I thought I was going to live forever in an earthly paradise.
100%.
I had doubts about some other teachings, but I really did think the earthly paradise was a reality-in-waiting.
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Just Curious About Something
by EmptyInside insorry,couldn't think of a better title for this post,without it being long.. i was thinking this morning,if ex-jws, who were born into the group less likely to join another religion after leaving.
vs. the witnesses who belonged to a church before joining the religion.. from my own prespective,being raised a witness,i have no intention of joining any religion.
and it seems that born-ins are less likely to join a religion after leaving the cult.. in my own experience,i think it's religious burn-out to tell the truth.
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I wasn't a born-in JW.
I was 'searching', got contacted just before my 19th birthday, baptized 18 months later.
Exited quickly after 22 years.
I cannot forsee a time when I will ever belong to another religious group.
I'm currently very open-minded about who/what's 'out there'.
I'm still searching for spiritual knowledge/awareness.
But this time, I accept that I'll never find an ultimate 'true religion'.
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It's my 25th yr anniversary of freedom
by rebel8 inapproximately 25 yrs ago today, i left the borg forever.. .
thank you jwn/jwd for helping me heal by listening to me.
there are not many greater gifts than freedom..
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Well done rebel8.
I'm just in my first year, but I've never felt happiness like this before.
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My First Post!
by NoMoreHustle ini won't be lengthy on this.
i have been in the org for about 20yrs.
now & woke up about 2yrs ago.
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Doc,
Who was your anger directed towards?
I have anger towards the GB, and nothing but sympathy for those still under their mind control.
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My First Post!
by NoMoreHustle ini won't be lengthy on this.
i have been in the org for about 20yrs.
now & woke up about 2yrs ago.
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Vidiot has just reminded me of something else we have in common.
JWSurvey helped me enormously & my faith also went from 100% to 0% in one afternoon.
That was November 2013.
I can honestly say that I've never been happier in all my life, than I am right now.
You may feel like you want to fast forward your life by 6 months.
Hang on in there.
You are not alone and never will be on this forum.
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My First Post!
by NoMoreHustle ini won't be lengthy on this.
i have been in the org for about 20yrs.
now & woke up about 2yrs ago.
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A very warm welcome, NoMoreHustle.
It sounds like we have some things in common:
Baptised for 20+ years, woken up by Candace Conti.
What we do not have in common:
My wife and I are now separated.
She is now more convinced than ever that she is in "the truth".
I look forward to reading your future posts.
From what you've written already, I think you already know that you've come to right place
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Could it be that Jehovah is punishing me for leaving his religion?
by Julia Orwell ini know it's a completely absurd thing to say, but something happened to me today that triggered the old cult reaction.
my mind instantly lapsed back into that of a jw and for a split second i thought that because i wasn't doing jehovah things that jehovah's blessing had been removed from me and this is why my life seems to be running into so many dead-ends.
as a jw i attributed anything good happening to me to being the result of my being a good jw and dutifully doing everything the borg teaches.
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Sorry to hear about your troubles, Ms Orwell.
You explained your thought process very well.
You know it's irrational, you know it's nothing to do with Jehovah, you acknowledge that when good things happened to you as a JW you would attribute it to Jehovah's blessing.
YOU KNOW IT'S A CULT!
Yet, it's so deeply ingrained in your mind that you still slip into the old way of reasoning when things go wrong.
That's the power of mind control, right there.
I hope you cope with your recent bad news, and I look forward to hearing about your resurgence in the near future.
You're in my thoughts (but you'll never be in my prayers!!!)
Take care,
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Playing the dating Game..............how do you play?
by KateWild ineveryone knows i have been playing this dating game, and what a fun game it has been.
i have met a few nice guys but remained strictly platonic, and also met some really pushy guys too that just wanted sex.. i have not met mr right yet, but who knows what the platonic guys could evolve into.. it's all a game and anyone who says they don't play games when dating is lying.
does a man always have to make the first move?.
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I don't think a man has to make the first move at all.
If you want him to, let him. (But at least drop enough hints that he's not wasting his time, or going to get shot down)
If you want to make the first move, go for it.
Just be yourself and do what feels natural and right for you.
There's no point waiting for someone else to make the first move every time.
Life's too short.
(Maybe I have no right to answer on this thread, given it's title. I'm not playing the dating game as I'm too happy being single. Hence my name, Table for ONE! Happy days.)
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Been gone a while, but feel the need for support again
by megsmomma inmy jw daughter is getting close to being 18, and she was baptized at the ripe old age of 11.... so i feel like the shunning is coming.
my sister is also on the verge of getting baptized, even though i have been able to show her many things about the watchtower proving it is full of lies, she is still falling for it.
she spoke to an elder about the shunning policy, saying she wouldn't join if she would have to stop speaking to me....and they said they couldn't make her do anything...so she took it as them not caring if she speaks to me.
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I'm sorry to hear about your circumstances.
Could you not share with your sister, some real life experiences found in recent copies of the WT?
WT 15th April 2012 Page 12, paragrapgh 17.
A real life examlpe of how "a young man", also a disfellowshipped family member, was treated for over 10 years.
"...to their credit, each member of the family was steadfast in not having any contact with him."
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WT 15th June 2013 Page 28, paragraph 17.
In real life example number 2, Robert was df'd for almost 16 years...
"during which time his parents and siblings firmly and loyally applied the direction in God's Word to quit mixing in company with wrongdoers, not even greeting such ones."
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If you choose not to share this with your loved ones now, maybe a loving, kindly elder will, AFTER your sister's baptism has taken place?
Good luck.
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Volunteering.
by Jeannette insince i left the watchtower a couple of years ago, i started volunteering 3 hours a week at a wecare center.
it's like goodwill.
well, i've been there approximately 9 months, and yesterday i received a lovely thank you card from them.
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Jeannette: What a lovely experience. You feel proud, worthy and appreciated.
And rightly so.
On the rare occasion I see my JW wife, she loves to remind me 'Who else on earth has an organisation like Jehovah's?'
If I dare try to say:
"What? An organisation that is soft on paedophiles?
An organisation that shuns former members who dare to leave?
An organisation that constantly changes it's beliefs, yet still maintains it speaks nothing but "truth"?
Yeah, I totally agree. Who else on earth would want to be part of an organisation like Jehovah's?"
Well, I'm shot down before I can say the first sentence. (Because she knows what's coming next, ha ha.)
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When I get my life sorted I'm planning to do some volunteer work too.
Well done Jeannette.
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