Joel
I understand the need to get away from negativity, but I wonder what were you expecting to find here. A virtual utopia of happy ex-JWs? Getting out of the JWs is an experience that really throws people in an emotional tailspin of anger, hurt, confusion, and mistrust. Some of us lost family members, spouses, best friends, all of our friends and close acquaintances and all at once. Plus you are the unhappy recipient of a personality that has been molded and saturated with the cult mindset to whatever degree. And there's no justice to be had and no one to pay for your condition to give you some satisfaction. Count me as one of the seething and furiously angry when I first got out. And who do you relate to then? For 30 *&^%$ years I was told people outside the Borg were bird food waiting to happen. It took time to where I could even relate to people who had never been JWs and feel comfortable being around them. And what kind of career do you have? I was one of the true-blue believers that thought not going to college was a good thing. I had a chip on my shoulder a mile high for quite some time after exiting the so-called "truth." Congratulations. You've been the recipient of some "venting" by some wounded people.
Many people here are very sensitive. They have good reason to be. You should expect it. But there are some really great people who are kind, who understand you, who are nothing but supportive and helpful, who can relate to you in a unique way that outsiders who haven't experienced the cult world can. You know who these people are.
Recharge your batteries. Come back when you're rested and ready.