I have no emotion for the JW`s,they are cattle.....I have nothing but Rage for the organization that runs them,the WBT$...OUTLAW
Describe Your Emotion Involving The Witnesses
by minimus 30 Replies latest jw friends
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rowan
pain, that comes from loss and frustration
anger
resignation
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found-my-way
Anger at the FDS for all the bullshit they make people believe, when they KNOW it's bullshit.
Sad at the loss of family and friends, but since they are conditioned to only give conditional love....their love isnt much of a loss...I miss their companionship however.
Pity for the ones still blinded and brainwashed, BUT....
Happy that I'm free and have found new love and respect for humanity and people in general.
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whyizit
Disgust---at those in the highest levels, because they know they are NOT God's organization, yet they won't buck-up and accept responsibility. Come clean and change things to the way they ought to be.
Saddness---for my friends are enslaved. They are trying so hard to do what is right.
Terrified--- that it could cost them their very lives, due to the blood policy.
Frustrated----(I can totally relate to Tuesday's response.) It seems like nothing gets through.
Hope--- having faith that something will eventually get through. Even if I don't get the chance to see it happen.
Love--- I truly love my JW friends. It's not conditional upon them jumping through any hoops.
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FourMs
I feel bad for others both in and here in the real world. For the ones that are in, I feel they are closed minded only because of what they are told. The fear instilled in them is very strong and hard to break free from. We were taught about “fear of man” that really means to fear the org.
As far as the people in the world that have surrounded me while I was in, I feel bad for how I treated people. I have always been a kind person, but being told that worldly people are beneath us, I always tended to push people away. I was scared to get too close. These days I try hard to get together with neighbors and I put myself out there, making sure neighbors know that if they need anything, they can call on me.
On the whole, I am not bitter. I was raised in the org as a fourth generation witness, so it was all my family knew for a long, long time. I can only look forward with happiness that I will give my kids a great future in letting them choose for themselves.
FourMs
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journey-on
Baffled.......that otherwise intelligent people actually continue to buy into their ridiculous beliefs.
Uncomfortable......when one comes by, I find them to be sort of like "the living dead". The other day, one stopped by to invite me to the Special Talk. She said: "I've missed you so much. Do you realize it's been a year since I saw you?" I said (just to see her reaction): "I wish we could be friends without me being a Jehovah's Witness, but I know how it is." I kid you not, it really was like watching a borg drone. She paused ever so briefly like she was trying to assimilate my words and calculate a reaction. Without missing a beat, she ignored my statement and continued her jabbering. I thought, WOW, that looked spooky. Yes! very uncomfortable...almost scary.
Worried.... about those of my family still in it. THEY WOULD DRINK THE KOOL-AID if told to.
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minimus
I too feel frustrated that some intelligent people choose to be mentally lazy.
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greendawn
I was very disappointed with them because I had thought they were a spiritual brotherhood something which proved not to be the case. They were too materialistic and self centred to be spiritual, they didn't really differ much from the rest of society.
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daystar
They were too materialistic and self centred to be spiritual
Typical Christian assumption that materialism and spirituality are mutually exclusive.
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nvrgnbk
We all have a right to our emotions. And if we feel them, they are real.
I would only like to share one thought, in the interest of helping, not sermonizing. The anger and bitterness that we may justifiably feel will bring us untold harm if we can't learn to let it go. The organization already took so much from us. Why let them add our current mental peace to the list?
A personal experience to perhaps shed some light. Lately, I've been telling people I meet, when appropriate to the conversation of course, that I used to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses. When I brought it up in a conversation with a client yesterday, she was amazed that I was able to get out without any counseling. I explained the important role JWD has played in my exit. What she then went on to ask me was very meaningful. She looked me in the eyes and asked me if I had achieved forgiveness. Wow! Something for myself and all of us to think about. Not because our abuser deserves it, rather because we need it to move on and start enjoying the moment and the place we find ourselves in .
nvr's 2 cents