My Journal

" This is tough, and I don't know why I'm still fighting a battle I have no victory in... "

Armando has never had an easy life, he has things under control, most of the time. The things he once had to endure and the trauma that left him with self confusion from his past are turning into nightmares plaguing his life. when his life starts to spiral out of control all he wants to do is vanish from the world, leaving behind the person who he has ever loved.

This is the story of my life told in a book-like way and these are the pages torn out of My Journal.

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January, 12, 2012

A baby is Born - My sister had her baby today, and it was pretty amazing to see a new member of the family into our lives, it was refreshing, and he was beautiful, just as all the rest of the babies in the room. Baby Zeke, just like his father.

     At the hospital I really tried not to go to the ER room knowing that I was in a hospital, I wanted to check myself because of my suicidal thoughts and how I’ve been feeling but I didn’t really wanted to because my sister was having a baby and I didn’t wanted to start a scene.

     I knew that this was as close as I’d get to the ER room to be admitted into the facility. I just couldn’t not because I was a coward but like I said because it wasn’t the right moment right then, I wanted to be with my family despite the stress I’ve had for six months.

     But in time I will come back to that room.

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January 5, 2012 

When you’re depressed - You feel weak and fragile, and every little thing hurts and everything seems like it has allot of weight, your muscles tend to ache and your body tends to be like an 80 year old person. You feel hopeless, you feel drained and cold, and the slightest bumps and when you wash your hands your fingers tend to feel like you have arthritis. Your bones swell up, you begin to breath to remind yourself you’re still alive. Actually, you begin to appreciate that you have oxygen in this world, because then and there you realize how beautiful it is to breathe in and out. 

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January 4, 2012 

Wow it’s a whole new year - We are now back in January, and the winter has come and from what I’ve heard it’s gonna get allot colder, during the days we have beautiful warm and brisk weather the sun is out and it’s gloomy in the daytime, it’s perfect to walk or go for a bike ride along the park, which I spot and it’s crazy because they built a park like 6 miles away from my house, it’s pretty far by walking but it’s really nice.

        The last time I’ve been there was when I was a kid, my gosh they have changed that park so much, the closed off the main road that was once there and they built another road so it’s different now, they did more construction and they updated it by putting rocks and a side walk and more plants and a better scenery. 

        They added a new public pool and I think I saw a basketball court and a play ground, and just right next to the main road there’s a river that you can walk along. My dad use to play baseball in that field I don’t remember seeing the field there. Kinda funny but, I forgot my dad played baseball, I forgot he was that type of person. 

        I must of been 7 when I went to one of my dad’s game I remember it was nighttime and he just got done playing his game so we picked him up and he had his youthful look he was thinner (before the lack of beers he now drinks) and that’s all I really remember.

       But anyways, I think I really want to check out that park I could use that as my running routing soon, but I kinda want a bike so I can take it and enjoy the breeze and the riding, and I can be more “resourceful” to get from point A to point B.

       Also lately, Art has been in my things to do and things to look out for, there is something about paint and color that has been drawing my attention. I’m appreciating it more and more and I feel like it’s a thing to look into. 

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And then it’s back, Depression, I’m overwhelmed with life and it’s burden. Sick of being tired but to tired of being sick all the time, it’s like an illness that will never go away. It’s there with me and it’s painful, I still wake up and I’m like shit, I’m awake again. 

         I want to just sleep forever and not really die, but dream my whole life away. I love dreaming, it’s good. I thought about death again I have been fascinated by how good it’s starting to feel like sex good, like orgasm good. It feel so good to die and it must be really beautiful, and peaceful, and so bittersweet.  

         Thoughts just ran pass me, and I wondered about them, like when you read sometimes and you understand about others like I’m the only boy in the family I wonder when my parents go to parties and people are gossiping about them “Did you hear about their son? He committed suicide.”

         I know I’ll be putting allot of pressure on them but sometimes I have to do what’s best for me, I’m still in the wrong place in the wrong world. 

