other and I was the battleground, in which my mom won. But here we are again, and I refuse to be the battleground…or rather we’ve been their but my body has been the battleground…now I’m rejecting the war completely and trying to get rid of the battlegrounds. I am not a war to be won, but a child wishing to have parents to just love her. Just love me and support me and sometimes just put your own selfish feelings aside…I did that for YEARS…why can’t they? I know I cannot be the only adult in these relationships. But right now that is how I feel. Even my father…he used to really put me in the spot light as far as bad mouthing my mother and though he does not do that any more, I do not forget. I was not blind as a child and it will take quite some time to forgive if ever…sometimes I just go with the flow, but then other times, I remember what he did and get angry and hurt all over again.

My brain is tired…tired of all this fighting, both within myself and with my family. I am pulled every which way and I just don’t know what to do anymore. So I lose myself in school, in work, in everything else…I just lose myself because I don’t know who to be any more. And I don’t know how to find who ‘me’ is. For years I’ve carried the burden of being the adult in my family, having to push my feelings aside for the good of the family, and now that they are surfacing I don’t know how to get them out…while I’ve grown, my family hasn’t. I’ve been given the illusion that everything is fine, while underneath it was all cracking.

My mom doesn’t really want me to have a relationship…she’d rather him out of everyone’s life. I once agreed, but now I’ve balked and decided to reclaim just a little of my life and it’s making me fall apart. I feel like pleasing everyone, but for once that is not going to cut it. I have to let someone down…who will that be this time?

Well I’m tired now, on more than one level. I hope soon I find the answers that I seek. Or I feel something bad will come out of all of this. And I have a sneaking suspiction that the bad thing will happen to me and most likely will come from my hand, proving once and for all to everyone that I do exist, that I do have feelings and that they never did listen. And that’s all I’ve ever wanted, was to be listened to, to be understood and to be supported. Before it’s all too late.

5-20
I am feeling so very emotionless right now. That has its good points and its bad points. It's good because I talk a whole lot more- to my therapist, to friends etc. But at the same time, I hate feeling this way. So I guess it's a double edged sword. Some days are not too bad, but lately I just haven't been feeling myself. It could be because I had to come home for a bit...but perhaps even bigger- my father is coming in two weeks. I mean what a big deal- six years gone by and now all the sudden I am going to see him. I don't know what to feel about that or how to act. And better yet- I don't know what role he is to play in my life. For now he is just kind of "there." If you think about it- I already have a father- my step-father, so where does this other one play in? What is his function, how am I supposed to act. Sometimes I forget everything he's done...but then other times it comes back and I just get angry all over again. I don't think I've forgiven him yet...I don't even know how to begin to do that. For now I'm just sorta going with the flow and most importantly I am not feeling- that is what is enabling me to be around him, to talk to him etc. But for some reason, I sense something not good is going to happen. i don't know what or how, but something just does not seem right...make sense? I know I don't understand lol.
So I would say I am probably depressed right now. Having little feeling...or rather feeling too much and making it numb...it's not good for me. That is when I turn the most to self cutting, to pills, to not eating etc. When I become too numb I blow up. And I hope to God, I do not do that. I have too much to do right now to be screwing it up...but hey- that is what I love to do- screw things up...

And I am headed for a screw up very soon.


New poems:
This was written just a few days ago:

The Forever Decision
Thinking thoughts so insane,
Waging this war in my head.
Standing here in the rain,
Wishing this would all stop
And I'd finally feel no pain.

All day I live with this mask-
Smiling and laughing throughout my days,
While wondering how long this can last.
Finally, the cover falls
As the night falls fast.

The war rages on througout the night.
The body becoming the battlefield,
The soul determined to fight.
Red forever stains this night,
I'm slowly losing my sight.

Darkness descends over my eyes,
The light I can no longer see.
I'm caught within these lies,
No where to turn, no where to run-
It's time to say my goodbye's

The forever decision
That I'm about to make
Shows my clouded vision
And that I can no longer cope-
I make my final incision.

