on the precipice of imminant disarster

by highdose 4 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • highdose
    highdose

    When i once went to my Dr about panic attacks i was having he told me that he wasn't surprised because as he said, " youv'e lived your whole life on the precipice of imminant disarter". I didn't understand what he meant at the time, now i do. He meant that the strain of living ones life beliving that the whole world is about to end and possibly you with it ( if you havn't been doing enough for jehovah, and lets face it, your never doing enough) is too much for the human mind to cope with. Of course it will have consequences like panic attacks and mental disorders!

    the JW's claim that they give people "good news", when actualy its a recipie for total misrable life!

    dos anyone else remember the many ones with fear of crowds/ large spaces, panic attacks, depression... who just couldn't seem to find a reason for it? They mostly blamed it on "this system of things" when the real reason is... is the JW's and the way they make you think

  • Heaven
    Heaven

    highdose... your doctor is pretty astute. Most JWs wouldn't understand what he was talking about. I'm glad you know what he meant now.

    Most of my JW family are withdrawn from anything except what has to do with the WTS & JWs. They only want to talk to the rest of us non-JWs to convert us. So there is no relationship. You need some interest in other things, a balance, and a continued presence to have any sort of relationship. JWs can't do this with those who refuse to join. This is why families are torn apart. That and their self-righteous, judgmental attitude (among many others I could list).

    Doom and Gloom Begets Doom and Gloom.

  • chickpea
    chickpea

    the terrible truth about the Truth TM revealed!

    i heartily concur with your observations
    and support your conclusions....

    the worst thing for a JW is to be a JW

    insanely logical

  • Locutus of Borg
    Locutus of Borg

    PAD (Panic Anxiety Disorder) and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) both manifested themselves upon me without mercy in the mid-90's after 40 plus years of being in the Kult. My Dr. said much the same thing to me.

    While suffering through these things the elders (I fucking REFUSE to capitalize that term) treated me like I was very highly infectious.

    It was the beginning of my way out.

    I am better now. Cognitive Dissonance almost killed me.

  • DaCheech
    DaCheech

    we have this problem in our family and I know a couple of friends with this ailment

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