PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS!

by Pureheart 4 Replies latest jw friends

  • Pureheart
    Pureheart

    Hello everyone,

    Here are some interesting comments I found on a JW site today. I took out the names.

    Hello everyone.I just joined this group today and just wanted to introduce myself.My name is ---------------and I live in-------------I am a member of -------------Congregation.I was born into the truth and married a brother from -------------.We have been married 8 years come May and have two beautiful boys ages 6 and 3.Our 6 year old has Asbergers Syndrome-a high functioning form of autism.Meetings are really hard for him and us.I suffer from Schizotypal personality disorder -similar to schizophrenia.Most of the time I cannot go to meetings because I cannot handle being around all those people.I came here hoping to have some fellowship and encouragement in these times of the last days are closely upon us.
    Well,thats all for now.I look foward to meeting all of you.
    -----------------

    Welcome ---------. You must lead a very interesting life. Confusing too. I only have ADD. (attention deficit disorder.) I must take notes or I won't pay attention. I like to study, Please add me to your msn messenger. We have a nice little congregation here, so don't be afraid. The best part is you won't have to leave your house. We'll become close friends.

    In this world unfortunately, a lot of us suffer from disorders, I suffer from clinical depression and I' m having a hard time now, wanting to make my meetings, and a hard time praying, sometimes people don't understand that, and sometimes I feel like giving up...I feel like that lately. I hope we can both rely on Jehovah, that's the only way any of us are going to make it...please, pray for me...I will pray for you.

    Your Sister,

    Isn’t it sad that people that already have problems are subjected to even more pain?

    Pureheart

  • Billygoat
    Billygoat

    What confuses me is how the second person can parallel having ADD to having schizophrenia. Was she just trying to "find a common ground" as we were all taugh in the KMS? I find her almost humorous!

    But you are right. It's sad that these people are subjected to additional abuse by trying to live the life of a JW. What's sad is these poor people are probably looked at as "spiritually weak".

    Andi

  • ISP
    ISP

    Hey Good stuff Pureheart! If the thread continues...you may get the full range of disorders etc! It is a shame though. I cannot think that WTS life will help. i.e. austere life style riddled with guilt.

    ISP

  • wonderwoman77
    wonderwoman77

    It is sad that all these people think they are bad because of something they cannot control, and they feel guilty for not making meetings. A child with aspergers syndrome could never attend to a 2 hour meeting. A person with schizotypal personality disorder is very difficult to deal with. They do not have the same delusions as schizophrenia, but they are related. It is more of a thinking pattern with SPD. Still, it is awful she feels guilty for not making it to meetings. My mom use to feel bad because of her borderline, but no one cared on the cong. Geez....

  • Pubsinger
    Pubsinger

    I'm not being cynical here, but I just found in odd that about 10 years ago after Awake ran an article on ME, lots of JWs suddenly started to suffer from it. I don't know what the National average per 1000 is here in the UK, but out of a tiny congregation of only 50 publishers, we had 4 sufferers.

    Just a thought on the health of JWs.

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