You are not menatlly ill. That is what you are told when you do not comply with their control. I spent 50 years of devotion to the JWs. I was falsly accused and thrown out like so much trash. I felt like the concubine in Mizpah. The elders had their meetings over and over again, and when I sought help from the GB, was thrown back to the same elders. After awhile I felt spiritually raped. After you have been through the devaluation, and loss of credibility of full-time service, you can't feel any other way.
I have gone to college and graduated with my degree in Sociology. I have volunteered at a mental health drop in house and a teen drop in house. I see victims of contolling abuse everyday. They drag in like used rags, needing a washing up and repurposing. We make them feel whole again. Recovery is possible.