@Shezzy Hey! I just replied to your thread a few minutes ago. How am I doing now? I'm virtually unrecognizable from the terrified, emotionally devastated woman I was when I first joined this forum. A few people who know me in person from this forum can attest to that evolution I underwent - from feeling like my whole weak, little world had ended when my elders told me, "we need to arrange a meeting with you," to being able to look back on it all and actually see the funny side. Yeah, a lot of has gone on between then and now, but I've reached that point in my awakening/fading where I can see the "hundredfold" of blessings I've received in place of the friends/family/lifestyle I've known and been attached to for my entire life. It hasn't even been a year, and I can clearly see how much better off I am outside of the cult.
It's different for many people, and I actually think it all comes down to each one of us and how we deal with things. When it snows, some people freeze to death. Others go skiing. So grab some mittens, @Shezzy, because you're about to catch some serious air as you zig and zag your way to a far happier future than the one WT had to offer you.