Hello, I'm new to this site

Wasanelder Once

Art, you are not "screwed". You are "unscrewed" now that you know the truth. Welcome. Feel free to ask specific questions as they come to you. You have the whole world ahead of you!
Village Idiot

Welcome here Art! I hope your being on this site will make you feel less screwed and confused.
ssn587

Run stay away from that cult.
LoveUniHateExams

Welcome, S&C, your English is ok.
This forum is a place where we can vent our feelings, freely question or criticise the Watchtower, exchange ideas and give encouragement.
Please keep posting and reading here, there are plenty of posters who have been what you have been through and can give you advice.
SecretSlaveClass

Welcome. What you have available to you now is a gift no God could possibly hand you - freedom. Use it!
ScrewedandConfused

Thank you everyone for your replies and advice. Maria is definitely not attached to the religion. She realized it was all a scam faster than I did. I am just taking it one step at a time like many of you are advising me to. I will try to keep you updated.