Larc's weekend survey

larc

Could you please take a few minutes to answer the following questions:

1. your age

2. how long were you a Witness

3. how long have you been out of the religion.

4. which of the following symptoms did you experience as a witness.

4a. depression

4b. low self esteem

4c. anxiety

4d. psychosis

5. Today, which of those symptoms do you have?

6. Today, how would you rate your overall degree of happiness 1. much less happy than as a JW 2. somewhat less happy 3. just as happy 4. somewhat more happy 5. much more happy.

I hope to get at least a hundred replies so we can see the overall results.

Thanks.

Bendrr

1. your age 30

2. how long were you a Witness from birth to age 20

3. how long have you been out of the religion. since July 1992

4. which of the following symptoms did you experience as a witness.

4a. depression yes

4b. low self esteem yes

4c. anxiety yes

4d. psychosis no

5. Today, which of those symptoms do you have? still to some extent a, b, and c.

6. Today, how would you rate your overall degree of happiness 1. much less happy than as a JW 2. somewhat less happy 3. just as happy 4. somewhat more happy 5. much more happy.

Lady Lee

1. your age

50

2. how long were you a Witness

22 years

3. how long have you been out of the religion.

17 years

4. which of the following symptoms did you experience as a witness.

4a. depression

yes

4b. low self esteem

yes

4c. anxiety

yes

4d. psychosis

You might want to define this for people

5. Today, which of those symptoms do you have?

nope

6. Today, how would you rate your overall degree of happiness 1. much less happy than as a JW 2. somewhat less happy 3. just as happy 4. somewhat more happy 5. much more happy.

5

animal

Could you please take a few minutes to answer the following questions:

1. your age

46

2. how long were you a Witness

Off and on birth thru 9, then very active 9-15

3. how long have you been out of the religion.

30 years

4. which of the following symptoms did you experience as a witness.

4a. depression

4b. low self esteem

4c. anxiety

4d. psychosis

4b, 4c, 4d

5. Today, which of those symptoms do you have?

None... I taught myself to be fairly normal.

6. Today, how would you rate your overall degree of happiness 1. much less happy than as a JW 2. somewhat less happy 3. just as happy 4. somewhat more happy 5. much more happy.

5

Animal

santacruzchick

1. your age 18

2. how long were you a Witness from birth to 15

3. how long have you been out of the religion. about 3 yrs, 'studied' the past year because I didn't have the courage to say 'no'

4. which of the following symptoms did you experience as a witness.

4a. depression yes

4b. low self esteem yes

4c. anxiety yes

4d. psychosis no

5. Today, which of those symptoms do you have? a, b, and c, off and on

6. Today, how would you rate your overall degree of happiness 1. much less happy than as a JW 2. somewhat less happy 3. just as happy 4. somewhat more happy 5. much more happy. 4

Mimilly

1. your age 37

2. how long were you a Witness 10

3. how long have you been out of the religion. 11

4. which of the following symptoms did you experience as a witness.

4a. depression YES

4b. low self esteem YES

4c. anxiety YES

4d. psychosis NO

5. Today, which of those symptoms do you have? depression/anxiety

6. Today, how would you rate your overall degree of happiness 1. much less happy than as a JW 2. somewhat less happy 3. just as happy 4. somewhat more happy 5. much more happy.

5

Mimilly

termite 35

1.36

2.12 years associated.

3.nearly one year.

4.a

4.b

4.c

5.4b only

6. 5 and climbing- life is good!

DanTheMan

1. your age 31

2. how long were you a Witness 9 years between baptism and disassociation

3. how long have you been out of the religion. 7 months

4. which of the following symptoms did you experience as a witness.

4a. depression yes

4b. low self esteem yes

4c. anxiety yes

4d. psychosis no

5. Today, which of those symptoms do you have? all of them except 4d

6. Today, how would you rate your overall degree of happiness 1. much less happy than as a JW 2. somewhat less happy 3. just as happy 4. somewhat more happy 5. much more happy. - Depends on the day. Today I would say 2, other days a 4 or 5. I guess on average I'd say 4.

wednesday

Could you please take a few minutes to answer the following questions:

1. your age -46

2. how long were you a Witness 46yrs

3. how long have you been out of the religion.inactive attending occ meting since 96

4. which of the following symptoms did you experience as a witness.

4a. depression -yes

4b. low self esteem -yes

4c. anxiety -yes

4d. psychosis -yes

5. Today, which of those symptoms do you have? depresssion,anxiety(greatly reduced) low self esteem(but geting better)

6. Today, how would you rate your overall degree of happiness 1. much less happy than as a JW 2. somewhat less happy 3. just as happy 4. somewhat more happy 5. much more happy.
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I hope to get at least a hundred replies so we can see the

Edited by - wednesday on 13 October 2002 19:29:20

borgfree

1. your age - 64

2. how long were you a Witness - from birth until age 54

3. how long have you been out of the religion. - 10 years

4. which of the following symptoms did you experience as a witness.

4a. depression

4b. low self esteem - 4b

4c. anxiety

4d. psychosis

5. Today, which of those symptoms do you have? - 4d ............just kidding.........none of the above!

6. Today, how would you rate your overall degree of happiness 1. much less happy than as a JW 2. somewhat less happy 3. just as happy 4. somewhat more happy 5. much more happy. - 5

Borgfree

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