Reality79 here, hailing from the UK! I've made a couple of posts but didn't introduce myself.
My story is a looooong one. I'm a faded JW and have been inactive for a while now. The main reason being, I've suffered a lot of mistreatment at the hands of a lot of my so called "brothers and sisters". It caused me to come down with very severe depression and other health problems and nearly destroyed my marriage. I spoke to the elders, but of course they were so clueless I might as well have confided in my pet fish. I told them I refuse to go door to door and tell people the witnesses are a "loving" organisation when the majority of them treat me like shit, and they couldn't answer that. I had therapy sessions for a few years and that helped me somewhat but I still haven't fully recovered.
My wife who is also inactive didn't understand at first and thought I was crazy until she started to get the same treatment from these people, which in turn opened her eyes caused her to fall away too. As is expected, no one is talking to us and we've pretty much lost our 'friends' in one fell swoop. People go out there way to avoid us and the few who ask questions pretend to be concerned when they simply want to find out something to gossip about to all the other losers in that hellhole.
This post would be a trillion words for me to even touch the surface on what I've been through.
Reading some of the experiences on here has actually been therapeutic for me, and in fact we know two other people who have faded for similar reasons and we keep in touch all the time. I've told them about this site so one day they may even become members too!It's a relief to know you're not alone. It's no wonder so many people despise the Jehovah Wickedness cult.
Anyways, looking forward to the interaction!