Witness personality traits?

happysunshine

Does being raised as a Witness encourage the development of certain personality traits, good or bad? How about X-Witnesses? -J

Edited by - happysunshine on 14 December 2002 5:7:5

Dizzy Cat

I am sorry about the formating of the following text - the browser screwed up and it was a copy and paste job

From the outside, some members "raised in the truth" seem to suffer from a lack of empathy for others,

especially those outside the faith. They can seem quite detached and distant mentally speaking and emotionally stunted.

I wouldn't like to say this absolutely, as I only have limited experience here and it is my own opinion of course. Part of the conditioning not to be tainted by the

world I suppose and all that results in as far as development is concerned A definite lack of coping ability. I know a nice couple who are still JWs

who are both incapable of supporting themselves. The husband is depressed and lacks control over his life and the wife suffers from "ME"

- although I would say its more stress related with both of them myself. They are fine locked within their rituals - meetings, bit of door to door, a book study here and there. Place them outside this sphere and they fall to pieces.

The husband has admitted to me that he just doesn't get on with people.

He broke down at an interview and that was the sum total of his job search, he now won't take risks in life and learn to harden his shell to events.

Even though I write these words I can appreciate how I have been affected in this way,

I too have coping problems, amplified in part by my journey through "the truth"

Its tragic, but a reality. If the truth really is the truth,

then the Holy Spirit is not doing its job with the faithful, that's all I have to say.

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Marcos

SPAZnik

lol @ hippikon.

For me it's PROCRASTINATION.

As a witness from birth, I've been programmed into waiting "til kingdom come" for everything cept the spiritual aspects of life.

I'm discovering that "waiting on Jehovah" has made me a master procrastinator.

I intend to start working on that sometime soon. lol.

Now i feel like i gotta do it all now, or i might not get the chance later.

SPAZ

happysunshine

Well said DizzyCat-

-Little empathy.

-Inability to function in employment world.

-depression/self-consumption

There's probably a list of traits specific to fundamentalist Christians and high control group members. Ex-cult members also go through certain issues. I'd like to try and make a list, and if anybody wants to add to it, it could generate discussion.

-Duplicity.

-require strong, central authority.

-unforgiving.

-frustrated.

-crushed.

-paranoid.

Any others?