Hi to all. I'm new here and couldn't find a forum for introductions. So here it is... I'm Tom. Born in 73 to JW parents, left home when I was 17 because of the mind control. I’ve been managing ever since, but after a recent conversation with my mom, I’ve realized how much the way I was raised has affected my life and relationships with others. So I’m here to read and learn about other’s experiences, and maybe relate to someone looking for a friend on the outside that understands what they’ve missed by being born this way.
Hi
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Leolaia
Welcome on board! :) I know you will find a lot of people here who can relate to what you experienced.
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LockedChaos
Hello
Welcome
This is a good place
to aid in the final escape
Keep reading
Keep thinking
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no more kool aid
Hi Tom! Welcome
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Quirky1
Welcome Tom!!
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outofthebox
Welcome to the Real World!
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leavingwt
Welcome!
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leavingwt
You enjoy the following book:
Combatting Cult Mind Control by Steve Hassan
http://www.amazon.com/Combatting-Cult-Mind-Control-Best-selling/dp/0892813113/
This book really helped me to deconstruct the cult experience. It illustrated to me how certain fears that I had were irrational, and that had been planted into my mind by subtle indoctrination by the cult.
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oompa
welcome tom!....and i am about ten years older than you and born in too dammit.......i only wish i had been as smart as you and decided it was a cult as you did at 17.........curious about than conversation with your mom and the effect it had on you...share later
i missed all the school friends i had....once out of school they just dropped of radar (my choice i guess...once away from school i could be a good little dub and pioneer) but how i wish i could have gone to college...how i wish i had started saving for retirement earlier....how i wish i had bailed in 1995......oompa
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quietlyleaving
hi Tom
glad you decided to join
ql