Left alone to die,
Just as I was alone alive.
I do not wonder why;
My life has no meaning,
Nothing left to do but sigh.

It's all over and done,
I cannot turn back now.
My darkness has won-
I give in, I give up,
I can no longer run.

As dawn nears, I begin to fade.
I've already lived life too much,
The debt I've finally paid,
And I am finally at peace
With the forever decision that I've made.


This was written about a week ago:

Blade in hand

Blade in hand,
Knowing just what to do-
Pain at my command,
To turmoil I bid adieu.

Everything becomes clear;
A sigh of relief,
There is nothing left to fear
As I fall into grief.

The blood- my tears;
The scars- my hidden pain;
All make me appear
As if I am really sane.

They are the only signs
That shout I am not right,
And truly define
My inward fight.

My Inside pain is finally real,
For once I feel alive-
I realize I’m not made of steel
And that I can survive.

Blade in hand,
Part loss, part gain;
My body does understand:
That this is my inward pain


This was written about three weeks ago:

Perfect

I just have to try harder,
I have to push farther.
I can make it-
I won't quit.

  You'll love me if I can do this,
My feelings you won't dismiss
Because locked inside my heart
Lay those secrets in the dark.

  Perfect I will become,
To weakness I will not succomb.
I swear I'm good
And I'll do everything I should.

  Please don't stop loving me,
I can be better don't you see,
I can be all that you expect-
I can be perfect.


I am not sure when I wrote this, found among some paperwork:

A Wish For The Heart

A wish for the heart,
Trying to make myself a life,
Running away from the dark-
Leaving behind the knife.

Waiting for life to begin,
Searching the confines of my mind,
Wishing again and again
That life wouldn’t be so unkind.

My reality is shaded in crimson;
My world immersed in pain.
Deciding which way to run
To once again be sane.

I’m not sure when this was written, I just recently found it among some paperwork:

I Fall Once Again

I’m tired of crying these tears
That fall crimson red.
Afraid of looking in the mirror,
Wishing to take back what was said.
I’ll never rid myself of these scars
That have been carved upon the skin and the heart-
They keep me from runnin’ too far,
And make sure I remember the dark.
As I lay bleeding with the blade,
I wish for that end;
My life begins to fade,
Forever I cannot bend.
What will bring me to?
When will my reality set in?
This world can be so cruel,
And I fall once again.


I wrote this right after I regained contact with my father:

A World Apart

I’m caught in the middle again-
Caught on this runaway train,
No where to turn, no where to run,
My life begins to become undone.

Chaos at every turn,
A lack of concern-
Soon the trust begins to spiral down.
In these lies, I begin to drown.

Stability lost to insecurity,
Parents lost to immaturity.
Losing this child to anger,
Parent and child lines begin to blur.

Tears fall silently,
While the heart tears violently-
Wishing for a  peace
Or a simple release.

Family becomes a dream;
A silent scream,
A last plea for sanity,
Cursing the parents’ vanity.

The family portrait
In two, forever split,
A life is shattered-
A child’s life torn and tattered.

Everything lays broken,
So many words unspoken;
A fortress built around the heart,
A family a world apart.

