We Should Encourage "Lurkers" To Post Here! (page 3)

rebel8

Hey there all you lurking ones

OMG

I just had a JW flashback when I read that.

Does anyone else have "flashbacks"? Where you lose touch with the outside world for even a few seconds and relive some JW nightmare? I do.

franklin J

welcome to the forum, zero day and holly,

you are among friends...

frank

minimus

I'm so glad that you "obseverers" have taken the plunge. It's GREAT to have new friends here!!!!

DHL

Hello everybody!

Ok, ok, you got me, so no lurking anymore!!!

I've been reading for quite at least two years on and off. More often I felt very touched by stories and comments. It gave me a lot to think about and sometimes you have simply offered a different perspective which put me further on the road to deeper unterstanding.

It's time to thank you all for for that! Great job, folks!

Maybe I can give some of it back in the future.

As you openly share views and personal storys I also feel free to share mine:

I was a single kid raised a JW. At age 13 and still unbaptised I told my parents point-blank I wouldn't become a jw because I felt I didn't have the right to put myself above other people (and their opinions). Heaven knows why that bothered me. After all I grew up with that idea. I still don't have a clue. Maybe it was in my genes...

I would have never expected my parents to do what they did. They denied me any loving support from that day on. Instead I was again and again told to be stupid and not trustworthy. They still offered a room and food and kept an eye on me doing my homework. But nothing more. "Family" was gone. At age 17 I left school and home and got me a job to become independent. I was doing fine financially, but for a long time I was struggling with the emotional side of it. Suicide thoughts for the next 10 years because I felt nobody could ever love me as not even my parents seemed to be able to. As I stopped believing in myself I also didn't accept any loving support from others as I thought I didn't deserve it. Quite a devilish circle, right?

It took me long to get over it and I have to say you all had your fair share in helping me recovering. By reading the stories and comments on this and other sides I finally moved to a better point of view. Plus I realised I wasn't the only one which helped to put things in perspective, too. Before I discovered the www I actually thought so. I broke the circle so I am quite happy these days. Thanx so far!

DHL

minimus

WELCOME DHL!!!! You're right. Now, you too can give back and help others!!!!!

FairMind

Whenever I see the coldness that is often shown to family members because they don't go along with the JW way of doing things I think of the scripture that says that "lack of natural affection" would be one of the things happening in later times. I don't think this prophecy applied to true Christians.

FairMind

lonelysheep

Whenever I see the coldness that is often shown to family members because they don't go along with the JW way of doing things I think of the scripture that says that "lack of natural affection" would be one of the things happening in later times. I don't think this prophecy applied to true Christians.
FairMind

Wow...such a good point when it comes to family, especially parents.

heatherg

To all those still lurking,,, this is the best website to get support from ever! For the longest time I felt very alone in the world with the experience I had gone through, but so many on this understand and have gone through the same stuff, it's very comforting.

Honesty

Whenever I see the coldness that is often shown to family members because they don't go along with the JW way of doing things I think of the scripture that says that "lack of natural affection" would be one of the things happening in later times. I don't think this prophecy applied to true Christians.

FairMind That's fantastic, Fairmind!!! Now if we just have some Bible tracts printed up and distribute them to all the 'interested ones' so they can see the real JW love.

lilybird

ITs so good to have a place to exchange ideas with others who have experienced the same things and understand where you are coming from. Very theraputic,,, I must say ,,,,

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