My Recent Combative Posting

by Greenpalmtreestillmine 15 Replies latest jw friends

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  orangefatcat

  its nice that you want to apoligize, and as stated we all have good and bad days and all of us at some time or another have done the same thing, me included.

  Your posting is good and I enjoy them too, so relax and enjoy life.

  love Orangefatcat.

  means happiness!!
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  bebu

  What combative posting?

  Actually, don't feel your posts are malicious, even when you are in a heated argument.

  bebu

  ( <---Hey, ever think of using that as your signature?)
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  Greenpalmtreestillmine

  Gee Whiz, Guys and Gals! You are the greatest!

  Very much love to you all!!

  Sabrina
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  missy04

  Sabrina,

  I never noticed any combative posts

  Don't worry bout it!!

  ~Sarah
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  czarofmischief

  Are you talking about the faith v. materialist threads? Those tend to get heated. You are not the first to get over-emotional about that kind of thing.

  CZAR
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  steve2

  Hey there Sabrina, there's no need to apologize! Coming out of the Watchtower, though, it is understandable that we seem to access our negative emotions more easily than our positive ones. The JWs are so conditioned to be compliant and "pleasant" that when real emotion emerges, there can be a guilt reaction. Part of growing up for me was allowing myself to express my sometimes strong views and not feel the need to apologise - no matter how seemingly upset others seemed. I don't mean that I rode roughshod over people's feelings - but the JW environment is so conducive to stirring up Fear, Obligation and Guilt (FOG) that it can take a while to challenge these sometimes automatic reactions.

  It's okay to disagree with others and you don't have to "play the game".