5-4
Still not feeling good, though I’ve been able to get some work done. It is so hard to concentrate when all you can think about is hurting yourself. This sucks for sure. I just don’t know what happened, what has been going on with me the last few days.
It’s like I collided with a train…just a big SMACK. So now I’m taking my homework in parts…I know I can’t do it all at once but at least I can do it in parts and then tonight I can really hunker down and get it done.
I don’t really know what to say other than I just feel like I’m in a daze. I read back over my rants from the last few days and I’ve definitely blown a fuse. I knew the good times couldn’t last…it is Spring time…though I have yet to crash enough for the hospital wahoo! I guess that is an accomplishment, however small.
Right now, I am realizing I need to take care of myself somewhat. I was supposed to live with this one woman (co-worker and student) and watch her step-son while she worked and went to class, but now I think I won’t. It will be big time stress…we don’t get along like we used to, a bit of a falling out…and it will just be soooo hard…I would literally be running from one thing to the next with no break. As it is, I cram three therapy sessions for my kids on Saturday and that is really hard, I don’t think I can do a full summer of that. I just need a breather…I need some time to figure me out. I don’t want to live my life in crisis mode any longer. So I guess I will speak to my therapist about this tomorrow and get her thoughts. I just don’t know what to do. But I do have another family that I can live with and there would be much less stress and lord forbid, I might actually be happy.
One thing is for sure, things need to change. I have to figure this shit out. I don’t like crashing. Mainly because it is so scary. There are times where I don’t know if I am going to live. Like the night with the Wellbutrin…I just gulped them, no thoughts involved. And the other night I was handling quite a few of them and I came so close. Those are scary times for me, because I feel somewhat out of control.
Well I better get back to trying to write my paper. Hope you guys are okay- stay safe. Take care.

5-4
As night looms, I get worse. But I didn't feel safe placing this rant here. If you want to view it, please click on this link:
Suicidal Rant
If you think you will be triggered, please don't go there...its not cutting triggering, but still not pretty. Catch you guys later, take care.

5-3
I definitely feel like crap today. I don’t know what is wrong with me. I think I want to get away from EVERYTHING…and I mean everything.
I’m tired of being there for everyone, I’m tired of being little miss perfect (oxymoron of course), I’m tired of listening, I’m tired of talking, I’m tired of fighting, I’m tired of waiting, I’m tired of feeling down, I’m tired of feeling up, I’m tired of overwhelming myself, I’m tired of procrastinating, I’m tired of all my shit. I’m tired of the urges, I’m tired of the cutting, I’m tired of wanting to die, and I’m tired of suicide attempts. I’m tired of taking medication; I’m tired of staring at the pills wondering what to do. I’m tired of my body, I’m tired of eating too much, I’m tired of eating too little, I’m tired of caring for either. I’m tired of sleeping; I’m tired of staying awake all night. I’m tired of nothing going my way; I’m tired of all good things coming, and then a big boom. I’m tired of my unorganized brain; I’m tired of not being able to get everything done. I’m tired of being the procrastinator; I’m tired of hyper focusing. I’m tired of having two families, none of which I really belong too, I’m tired of my mom’s crap and I’m tired of being pulled every which way. I’m tired of doing everything for everyone else; I’m tired of feeling guilty. I’m tired of saying yes, I’m tired of keeping my mouth shut.
I’m tired of EVERYTHING, good and bad that ever happens to me. I’m tired of it all, and I just want it to all END!

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5-25
Alright, it's the weekend and I've been on a sort of vacation since last Monday...first I hate not working...it's driving me nuts. But most of all, I'm going nuts. I see my father in a week.

I cannot see him...it's too damn hard. That is my thought for the week. It's driving me nuts. It's been six years and I'm about to see him...it's driving me nuts. I'm too nervous, too scared and there is too much emotion. The emotions have rendered me emotionLESS. Even my family has remarked as such. They have said that compared to the previous week I was home, I am much much more emotionless. And they are not the first to see that. I don't understand how that comes over me. Is it too much emotion at once and I don't know how to handle it? I do not know. But I just hope I can hold on. I'd rather keep busy, do familiar stuff. That is so much easier.

So now what do I do? How do I survive? How do I make it through this? For once I have no answer.

5-21
Okay F*** F*** F*** F***…this is the second fucking time that my cpu has crashed along with my page long rant!! I mean holy cow, what the fuck is going on! So here I go with my comments which I’m pissed to be writing a third fucking time. You are now going to get the short and sweet version:

Depressed right now, maybe because I’m home? Mom and I have nothing in common.
Me: sporsts, children I work with, computers, reading, video games, brothers etc.
Mom: shopping, clothes, make- up, superfiscial stuff, gossiping.
So yeah, not much compatibility.

