Thanks LL and Lisa- this was a long time ago and yes, I did get help. Still struggled with depression for years though. Since I've realized TTATT, I've actually started to feel much better (after feeling a whole lot worse for a while).
Suicide - How many do you know within the JWs
by Lady Lee 234 Replies latest watchtower scandals
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Jehovah's Witnesses Couple died in murder suicide
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/257659/1/Jehovahs-Witnesses-Couple-died-in-murder-suicide
Another Suicide
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/medical/258714/2/Another-Suicide
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Watchtower-Free
January 2014
Devout South Carolina family of four found dead in apparent murder-suicide
The bodies of Sheddrick Byron Miller, 38, and his wife Kia Von Miller, 28, were discovered with their two young children, age 3 and 1, after Sheddrick Miller's mother hadn't heard from them for a few days, the Charlotte Observer reported.
In all their photos they appear as the pinnacle of happiness, which makes the tragic news so much harder for friends of the Millers to take.
On Wednesday, the family of four was found dead in their South Carolina home in an apparent murder-suicide at the suspected hands of the devout Jehovah Witness husband and father.
The bodies of Sheddrick Byron Miller, 38, and his wife Kia Von Miller, 28, were discovered with their two young children, age 3 and 1, in the family's Riverwalk home after Sheddrick Miller's mother hadn't heard from them for a few days, the Charlotte Observer reported.
"I'm sick to my stomach," Tammy Doctor, who owns a beauty shop next door to the husband's barber shop told The State. "He never showed one sign. I can't see it."
The Richland County Coroner confirmed their identities Thursday and described them as each suffering a gunshot wound to the head.
The weapon believed to have been used was found closest to Sheddrick Miller, indicating that he was the last to fire it.
On Miller's Facebook page, he depicts what would be seen to be a happy life full of love for his family, which he commonly refers to as royalty.
In one photo, he shares a photo of himself standing with his family before their white two-story home, paired with a bright red front door.
A neighbor told The Slate that the couple hosted Bible studies at their home.
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konceptual99
I know a brother who hanged himself after being caught with child porn on his computer. He had been abused as a child himself. Very sad.
There was also a sister in our hall who suffered for years from depression that killed herself.
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Frazzled UBM
my sister-in-law - bullied by the elders into returning to an abusive JW husband and felt she had no where to go
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Finkelstein
Is it any wonder so many people who are JWS end up committing suicide for they are profusely inundated
with guilt for doing more or advancing in their so called spiritual growth and devotion to Jehovah's will and
purpose.
Adding the fact that the WTS. continuously push the notion that god's judgment day is just around the corner.
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Human psychology can be sensitive to many variable inputs of conscious awareness, probably two of the
most strongest and dominate are fear and guilt which can be realized in religious indoctrination like the JWS.
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I've known of half a dozen of people who were JWS who committed suicide, particularly around
the 1975 Armageddon scare was being professed by the WTS.
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Gypsy Sam
A childhood friend I hadn't seen in years.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=143238930
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Aunt Fancy
I knew of six.
A teen who had an eating disorder and nearly died of it eventually committed suicide.
An elders wife who just had a family part on the CA the week before and I talked with her a couple of days before took a knife and killed herself.
A friend of ours her father killed himself.
A local elder who was in Bethel for years jumped off of a high bridge, they found his body months later.
A young brother drove off the road into a pond and couldn't swim.
My husbands ex brother in law committed a very slow suicide by drinking himself to death in his mid 40's. He was so bad they found him in a basement on an old mattress dead.
I suffered from depression and it started a year after I was baptized. It got very bad and I did seek help from a professional. Right before I woke up I thought about ending it many times but for me the love I have for my family always stopped me. I would go through the thoughts but then I would think about how much I love my family and what it would do to them and I couldn't put them through it so I am thankful I was able to stop it. I became such a recluse and I wouldn't leave our master bedroom sitting room for weeks at a time. My husband was scared for me and we found a wonderful therapist that helped us get stronger and we finally saw that the religion was the problem. I have been off meds for two years now and I never even go there now. I will have a down day very rarely now which is just part of life but nothing like what I felt before.
Right before I woke up I went to the elders thinking I could get help but that was a huge mistake. I had never trusted them the entire 30 years I was in but for some reason I gave them a chance and they failed miserably. I understand now why they did, we expect uneducated men to understand mental illness and they have no training or a clue how to deal with mental illness. When my husband was an elder he would let them talk about their feelings but he always instructed them to seek professional help. I know that wasn't a popular recommendation from the WTS but he knew they needed more help and he wasn't qualified to give more than a listening ear, being kind and loving to them.
Some of these experiences many of you have suffered are heartbreaking. Sending you a big hug!
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humbled
In Iowa young brother not long married. Jumped of a bridge, can't remember if w/ a rope around his neck.
An elder I knew in NW Arkansas.