While being a Witness does not automatically make one mentally ill, it should be clear that huge
numbers of Witnesses are - and moreover, that the Watchtower Society encourages certain kinds
of mental ills to maintain its control over publishers.
Examples:
The next time you attend a Witness meeting, take a good look at what Witness kids are often
encouraged to do. Since they can't understand what's going on, you will often find them told
by their parents to 'count how many times Jehovah is mentioned in the talk' or 'write down every time
Jesus is mentioned' or similar busywork. Also, ask yourself, what do you really learn at the meetings
that you didn't already know? Why do you travel many miles to attend uncomfortable assemblies
when , in fact, you sit through them in a semi-stupor? Why do you put time in field service when
it's abundantly obvious that no one is home or interested? How can you engage in "preaching"
with no one to talk to?
The answer to all of the above is that they encourage Obsessive - Compulsive behavior
as it suits them. The closer you look, the more of it you see.
Suppose you are a young person. You should be encouraged in every way to be optimistic and
set solid goals for yourself. But what happens instead to Witness kids? The world is endlessly
presented as a dark, evil place, doomed by God. Everyone you know - outside of the organization-
is wicked and will soon be slaughtered by God. College is futile because Armageddon is coming.
You can't join school sports because of 'bad association'. When you get older and rebel against
this ugliness, you may be shunned and abandoned by your family. More than that, the organization
makes clear that it is supreme, over any family bond. If you 'stay with the truth' , you will undergo
a lifetime of prophetic disappointment as dates are set - and then abandoned. Armageddon
is always "soon" .. but never comes.
Is it clear enough for you now? Do we really need an "expert" to confirm that the above is sick?
Do you have any doubts about why so many Witnesses must rely on psychoactive pills to keep going?
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