Does anyone find reading in here dpressing?

by klinton 18 Replies latest jw friends

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  Lady Lee

  Yes sometimes there is a lot of pain that gets exposed here. But at least here people can begin to feel free to let out their hurts and disappointments and disallusions here.

  I know there are some days I find it hard to read some of the new stories.

  I grewup being told the problem was me (like so many of us). But reading others' stories lets me know it wasn't me. So many others have had the same problems or variations of the same problem.

  And it isn't "misery loves company" kind of thing. It is more a matter of finding people who will understand (because they've been there) and offer the support to one another that we never got as JWs.

  And THAT is a healing thing.

  Just learn to pace yourself well and take care of yourself
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  LittleToe

  It can be depressing, but it can also be liberating. There is often a full cycle of grief that needs to be undergone, that sometimes manifests itself years after we thought we had dealt with our past.

  If you couldn't feel you would barely be existing, right?

  Hang in there - you're in good company
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  Joel Wideman

  Quite the opposite. As traumatic as my life has been, coming here shows me that I'm not alone. It's very comforting.
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  dedpoet

  It is sometimes depressing, but its also inspiring to read of so many who have rebuilt their lives after leaving the org.

  I personally don't find it as depressing as most of my time in the jws was though.
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  Virgogirl

  No, it's really helpful to me. After being raised from a baby in the troof, a tiny piece of me wonders what if the end IS coming soon, they were right, and I really blew it. Reading the posts of so much evidence comforts me becuz I see, to my relief, they are not right. And, some of the posts are really funny, and I laugh my fanny off! The laughter is good for me before I go to work.
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  HappyDad

  Reading here has never made me depressed..................but it sure has made me angry.(the polite word for PISSED OFF)

  That anger has worked for my good. When I read and reread about all the heartaches that so many have been through..........just as the heartaches I and my daughter have been through...........these experiences always reenforces the reasons why I am not a JW anymore.

  The pain and anguish that all of YOU and I on this forum have been through/and are going through makes me thankful that I don't have any family in the borg to worry about. But my heartfelt thoughts are always with the new ones who are now finding the real truth and are learning the way to escape the borg.

  I love you all.

  HappyDad
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  Es

  here here upside\down well put

  Yeah i wouldnt say depressed but def angry.

  es
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  Golf

  The other day I was watching the Oprah show and she interviewed the writer of the book "A Million Pieces," the writers last name is Frey. The interview was was very uplifting. The reviews of the book were two thumbs up. Why not check it out in your local book store, just browse through it, no harm done. Mr. Frey highlights that when life gets to the point of ending it, "HANG ON!"
  
  It's the norm to hear depressing stories of those leaving the org. The trick is overcome the negative with the positives. The best and 'hang on."
  
  
  Golf
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  twinflame

  I was just thinking along the same lines. I thought I was done; thought I was healed. Then I came here and started reading and found it is still a festering sore underneath. Some things I read here sicken me while other things break my heart. I think a good gauge in where you are is when you turn it outward and begin helping others. That's where I'd like to be....some day.