What! Preaching that God will wipe out humanity isn't the Happiest Message On Earth.......
how many in your cong had nervous breakdowns?
by highdose 58 Replies latest jw friends
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Broken Promises
It's best not to eat daffodils:
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090425215937AApa1TP
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wannabefree
Who hasn't?
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life is to short
I never had a nervous breakdown that I know of but I am sure I was close. There were so many problems in the halls we went to, sometimes all I could do was sit in the KH and crying, sobbing, my husband was an elder and he was busy with this elder duties I was by myself. The other elders wives never liked me from day one. I never had any friends in the "truth", expect at Bethel.
The hall we were in while we were at Bethel was no better. Every time I would enter the hall I would start to get this pounding headache so bad that I would throw up. It would leave as soon as I left the hall.
Every hall I have been in the elders would start to pick on me mostly about my not taking care of my abusive parents right as my parents always called the elders in whatever hall I was in and bad mouthed me. Here my husband is an elder and his wife is not taking care of parents who sexually abused her. What kind of example was I setting.
Anyway long story short I think if I had had the money to go to the doctor I would have been told I was close to a breakdown many times.
I have never been truly happy in my whole life.
LITS
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oldlightnewshite
It's best not to eat daffodils:
Sorry chaps. I knew somebody who ate a whole flowerbed once (just the heads) and was very poorly. Although we thought it was the bottle of bacardi and vodka he'd consumed.
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exwhyzee
The high incidence of Depression and Anxiety disorders among the JW's was always explained with the use of the scripture at Ezekiel 9:1-6 where it talked about the ones who were"sighing and crying" over the abominations of the world. They said it was to be expected that God's people would be more concerned and saddened by the wickedness going on around them, than the general population would be.
I think the Anxiety and Depression comes from knowing on some level that the beliefs don't quite add up and that they may be deluding themselves.
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life is to short
I totally agree exwhyzee. I know that was the case with me and why I was so depressed. I kept asking questions and was told that I was chosen by Jehovah because he saw in me something that was good. But why all the sadness I had and then Ezekiel was always thrown at me.
I know that I always knew on some level that what was going on was not right. Riding around in a car for hours on end talking to peopole who did not want you there was so depressing. Not having any friends. It just goes on and on, why depression runs so high in this religion.
LITS
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I quit!
I remember a lot of JWs that seemed very depressed. I think this was partly because JWs can't pick and chose what they believe. They have to believe the whole package or at least pretend that they do. What is even worse they have to go from door to door trying to convince others to believe in things they don't really understand or believe in themselves. I was fortunate enough to get out before the Watchtower did a complete number on my mental health but I did have problems while I was part of it. I can see that some on this forum who are trying to lead double lives by going through the motions of being Jehovah's Witnesses while not believing it are headed for trouble. It can be very hard on you both physically and mentally to live a lie.
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Found Sheep
I don't know if I had a nervous breakdown cuz I never recieved perfesional help to tell me I did, but I'd say I had at least 3 ALL do to jW stress! I'm sure the congregations think that is why i haven't come back. They don't realized I'm so much mentally healthy NOW!! they were the problem not me all along
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Lozhasleft
I think I got pretty close to it too...certainly I saw lots with depression and stress related issues ...especially the sisters.
Loz x