I have a feeling most JW women are in a continual state of cracking apart, being held together only by each other and their own savage guilt.
Sad but true.
Sisters crying in the kitchen/lobby
by highdose 34 Replies latest jw experiences
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jamiebowers
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only me
I was one who cried a lot towards the end of my attending meetings. When I say a LOT I mean it. I was having severe panic attacks and was being emotionally abused by my clinically depressed husband at that time. Just trying to stay in the building took every ounce of strength I had. I was most definitely not seeking attention, that was the last thing on my mind.
No one even asked if I was alright, ever. No one ever offered a hug or a drink of water or even a damn kleenex. That's why I stopped going, it was just too much to handle. The fewer meetings I attended, the better I felt.
I almost never get panic attacks since I stopped attending.
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Diva
The very back row of seats at our hall were nicknamed 'the panic attack seats'.
Me and my husband would joke about it as I frantically cut my way through the bros and sisters enjoying 'upbuilding association' at the beginning of each meeting, just to secure my seat.
Literally, it was occupied by a sister who would suddenly faint and had to be carried out by her husband. Sisters like me who would suddenly burst into tears because of some deep seated trauma, that we have been told that only Gods system would rectify. Those who have been offended by others and wanted to make a quick get away when the meeting had finished. The rest were made up of those who knew that it was total crap coming from the platform, but they were just at the meeting to keep up appearances.
Toward the end of my dub years, those where the seats I would always sit in. In fact it was guarded quite jealously by us all and we would save seats for the 'regular' faces.
I would say over half of us are no longer JW's.
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meangirl
If the brothers were treated like the sisters they might be crying too.....Hey, and according to the society women are just emotional idiots so they are just doing what is expected of them. Now on the other hand if they were cool, calm, collected, intelligent and assertive they would DEFINITELY be called into the backroom and counseled but heck if she is crying cause her stupid idiot husband beat the crap out of her, or post traumatic stress from a rape/molestation they really don't give a SHIT!!!
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1914BS
they are crying because they are in total denial