by flipper 99 Replies latest jw friends
Hello Mr Flipper,
JWN is a life saver! I would still be trapped in the "truth' if it's not for this site. The long time posters here have helped me to see the WTBTS for what it is - a mind contolling cult. Their posts/suggestions have helped me to be bold enough to "dissasosiate" from the cult. It feels great to be free! I owe it to JWN.
umadevi
Crud, I killed the thread...
On a serious note, however - and since Flipper set the bar at people on here for two years or less - I guess I could qualify as a "newbie"...
Like Wobble and Life Is Too Short; I, too, had approached the point of feeling dangerously suicidal before I finally 'broke traces' and ran...
Only I ran in 1982-83....
NO internet support system available. I just stopped adhering to the Watchtower Corporation's edicts....
But - as I have advised so many times - I built an 'escape route' - a 'bridge' - OUT of the Jehovah's Witness life-style and mind-set, before I actually left...
For a long time, I thought that I was going to write a "tell-all" book about how miserable my life was, while a Jehovah's Witness....
Then I came here, and read OTHER peoples' experiences and situations.
WOW! What an eye-opener!!
I realized that I'd gotten out, relatively easy. Partially due to my 'escape route/plan'; partially due to circumstances beyond my control.
But it wasn't until I found THIS site, some 25 - 30 years later, that I learned EVERYTHING about the Watchtower Society's duplicitousness, deliberate deceptions, and extreme, over-arching HYPOCRISY....
It was the depth and depravity of their hypocrisy that REALLY got to me...
Un-be-FRIKKIN'-lievable...
Zid
Ah, Hi, John-class... welcome to the board!!!
We can't read your posts.... Can you switch browsers???
Though I`ve been out since 1993 ( Iwas a convert at 19yrs of age in late 1969 ) so an active witness for 33 yrs ,it takes a lot of time & effort to shake off the baggage this religion leaves you with.
When I found this site 4 yrs ago I found I still had hangups with the apostacy tag ,however slowly with the wealth of information this site provides I truly feel liberated , I feel I have available at my fingertips a university degree on religion/philosophy,and humour,something you will never get reading the Watchtower & Awake mags.
Kudos to all who support this board.
One other thing, I know that their are many young ones joining the board for various reasons,and a big welcome to you all,however I`m especially interested in seeing how many oldtimers , those who have been witnesses 30,40,or more years join this site.A big welcome to you as it must be that much harder to give up on something you formally beleived in and spent a great deal of your life in a lie. I feel I can relate to that.
smiddy
BTTT
ZIDDINA- Thanks for the kind words. You're much too modest though. You really DID come up with the " welcome newbie " thread idea first ! Thanks again, I tip my hat to you. I'm glad you exited the JW cult as well and got confirmation of how crazy the WT society is when you joined this board. It really helps to see we weren't alone in suffering injustices by this organization all these years. What's the old expression " misery loves company " ? LOL !
UMADEVI- I'm glad you've been able to escape the Witnesses and reach out for freedom of mind. Isn't it amazing once you stop attending meetings how strange they seem ? And the longer you are out of the Witnesses - the more they look like a dangerous cult- because they actually are more dangerous than they appear to outsiders once you know the mind control tactics. I'm happy this board has helped you ! Right on !
JOHNCLASS- Welcome to the board ! Can't see what you wrote ! It doesn't show up. Please try again.
SMIDDY- Being a long timer in the JW's myself ( from birth until age 44 ) exited 8 years ago - I understand how difficult it is to make a complete, TOTAL transformation in escaping the mind control of the WT society and it takes time and effort to get away from the WT catch phrases like " the truth " , " brothers & sisters " , etc. totally eliminating the vocabulary from our minds. But it is fantastic like you say how informed we have all been on this JWN board. It's been a really great asset to all of us breaking free of the Witnesses. I'm really pumped up too about the number of young people exiting the Witnesses and joining the board. It is so awesome ! I think we'll see lots more as time goes on join this board. Take care, Peace out, Mr. Flipper
BTTT, Peace out, Mr. Flipper
"Thanks again, I tip my hat to you. ...."
Blush, blush...
Hi Everyone,
I'm one of those newbie/lurker types.
I reached my decision that JW's don't have the truth about 6 weeks ago. It was after that that I found this site. All your experiences and information you've provided have been a great help. Thank you all!
The last few weeks have been a real rollercoaster, but I've learned a lot from reading your post. Based on what's been expressed here, I can expect a pretty tough time ahead. The fact that so many have spoken so positively about your experiences post-JW though, gives me confidence that I can do this.
Thanks again to everyone...
