How true Brummie, and to the rest of you.
I too, on occasion, thought to myself 'I am over it..move on now Ray' - but it never left me. It was always with me.
Of course, with time, the sting of our involvement goes away or lessens.
The thing that a forum such as this one has provided is a sharing of information.
Another thing: there were many things I did not know about. See, I left in the spring of 1984. So most of the new light/doctrinal changes went right past me. I didn't even know.
Having had the JW lifestyle imprinted in your mind, it's no easy task to simply just 'forget about it'. No-no.
Thankfully with the internet, and the many forums on-line, you can catch up with other ex-JWs and find some sort of comfort or resolve to your decision; whatever that may have been, to leave the JWs once and for all.
One places the JW experience in a safe place. It's part of what makes us the kind and understanding people we are when others/newbies come to the forum in need of a listening ear or to share their story. In these instances, we can relate, and we've been there.
We can help others get away from it.
I am not bitter any longer, nor am I angry anymore. Yes, there are things to be angry at in regards to the WTBTS, but as to the anger that eminated from me, that has gone. It has taken many years, and some counselling, but I have been able to deal with my former JW life as a resource and a means of linking up with similar people.
It gives me great comfort to be here, and I'm learning things about the JWs that I would have otherwise not been privy to.
The people overall, are wonderful.
We are all healing at different intervals. But healing just the same.
Great post Brummie, I appreciated it.
