been noticing a few of your comments today brooke...and others too...and a thought struck me
we talk about people in the org suffering from depression and we know having been there that we were not supposed to...cos we had a great hope right and we could pray and go out in fs and go to the kh and receive encouragement from loving brothers....the fact that it didnt happen didnt get away from the fact that we were under pressure not to be or show that we were depressed
and i wonder if we feel the same kind of pressure now outside of the org
many times on this forum people say that the best kind of revenge is to be happy or successful cos jws dont like to see that...but in truth many of us even after many years are still struggling to come to terms with what was done to us and /or is still being done
so to everyone who is depressed today ...its ok...really its ok to be...dont feel that you shouldn't be...dont think there is any pressure on you to be happy and successful all day everyday..
and if you need to tell us well thats what we're here for
and if you are reading this but dont want to tell anyone ...well thats fine too
and if you are ok today but couldn't face us yesterday or might not be able to face us tomorrow then thats fine too
so brooke you cry away...and sirona...and everyone else thats hurting and facing new jobs or loneliness or low self esteem or pms or loss of a loved one no one told them had died or difficulties raising children or had a fight with your spouse or reminders of their childhood or memories of abuse or coping with being shunned or whatever else you are facing today
you cry away and no need to apologize
cos we're crying with you