In looking at so many post over time, I've come to the conclusion that so many of us as witnesses, seemingly have a predisposition towards emotional disorders and mental illness. Just reading some of the post on suicide, I get the feeling that there is some subtle force that exhibits itself in the teaching in the KH that can have a tendency to draw this kind of energy out of someone.
I couldn't see it while on the inside, now that I'm out ,however, I can see things so much differently. I can't say its any clearer, so much of the programming still exist in me, however, being able to stand back from the situation, I can see how easy it is to succumb to the guilt, fear and shame that the Society can place upon us.
Are Jehovah's Witnesses, to some extent, pre-disposed to mental illnesses as opposed to the rest of society? Not that they caused it per say, but if you already have a leaning in that direction to begin with, does it make you more susceptible to mental illness?
I am a survivor of the psychiatric and mental health system, and often wonder, had I never gotten involved with JW's to begin with, how my possible past might have turned out differently.
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