Hello All, I should clarify, I am new at posting, not new to the board. I've been checking in for a short time now. "Spying", "Lurking", whatever you would like to call it. But I thought it was time to come out of the "first closet" I've been in for more than 20 years. The "second closet" being my true identity may take some time. For, those of us that walked away from the borg so long ago did not have the support system that so many enjoy these days. We were on our own. All of the tears and pain were for our minds and mouths only. The only other people to turn to were never in the borg and thus could never fully understand the impact this had on us.
Until recently, I thought the feelings I've carried for so long now were my own. And then one day someone directed me to this site. I would never wish on ANYONE the mental scars that so many of us have been left with. This is my first step into recovery. I'm looking forward to your support and will do what ever I can to help others.
Hello and welcome. Glad you mustered up the courage to post! I look forward to hearing more about you and your experiences both inside and outside the Borg.
It seems so funny now, but when I drifted away I was shocked to learn that I was not alone. For a long time, I thought I was one of the few honest dissenters, while everyone else was an immoral, baby-sacrificing, demon-possessed psychotic. The Internet has done a lot to bring the victims of this group together, and Simon does us all a great service by allowing us to come here.
Recovery from the WT's "mental regulations" are a long process as attested to by many on this board. I've been out for 9 years now and what I've revealed about myself here is but a tip of the iceburg only because my wife still believes. I'm slowly trying to get her to open her eyes as to what the WT is really about. It's a long process.
The internet is great in that it cuts through the very heart of the isolationist tactics the WT use to keep the R&F in check. I suspect this place is full of devout JW lurkers who feel the same as you do, but are afraid of "coming out of the closet".