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December 26, 2011

This whole week has been Hell - I’ve been realizing small stuff that have lead to some significant meaning in my life I figuring out bits and bits of the puzzle or pieces, and as I lay down during the nights my thoughts are floating around like paper airplanes dangling on my ceiling. 

           I’m realizing that there is not much of me left, I’m withering with the wind, and fragments of myself are decomposing and dropping off and flowing with the air and slowly, I’m drifting apart. My loneliness has become my companion, my partner my life and my best friend. 

           I once believed that you said so many words that captivated me, they took me away and they were stored inside my heart, where words can be beautiful and they can have meaning, and they can also comfort you. But beneath every word they can also be deceiving just as their lies and their master and their actions. 

          You filled my head with great thoughts, all just so you can have me tied around your finger, you hit most where words can be stored and they can never ever be let go, you found the way to my heart and you found the way to shatter me. 

          I’m in this illusion where I can’t get out, after I found out it was all a lie, my legs were cold as ice, the blood quickly flee’d away and I needed to grasp myself and stretch out my hand so I can support myself from the wall before I collapsed to the floor.

          I’ve been late on my emotions, all I could feel was sadness, but I could never cry until yesterday, I felt my eyes getting wet and knew it was time, it was time to cry, I did and it was a good thing I was home alone, I cried as loud as I could digging my hands through my hair pulling on my scalp doing what I could to let all my anger and my frustration out.

         Rocking myself back and forth in torment that would not go away. I had nothing to do, I was alone for the Holidays it was the first time I have ever been alone I decided I’ve been alone for 6 months and I skipped my two favorite Days of the year, Halloween and Christmas. 

         My parents went out to my relatives and I had the weekend to myself to drown myself in tears and misery, which wasn’t really planned on, but nonetheless I wanted to be alone being with family or being with friends, I didn’t had the courage to look at everyone and smile, so I figure being with people or not being with people. I still felt alone, so being alone wouldn’t make a difference. 

        I thought about suicide, I thought about no one being there, so I became vulnerable to the thought of suicide and death, how easy it would be for me, no one to stop me and no one to look after me and no one to witness, but when my parents would come home how would they have reacted? Seeing my body and seeing their only son hanging or dropped dead on the floor next to a bottle of pills? 

        I felt disappointed and the anguish in my guts and the dry lump in my throat for the first time I went to the restroom and crouched in the toilet seat curving my body my stomach was in knots and I needed to throw up all the pain I had, I took my finger and placed it in my mouth and felt the tension of my throat tighten up, I could no longer feel my mind, closing in on me. I had a gag feel and took my finger out of my mouth.

       I couldn’t throw up, the thought of doing that doesn’t Intrigue me. I have never really thought about ever throwing up that way but I did at the time, I wanted to, I needed to throw up. 

       I reflected all on Joseph, I wish I never met him, it’s his fault I’m like this, I can no longer remember a time how I felt before him, even though I felt pretty much the same but this time now, it’s worse, much worse, very much worse. I don’t even know where to begin I can’t forget for the love of God I can’t forget and move on.

      How could people do this to me? I have never hurt anyone in my life, but yet, My Uncle, Joseph, my Family, it’s like there all out to get me, they all want me to die. I can’t deal with the pain anymore. I can’t deal with this anymore. I often wonder if it’s time I tell my family that I need to talk to a therapist or see a psychiatrist. But what good will that do to me? The problem isn’t with me, it’s with Joseph.

      I feel like I’m on death’s watch. I feel closer and closer to the end of my personal existence. I need someone to help me, I need to forget and I need it fast because time is ticking and I can no longer feel my self, I’m become overwhelm with the pain and life. 