Stuff about father: I am scared to death to see him again and very nervous. Six years is a long time. Not sure where he fits in or what...its just odd!!!
My mom for years has wanted me to regain contact with my father, and even said she did not want me to end contact in the first place. Well I’m now remembering why I chose to end it in the first place. My mom’s feelings are not behind her words. We were talking about college graduation in the van today waiting for my little brother and she blurts out, ‘you are not going to invite your biological father are you, because that would upset your step father very much.” I didn’t really say anything but thought two things. First: If he felt that way then why doesn’t HE tell me himself? I am so sick of hearing her tell me what he thinks, I’m beginning to wonder if those are her feelings and she is using him to voice them. Second: If they supported me and this relationship, then they would support me…they should be able to put those feeling away and be happy for me, their daughter. But instead its all about them and their feelings and its getting a little tiring. My mom never misses a beat to slight him.

I now remember why I ended it all in the first place in part- I didn’t want to be in the middle again and I needed to choose to be happy, so I chose and later paid dearly. As a child, I should not have had to choose, but I did. Both sides despised each other and I was the battleground, in which my mom won. But here we are again, and I refuse to be the battleground…or rather we’ve been their but my body has been the battleground…now I’m rejecting the war completely and trying to get rid of the battlegrounds. I am not a war to be won, but a child wishing to have parents to just love her. Just love me and support me and sometimes just put your own selfish feelings aside…I did that for YEARS…why can’t they? I know I cannot be the only adult in these relationships. But right now that is how I feel. Even my father…he used to really put me in the spot light as far as bad mouthing my mother and though he does not do that any more, I do not forget. I was not blind as a child and it will take quite some time to forgive if ever…sometimes I just go with the flow, but then other times, I remember what he did and get angry and hurt all over again.

My brain is tired…tired of all this fighting, both within myself and with my family. I am pulled every which way and I just don’t know what to do anymore. So I lose myself in school, in work, in everything else…I just lose myself because I don’t know who to be any more. And I don’t know how to find who ‘me’ is. For years I’ve carried the burden of being the adult in my family, having to push my feelings aside for the good of the family, and now that they are surfacing I don’t know how to get them out…while I’ve grown, my family hasn’t. I’ve been given the illusion that everything is fine, while underneath it was all cracking.

My mom doesn’t really want me to have a relationship…she’d rather him out of everyone’s life. I once agreed, but now I’ve balked and decided to reclaim just a little of my life and it’s making me fall apart. I feel like pleasing everyone, but for once that is not going to cut it. I have to let someone down…who will that be this time?

Well I’m tired now, on more than one level. I hope soon I find the answers that I seek. Or I feel something bad will come out of all of this. And I have a sneaking suspiction that the bad thing will happen to me and most likely will come from my hand, proving once and for all to everyone that I do exist, that I do have feelings and that they never did listen. And that’s all I’ve ever wanted, was to be listened to, to be understood and to be supported. Before it’s all too late.

5-20
I am feeling so very emotionless right now. That has its good points and its bad points. It's good because I talk a whole lot more- to my therapist, to friends etc. But at the same time, I hate feeling this way. So I guess it's a double edged sword. Some days are not too bad, but lately I just haven't been feeling myself. It could be because I had to come home for a bit...but perhaps even bigger- my father is coming in two weeks. I mean what a big deal- six years gone by and now all the sudden I am going to see him. I don't know what to feel about that or how to act. And better yet- I don't know what role he is to play in my life. For now he is just kind of "there." If you think about it- I already have a father- my step-father, so where does this other one play in? What is his function, how am I supposed to act. Sometimes I forget everything he's done...but then other times it comes back and I just get angry all over again. I don't think I've forgiven him yet...I don't even know how to begin to do that. For now I'm just sorta going with the flow and most importantly I am not feeling- that is what is enabling me to be around him, to talk to him etc. But for some reason, I sense something not good is going to happen. i don't know what or how, but something just does not seem right...make sense? I know I don't understand lol.
So I would say I am probably depressed right now. Having little feeling...or rather feeling too much and making it numb...it's not good for me. That is when I turn the most to self cutting, to pills, to not eating etc. When I become too numb I blow up. And I hope to God, I do not do that. I have too much to do right now to be screwing it up...but hey- that is what I love to do- screw things up...

