A lot of "newbies" like myself use this board because exiting a highly controlled and structured way of life takes you onto a road of confusion and guilt.
Someone in that position will know what they want to do, but may have not fully formulated a strategy for moving forward and completely breaking free of the cult. It is so valuable to engage with others who have been through the process, others who can relate to what they are going through. It is important that there is something out there, people who can help.
If my first post on this board was treated with sceptism and I was called a troll I would have probably thought, the WTS is right, there is nothing outside the organisation. The warm response I recieved (Flipper, Mouthy, All Time Jeff, On the way out and others) helped to move forward far more quickly than I could imagine. My user name reflects how I was feeling when I joined, I now feel that I can leave and I will leave.
It would be sad if as an individual or as group we frightened someone back to the WTS because we had a feeling that they were not being genuine.