      There’s no point in me dying right now because if I die then Joseph and my Uncle will always have their hands clean and I bet where ever they are they are having the time of their lives while I’m hearing pouring my heart and tears out to them and they just don’t care. They are laughing and not worrying about the pain they both brought on me. If I die, than I wouldn’t get justice, but God I hope that Joseph get’s what he deserves in the future or when the time is right, I hope something bad happens to him. For the first time I wish bad luck on someone. On both of them.

      So right now I’m stuck between life and death and I can’t find a solution to both. I’m stuck and I can’t find a way out. Not even seeking help. I need help from a GOD who I pray to but I can’t hear him or feel him. I need answers and time is running out. Fast. 

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Christmas, 2011

As I woke up this morning on Christmas day, I took a moment before getting out of bed to think about certain stuff, and I’ve realized once I got up and looked at the mirror to adjusted my hair. I looked at the person in front of the mirror, and said to myself “Yup…I don’t belong in this world” I realized that I don’t belong in this world, like this world was not meant for me. I’m not trying to say that I’m better than anyone.

            I just don’t feel like I’m the person I want to be like I was born in the wrong body and in a different time and I guess I’m just mingling along until something happens to me. 

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December 24, 2011

I guess I have certain expectations on the way people should be because it’s how I was raised. It was what I was shown like, how to love someone unconditionally, and how to love someone for just being them. I never knew what was right and what was wrong, what to be attracted to sexually, physically, and emotionally.

           I was raised never to disappoint anyone, to always give your love, and support, and friendship, I guess I push people to far because it’s how I want to tell them not to be afraid to love someone, I thought that I could make you see how easy it is to love someone, to want to be with them, I guess for me it was possible to change certain things about yourself.

           I once made my mind my best friend to work with me, I guess that’s why I am the person I am today, deep down inside, I don’t have a sexual orientation, I don’t have fears, I don’t have doubts, because I taught myself that love isn’t just based on a sexual act, it’s based on a person, a gender.

          What I’m trying to say is that I see a world totally different than the one most people (if not then everyone) are seeing. I guess I really am different and I feel like this world isn’t for me.  But I know more about love than anyone will ever learn, I guess…that was my gift from God or someone. 

              I won’t do what you did to me, I won’t ever get bored and stop talking to someone. I will always love someone I will be with them even if I am a straight person. Or if someone is getting on my nerves I will do my best to find something I love about them and focus on that, I have all the patience in the world, I will get mad, but I will never walk away from them.

            You still confess you love me, but I know that it’s not right and it’s not the same. But it’s not like the end of the world if I do something with someone, you’re the one who is wrong because you live your life in chains compared to me…you can only do so much, it’s all in your mind, you’re mind is controlling your acts, your doings, your thoughts. That is no way to live a life, be free be open, be a human being. 

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December 23, 2011

I’m going to die because I’m protecting him from the truth, I know what happen, I know why I’m confused, I know why I’m depressed. Because I’m holding on to the past, and protecting you.

          You’re getting married, and you have a kid, and she really loves you. I don’t know why I don’t have the cold heart to tell everyone the truth I don’t know why I want you to have a good life, you don’t deserve this, you don’t deserve anything. You deserve to feel guilty about what you did but I can’t bring myself to feel sorry for you because I feel sorry for myself, I’m the one who has the guilt and the nightmares and the hard life of remembering all the things you did to me as a kid.

         So I think I have to do the unthinkable and the only option I have for you to forget and never have the truth be open to the family. I can’t destroy your life like the way you did to me all these years, so I will go because I’ve become vulnerable to the world, so I know that you will feel sorry that I will no longer be here in the way future, but you will smile because the truth about you has vanished in the air and you are free now from the past and you will never look back on it.

         I can’t save myself but I can save you because I forgave you a long time ago, but that doesn’t mean that the flashbacks and nightmares and horrifying visions have gone too, I still live with that and want to rip my head apart when they come back. Plus, what proof do I have against you, people won’t believe me, no one will.