And I am headed for a screw up very soon.


New poems:
This was written just a few days ago:

The Forever Decision
Thinking thoughts so insane,
Waging this war in my head.
Standing here in the rain,
Wishing this would all stop
And I'd finally feel no pain.

All day I live with this mask-
Smiling and laughing throughout my days,
While wondering how long this can last.
Finally, the cover falls
As the night falls fast.

The war rages on througout the night.
The body becoming the battlefield,
The soul determined to fight.
Red forever stains this night,
I'm slowly losing my sight.

Darkness descends over my eyes,
The light I can no longer see.
I'm caught within these lies,
No where to turn, no where to run-
It's time to say my goodbye's

The forever decision
That I'm about to make
Shows my clouded vision
And that I can no longer cope-
I make my final incision.

Left alone to die,
Just as I was alone alive.
I do not wonder why;
My life has no meaning,
Nothing left to do but sigh.

It's all over and done,
I cannot turn back now.
My darkness has won-
I give in, I give up,
I can no longer run.

As dawn nears, I begin to fade.
I've already lived life too much,
The debt I've finally paid,
And I am finally at peace
With the forever decision that I've made.


This was written about a week ago:

Blade in hand

Blade in hand,
Knowing just what to do-
Pain at my command,
To turmoil I bid adieu.

Everything becomes clear;
A sigh of relief,
There is nothing left to fear
As I fall into grief.

The blood- my tears;
The scars- my hidden pain;
All make me appear
As if I am really sane.

They are the only signs
That shout I am not right,
And truly define
My inward fight.

My Inside pain is finally real,
For once I feel alive-
I realize I’m not made of steel
And that I can survive.

Blade in hand,
Part loss, part gain;
My body does understand:
That this is my inward pain


This was written about three weeks ago:

Perfect

I just have to try harder,
I have to push farther.
I can make it-
I won't quit.

  You'll love me if I can do this,
My feelings you won't dismiss
Because locked inside my heart
Lay those secrets in the dark.

  Perfect I will become,
To weakness I will not succomb.
I swear I'm good
And I'll do everything I should.

  Please don't stop loving me,
I can be better don't you see,
I can be all that you expect-
I can be perfect.


I am not sure when I wrote this, found among some paperwork:

A Wish For The Heart

A wish for the heart,
Trying to make myself a life,
Running away from the dark-
Leaving behind the knife.

Waiting for life to begin,
Searching the confines of my mind,
Wishing again and again
That life wouldn’t be so unkind.

My reality is shaded in crimson;
My world immersed in pain.
Deciding which way to run
To once again be sane.

I’m not sure when this was written, I just recently found it among some paperwork:

I Fall Once Again

I’m tired of crying these tears
That fall crimson red.
Afraid of looking in the mirror,
Wishing to take back what was said.
I’ll never rid myself of these scars
That have been carved upon the skin and the heart-
They keep me from runnin’ too far,
And make sure I remember the dark.
As I lay bleeding with the blade,
I wish for that end;
My life begins to fade,
Forever I cannot bend.
What will bring me to?
When will my reality set in?
This world can be so cruel,
And I fall once again.


I wrote this right after I regained contact with my father:

A World Apart

I’m caught in the middle again-
Caught on this runaway train,
No where to turn, no where to run,
My life begins to become undone.

Chaos at every turn,
A lack of concern-
Soon the trust begins to spiral down.
In these lies, I begin to drown.

