did anyone experiance that first feeling of ehpuoria when they became a JW? it never lasted beyond a few weeks of course and was replaced by a lifetime of gulity and self loathing. But i was wondering what do you think casues that experiance?
the inital wave of ehpuoria
by highdose 6 Replies latest jw friends
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Cthulhu
Its an emotional high. It's the same high that the Witnesses discredit revivals and faith healings with. You're super smart, special, and have just joined the safety of Jehovah's organization. Of course you're going to feel good. You're a spiritual nephilem at that point and nothings gonna bring you down...at least for a week or so.
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villabolo
Endorphins.
villabolo
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OUTLAW
Inside the Kingdom Hall:
Look at me!..
I`m a Jehovah`s Witness..
I`m Special!..
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OUTLAW
Outside the Kingdom Hall:
I don`t fit in..
I`m a Jehovah`s Witness..
Everyone thinks I`m an Assh*le..
.................... ...OUTLAW
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Casper
I had heard about it, my study conductor and her sister would tell me stories of people getting baptised that were so giddy from joy, that some thought they should be put in a closet until it passed...
Later, when I was baptised... I really didn't feel much different, I suppose I felt happy and relieved it was all over with, but the "Over powering Joy" they had talked about just wasn't there.
That was the beginning of the, "What is wrong with me?", vibes that would follow me for 13 years, until I finally got the heck out.
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WTWizard
You think you are doing the right thing, and that everyone else is going to die but you. You think all those items that most people use without a problem are evil and wicked, and it feels good at that time to throw them away (though you will regret it later). Plus, in the beginning, it is all new--the washtowel littera-trash, that Bible trivia "game", going to boasting sessions, the 225 135 new songs you get to listen to (which you believe are going to actually do you any good), and field circus are all new experiences. During the first few months, it seems your horizons are getting wider. Having a Grand Boasting Session for the first time makes it seem exciting to prepare for and attend those things.
But then it all gets old. Instead of new experiences, everything is soon the same old. Field circus becomes a chore, and those 135 songs are all p*** poor excuses for "music". All the littera-trash is all the same, when stripped down to its essence. This is usually about the same time you are hounded to do even more--as if pio-sneering would give you another new experience instead of distilling the same old.
