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Did life as a JW turn you into an alcoholic?
by hamsterbait 12 Replies latest jw friends
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Pubsinger
No. I'm not an alcoholic, alcoholics go to meetings. I'm a drunk. We go to parties
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OnTheWayOut
Although the thread is old, some will have similar questions. I'll try to answer seriously.
I am an alcoholic. JW's did not cause my alcoholism. Although exposure to Watchtower as a youth aided in my becoming a JW, I became an alcoholic as a "worldly" non-JW and then joined the JW's.
For me, life as a JW substituted for heavy drinking. Instead, I was heavily living the cult life. It worked for the most part.
Leaving actually caused me to fall off the wagon (go back to drinking) for awhile. I had never really addressed my alcoholism while being a JW and finding out I was lied to allowed me to slip back into a depression that was part of my problem.
Eventually, I got the help I needed. There are no standard answers to your questions. Others would drink because of the lifestyle and maybe be able to cut down or stop when leaving the lifestyle, but I think people need to be aware that learning the truth about "the truth" can be devestating and difficult for one's sobriety.