by Billy the Ex-Bethelite 95 Replies latest members private
Really inspiring - so many here have gone back to school after their literal or mental exit! There must be more brainpower in this forum than in the entire borg worldwide! Hoping to join all you graduates in the near future :)
Billy keep us posted please, it is really helpful to feel part of a conveyor belt of ex-JWs going back into education. All the best.
Just thought I'd shamelessly bump this thread in honor of the fact that not only has this old dude graduated before armageddon arrived, but as of tomorrow I'll already have 10% of my student loan repaid after working just 4 months.
Oh, and not only has education helped me earn money, it has helped me exit the cult, and engage in worldly pleasures. But not to worry, it was only worldly pleasure fractions. And as I learned from WT's shifting stance on blood, fractions of anything is okay, right? Good thing for me, I learned my fractions very well!
Your a funny dude billy , and congrats on your graduation .All the best for your future .
Hey their is nothing wrong with blowing your own trumpet when it`s deserved .
smiddy
You are still young, and have many years yet to work. I went back the university at 60 yrs. old, I am now 63 and have completed 3 years of study in Spanish and Arabic. Go to school for something in which you are interested. It's a lot of hard work, study, and stress, but it's also fun, and interesting. If you don't need the education for employment, study what interests you...otherwise you will be miserable. Just my 2 cents. :)
Awesome Billy!
you are an inspiration ,and proof that there is life after the WT
Congrats. Im glad all that hard work paid off.
I bet your parents are proud of you. They must notice the improvementsyous to your out look on life.
Just curious: are you still fighosting depression, or did school and a job take care of that. How does your family feeln about your improved mental state out of the org ?
Just curious: are you still fighosting depression, or did school and a job take care of that. How does your family feeln about your improved mental state out of the org ?
No depression here. Sometimes a little blue, but it passes quickly. I'm still an exJW human, after all, and it is January. I'm horrified as I look back at how miserable I used to be and considering how simple the solution was all along--get out of the cult and build a new life.
My family is puzzled. My parents would like me to come back to da troof, but I've already asked if going back to being suicidal would be a good move for me. If anything, they're happy to avoid such discussions, there are plenty of other things to talk about. Actually, I think they find talking about WT is depressing to them, too.
And I know they're proud of me. I'm fairly well known in the community and whenever my parents encounter those "worldly people", they can talk about me with all smiles.
