Did you ever pass up an opportunity to leave the truth?

truthseeker

Years ago when everything was going pear shaped for me in my personal life and in the congregation, I saw my opportunity to leave. I had no friends, the elders didn't like me and I was one step away from resigning. I had nothing to lose.

This was back in '97 before I got the internet.

One of my regrets is that I didn't leave when I had the chance. I could have altered the course of my life if I had just walked away - I mean, when you've lost everything what else is there to lose?

Have any of you passed up an opportuntity to leave the truth and regretted not taking it later?

Soldier77

Yes, twice. Both times when I was DF'd I had the chance to walk away, start a new life with my beautiful awesome "worldly" gf. Now I think back on the sh!t I told her to break up because I had to be "reinstated" and I couldn't have a "worldly gf... makes me sick till this day how I broke her heart. One of the personal demons that the org introduced to my life, of course I take full responsibility for being stupid and naive.

F%$# the org and the horse it rode in on...

BabaYaga

Every day is an opportunity to see the truth about the "truth".

Regardless, no one is able to take advantage of that "opportunity"... until that individual is truly ready for what that frightening revelation and transistion might bring.

Broken Promises

Good question.

I think there were opportunities I blindly ignored, simply because I thought it was “the truth”.

designs

After my first Elders School.

darth frosty

I should have left and started over after I left bethel. Instead I tried to go and squeeze back into my old life and that no longer fit.

Black Sheep

I was about 12 years old when an old Danish Lutheran gave Dad a good wuppin on the immortal soul.

I knew Dad had made a complete dickhead of himself and that his ultimate 'proof' was nothing more than piss in the wind.

It wasn't my fault. I was only 12. I know that now. But it doesn't help. I still let the cult affect me. I have an excuse... but it seems worthless because I knew....

I just crank up The Honeydrippers and pretend it didn't happen.

Cheers

Chris

troubled mind

When I was fifteen and stil an unbaptised publisher I had the chance to leave . I had been privately reproved and 'privileges' removed I hated being a witness at that time and could have quit ,but my brother warned me not to break my mothers heart like he had done ..... I made a decision to stop thinking and just follow what they told me to do ............HUGE mistake .....at the time I thought I was being humble and trained when in reality I was being brainwashed !

life is to short

Yes but I just could not see that it was not the "truth" back then. How I regret that today.

snowbird

Yes - twice.

Sylvia

Did you ever pass up an opportunity to leave the truth?

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