"Intolerance" is the right of every cult. "Ignorance", too.
Are You Surprised As To How You Are Now That You're Out of The "Truth"?
by minimus 56 Replies latest jw friends
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lawrence
One elder said I would be better off dead, another said I would die within a month with a "needle in my arm and a quart of whiskey by my bed" after I said goodbye to pioneering and the congos. What negative beasts - but I once was one too. I just published my latest collection of poetry and I have never felt better. That's until I read the Bible Code and they have the next year coming with smallpox, revolution, insurrection, and Ron Artest's newest rap CD, "I bust em up in the Motor City."
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minimus
WOW Lawrence! These guys were intense.
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kitties_and_horses_oh_my!
I am a million times happier. My life isn't driven by guilt but by joy. I'm off of anti-depressants and feel calm and peaceful most of the time.
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Doubtfully Yours
I'm friendlier, and life is just fine.
DY
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Sassy
Yeah.. I remember when I told a friend a year ago that I was stopping my JW activities.. she told me I was wicked and probably had aids and might as well kill myself. She even recommended I do it right (since I had a failed suicide attempt two yrs earlier) this time.
Its so funny, because I have never been happier in my life than I am right now.. how wrong she was.. haven't had a suicidal thought since leaving the WTS.. I have real friends in my life and a man who loves me.. My children now that I am out, are returning in my life..
what more could I ask for?
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Swan
No, not surprised. I knew when I left how much better my life would be, and it is. Every year at Thanksgiving I reflect on all the things that I am grateful for since I left the JWs.
What surprised me was the degree of how good it is! I knew my life would be much better, but I had no idea it would be this great! It's like waking up from a coma and really living for the first time.
Tammy
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minimus
I LOVE hearing how our lives have actually improved because we've left the Witness mentality. We even physically and mentally have improved....Good!
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willyloman
The best part is I feel so much LIGHTER! Does anyone else feel like that?
That's how I feel, too. I think it's because, among other reasons, we no longer have to JUDGE people. Being judgmental, which is what being a JW is all about, is really hard work and it wears you out.
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Evesapple
I'm healthier mentally, spiritually and physically. I'm more relaxed less stressed....I'm also frendlier and more outgoing. I find that I am more open to different view points, I"m less negative about the world. And was mentioned by some other posters it's sooooo wonderful to get up on a weekend morning and let the day unfold a little coffee and breakfast, read the paper go for a run.....no worries....
Freedom:
What shocks me more is the fact that my elder dad and gung ho mom are both out!
I'm still waiting for that to happen :)