Joy Or Sorrow When You First Found Out It Was False? (page 2)

Finally-Free

I was happy that 6 billion people won't be butchered, angry and sad at having wasted the best years of my life, and embarassed that I had been so badly duped.

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oompa

I know most of us say we're glad it is false now, so if it was hard facing reality at first, what was your mind making of all the things we now see as negative when you were a part of it?

BTW, all I could think was how many frikkin rules we had!!! That is what was so negative, but also all the whacky interpretations of scriptures....making things fit...and the stinking anti-types and types...WTF was that about????????????............oompa

Honesty

Joy.

Extreme joy.

Hallelujah joy.

Praise Jesus joy.

Thank God it is a lie and not the truth.

6 million people can be wrong.

jaguarbass

I know most of us say we're glad it is false now, so if it was hard facing reality at first, what was your mind making of all the things we now see as negative when you were a part of it?

You'd have to ask my mother she raised me in the publishing company since birth. It took me till I was 31 to figure out how to escape.

When Armegeddon was not all it was cracked up to be in 75, I saw my opening to escape.

FreedomFrog

A little bit of both...I was happy to realize it was false and my feelings weren't "crazy"...but sad (only because) I lost my family over it. I'm content now because if that is how they want to believe, then so be it, it's their choice.

Having the freedom to think and choose whatever career I desire was a big relief for me.

AlyMC

I always thought it was false, so when I first started connecting things myself I was conflicted. Then when I started really seeing it, I was nervous about my future (would my partner stay with me, etc). Once I came to peace with it, I was relieved.

eta- I gues I shouldn't say I always thought it was false... it was more that it was never "real" to me or in my heart. But I thought something was wrong with me, not it.

megaflower

first absolute joy: never liked the meetings and Hated field service

Now Iam totally pi$$ed off for being duped for 20 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

LearningToFly

I was truly heartbroken. I was raised to believe it all. I lived it.. book studies in the home.. ect ect. Many years later.. after leaving at age 20.. and now 42.. I am finally coming to grips with it all. Finally.. now.. life can move on.. but a long journey.

LTF

Layla33

crushed to the bitter core.........40+ years of brainwashing is hard to overcome.......I now have no real hope for the future, and at least I had that...........I feel lost.........even those awful Christendom faiths, and pagans have hope for life after death....I have nothing, and am left with a miserable life with JW family at this point................................................................oompa

I think you are going to the grief process, just now that it gets better, as long as you are open to it getting better and don't stay "stuck".

By the way, how can you believe you have nothing?

leftbelow

Crushed then Angry now Lost but getting better

Joy Or Sorrow When You First Found Out It Was False?

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