How embarrassed were you to be a JW? (page 2)

Alwayshere

As a JW I was not embarrassed but now I am ashamed I was ever a JW.

NewYork44M

"I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses" or "I am a Jehovah's Witness," what did you say when confronted?

When there was no option but to say who I was, I always used the phrase "I am one..."

I am not sure why, I guess it made me a part of something bigger. As in, "I may be crazy for believing this crap, but at least I am not alone."

MsMcDucket

Yes!! All the time, preaching was the worst for me. I use to pray that I wouldn't bump into anyone I knew. I always felt guilty for having these feelings.

For me, too! I was very very embarrassed about going door to door. I didn't want to bump into anyone that I knew either. I was paranoid. I was sure that someone wouId drive by while I was witnessing and see me out there. I, definitely, didn't want to get a study! Did all I could to avoid that.

OnTheWayOut

tsof said:

I was always embarassed, like others have posted. Then guilty for being embarassed. ........... I often think back to that as proof that I always had a problem with JW ways.....

It's like I am your brother. My experiences are different (while exposed to JW's as a child, I did not grow up believing) but once I was a JW and the honeymoon wore off, I felt similar.

As far as saying "I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses" or "I'm a Jehovah's Witness" -

it is correct to say the first one, just sounds funny. The second is more normal as virtually everyone refers to their religion this way.
When I was a JW, I felt the first was the way to go, now I like to switch to the second one in front of the JW's. You could always go the long way to avoid the funny sound. "I am with Jehovah's Witnesses"

Even better now, "I am no longer a believer of the faith of Jehovah's Witnesses."

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skyking

I was not embarrassed. I was however ashamed of being one. I could never grasp that we were the only religion going to make it. I never believed this B.S. and had many discussions with other JW's about it. I was ashamed telling people I was a JW knowing they knew by just being one as a matter of proxy I judged them to death.

I can remember one shepherding call I was on being asked this question, this question. Him and his wife stopped going to meetings and they did not seem at that time to having any proof against the BORG, other than they know GOD was love and Jesus died for ALL of mankind. I agreed with them, which made the other brother with me mad. In the car the other brother said as Elders we have to set an example, an example of unity. Never state what you personally think only the party line.

Since I have left the BORG, I have talked to this man and his wife many, many, times. I have given them information proving the BORG wrong.

james_woods

I think that almost everybody (yes, I read the one opposing view just above) - but I still say almost everybody was deeply embarrassed to belong to this. I am sometimes still embarrassed that I ever did - even if my folks joined the JW when I was too young to say anything about it. This is indeed a religion that goes against good comment sense and normal human nature.

It is also my theory that the WTS JW leadership does everything in its power to make the rank & file look like moronic clowns without a brain or any free will of their own.

It is part and parcel of their power trip...remove self dignity from people and replace it with a zombie suit.

Sickening.

PS - that point about JW being reluctant to say who they really are at the door is absolutely on target. Just ask them if they are JW the next time they come to your door with the latest "earth shaking news" tract, and watch them try to squirm out of it. "We are sincere bible students conducting an educational work", blah blah blah...

OnTheWayOut

Before the fade started, I had to explain why I would not be at the year-end party at work.
They tried to tell me it was not a Christmas party, but truly it did not matter what they said.
I knew that I should not go, and I knew it made me very isolated. The non-Christians would
go, no problem, so what's wrong with that guy.

This year, I said I was going. I even talked the faithful JW wife into going. Of course,
I cannot control what they say, but I did ask that my coworkers tame their discussion of
the holiday and stick to secular topics- they pretty much do that anyway.
Not trying to steer the thread a different way, just thought about how embarrassed I was
about my former beliefs.

Doubting Bro

As a child, mostly embarrassed. I went through a phase where I was proud to be a JW. But, now I'm back to embarrassed. I go out of my way to hide the fact that I'm a JW but as was mentioned, its almost impossible to do. At this point, I'm ashamed of myself for not seeing through the illusion until now.

Medic!?

Yes, I was extremely embarrassed to be a JW. I hated being one since I began middle school, and the hate continued to build even more with every passing year. I hated being the exception, the one left out. I despised the door-to-door stuff. I remember one time I got assigned to a car group w/ a Pioneer who had a territory area in my school district, right in town. Needless to say, we pretended to knock on the doors. She was stupid as a box of rocks, and never suspected anything of the 75+ "not at homes." HAHAHA

Bonnie_Clyde

"I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses" or "I am a Jehovah's Witness," what did you say when confronted?

Could Clyde and I say, We are two of Jehovah's Witnesses?

Bonnie

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