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December 22, 2011

Christmas is just right around the corner - Wow, it’s finally here! Christmas should be here on Sunday morning. So many gifts and so many presents and family, and, oh wow, just wow…it’s all seems so fun and exciting, food, games, fireworks damn I should be so happy…but I’m not. 

        I’m not one bit, I don’t feel whole, I don’t feel complete, I don’t feel excited, or happy or joyful, or anxious to see what I got for Christmas. How I really feel is sadness, loneliness, depressed, and tired. I’m not in the best mood to feel the spirit and joy of Christmas eve and the holidays and this year is almost over. 

        But it doesn’t make much of a difference, I feel completely broken and useless like a toy without batteries. All what I really want is my old self, in a life where you didn’t existed, so I may have my happiness and my joy so I may have the things in which you didn’t took away from me. I want it back. Even if I can’t have you at least give me back what was mine in the first place. 

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December 21, 2011

The night has arrived - Nothings going right, I’m worried about allot of things, and by allot of things, I mean allot of things. Things are going from worse to worse and I don’t know how long I can take this. Things are falling apart, my head is gonna explode from so much stress, 6 months of pure torture hell and the year is almost ending.

        This whole year was hell for me, every day, I would just want to die, I miss him so bad, I try to find the the good things about life, but all the good things lead me back to you. I just can’t stop loving you, I’m so sorry I just can’t…you know, I would go out with my friends, and I wouldn’t feel the same way, it was like I didn’t wanted to be anywhere in the world alone, I wanted to be with you, I just wanted to have another day where we would sit and watch TV the whole day, or we would play the guitar, and we would listen to music, and we would read and share books. 

       There would be no where in the world, I didn’t wanted to go to the movies, I felt so alone, and I realized that I am alone, and I don’t want to be alone anymore, I want to be with you, even if I can’t be with you. I just want to do stupid stuff with you, like just sit down and have a wonderful chat about, I don’t know dumb things. I can’t enjoy life alone anymore, because you’re not with me. 

       When I’m with you, I feel like…like…I can do anything I want, like…I don’t need anybody, like every things gonna be okay, and I’m not to sure how that works out, or how it plays off, but it just works that way. You have even seen it for yourself, you’ve seen how and the things I say to you, I know that it’s okay, that I can finally stop crying, but then when you leave, it feels like everything is gone. Everything, all those things, those…happiness, those…good feelings…they’re all gone. I don’t get it Joseph, I don’t get it. I don’t get why it has to be like this.

       That’s why I need you, because without you, I can’t feel this way. I’ve tried many times but the feelings just won’t come back. They won’t. I don’t want to feel this way anymore I don’t want to feel lonely anymore…. God I just love you so much, so damn much. 

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December 17, 2011

I tried not to get down today, but like always there is something that get’s me down, depression crawled in my skin I’m under it’s effects, the sad part is that I haven’t cried in a while, and I feel like I need to, but I don’t want to force it out. I hate this feeling, the dry lump in your throat and the feeling of unstoppable disappointment.

       The pressure on your chest and the sadness in your face, sometimes I’m just there staring off into nothing, and someone always has to wave at me to see if I’m there, which I’m not I go back to the flashbacks of when Joseph was here. Those were good memories, Those were awesome. But I just haven’t had anyone to talk to in 6 months, I’ve just been going through the pain and emotions, I am scared of being alone.

       One time I was so close to killing myself, it was when I went out for a run in the night, I was so depressed and stressed out and had so much anxiety, in stead of running I went out for a walk and tears just coming down my face, I heard the sound of the train and I was frozen standing right on the railroad tracks, paralyzed and in fear. Fear because I couldn’t move. Or did I wanted to move? But as I was standing there it felts so good so amazing.

       Some people might think I’m nuts but I didn’t care, I felt somewhat Euphoria in my mind,  I loved it, it felt…beautiful, but I then waited so long and the train never came. so I just forced myself to get off the tracks. I just wished I had someone to talk to, there is really only one person I want to talk to and that’s Joseph.