Stability lost to insecurity,
Parents lost to immaturity.
Losing this child to anger,
Parent and child lines begin to blur.

Tears fall silently,
While the heart tears violently-
Wishing for a  peace
Or a simple release.

Family becomes a dream;
A silent scream,
A last plea for sanity,
Cursing the parents’ vanity.

The family portrait
In two, forever split,
A life is shattered-
A child’s life torn and tattered.

Everything lays broken,
So many words unspoken;
A fortress built around the heart,
A family a world apart.

5-4
Still not feeling good, though I’ve been able to get some work done. It is so hard to concentrate when all you can think about is hurting yourself. This sucks for sure. I just don’t know what happened, what has been going on with me the last few days.
It’s like I collided with a train…just a big SMACK. So now I’m taking my homework in parts…I know I can’t do it all at once but at least I can do it in parts and then tonight I can really hunker down and get it done.
I don’t really know what to say other than I just feel like I’m in a daze. I read back over my rants from the last few days and I’ve definitely blown a fuse. I knew the good times couldn’t last…it is Spring time…though I have yet to crash enough for the hospital wahoo! I guess that is an accomplishment, however small.
Right now, I am realizing I need to take care of myself somewhat. I was supposed to live with this one woman (co-worker and student) and watch her step-son while she worked and went to class, but now I think I won’t. It will be big time stress…we don’t get along like we used to, a bit of a falling out…and it will just be soooo hard…I would literally be running from one thing to the next with no break. As it is, I cram three therapy sessions for my kids on Saturday and that is really hard, I don’t think I can do a full summer of that. I just need a breather…I need some time to figure me out. I don’t want to live my life in crisis mode any longer. So I guess I will speak to my therapist about this tomorrow and get her thoughts. I just don’t know what to do. But I do have another family that I can live with and there would be much less stress and lord forbid, I might actually be happy.
One thing is for sure, things need to change. I have to figure this shit out. I don’t like crashing. Mainly because it is so scary. There are times where I don’t know if I am going to live. Like the night with the Wellbutrin…I just gulped them, no thoughts involved. And the other night I was handling quite a few of them and I came so close. Those are scary times for me, because I feel somewhat out of control.
Well I better get back to trying to write my paper. Hope you guys are okay- stay safe. Take care.

5-4
As night looms, I get worse. But I didn't feel safe placing this rant here. If you want to view it, please click on this link:
Suicidal Rant
If you think you will be triggered, please don't go there...its not cutting triggering, but still not pretty. Catch you guys later, take care.

5-3
I definitely feel like crap today. I don’t know what is wrong with me. I think I want to get away from EVERYTHING…and I mean everything.
I’m tired of being there for everyone, I’m tired of being little miss perfect (oxymoron of course), I’m tired of listening, I’m tired of talking, I’m tired of fighting, I’m tired of waiting, I’m tired of feeling down, I’m tired of feeling up, I’m tired of overwhelming myself, I’m tired of procrastinating, I’m tired of all my shit. I’m tired of the urges, I’m tired of the cutting, I’m tired of wanting to die, and I’m tired of suicide attempts. I’m tired of taking medication; I’m tired of staring at the pills wondering what to do. I’m tired of my body, I’m tired of eating too much, I’m tired of eating too little, I’m tired of caring for either. I’m tired of sleeping; I’m tired of staying awake all night. I’m tired of nothing going my way; I’m tired of all good things coming, and then a big boom. I’m tired of my unorganized brain; I’m tired of not being able to get everything done. I’m tired of being the procrastinator; I’m tired of hyper focusing. I’m tired of having two families, none of which I really belong too, I’m tired of my mom’s crap and I’m tired of being pulled every which way. I’m tired of doing everything for everyone else; I’m tired of feeling guilty. I’m tired of saying yes, I’m tired of keeping my mouth shut.
I’m tired of EVERYTHING, good and bad that ever happens to me. I’m tired of it all, and I just want it to all END!

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