I live out in the country on a lake. That lake was my escape from the cult as a child. I would swim, fish, ice skate, run bank lines, sail a boat and even kissed my first girl on that lake. It was not until now did I realize what a safe haven that lake was for me as a child in a cult. Still Totally ADD
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What is your happy or comforting memory from your childhood?
by MissFit inwhen i think of my childhood i tend to organize my memories based on the houses i lived in.
the house i remember the most was the house on the hill when i was 6. i can still picture it in my mind.
it had a big porch with a porch swing.
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7 day conventions?
by HereIgo indid any of you attend the old school week long conventions?
i have heard stories and it seems like these were mostly in the 70's and 80's before my time.
i couldn't imagine.
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1958 in NY at Yankee stadium and then the big one in Atlanta GA. 8 days of hell. The temperature was around 100 degrees everyday with severe thunderstorms in the afternoon followed by a steam bath. My parents and me all had heat sickness for about a week. What a genius idea having a open air stadium in Atlanta GA in July!!!!!! Still Totally ADD
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What "Rules" Did The Elders In Your KH Make?
by minimus insome congregations were known as liberal and others were considered very conservative.
back in the 1970s a nearby congregation made all speakers who gave public talks a white shirt to wear.
if a speaker came in wearing anything but white they were brought into the library and were given a white shirt!
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No vase of flowers in the kingdom Hall. Kingdom halls are not made for flowers just dumb ass rules. Still Totally ADD
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New Tool To Help Cult Survivors. From an EXJW
by TTaTT4U in.
https://bonniezieman.com/2017/05/09/cracking-the-cult-code-for-therapists-what-cult-victims-want-their-therapist-to-know/.
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Thank you from all us cult survivors. Still Totally ADD
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Are Witnesses TRULY Honest, Humble and Hungry? (The 3 H's)
by stuckinarut2 inhow many times did we hear the worn out expression "that anyone who accepts the "truth" needs to have the 3 h's".
yes, they must be "honest hearted.
hungry for truth, and humble enough to accept that they need to change".
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Sorry never heard of the 3 H's. Is this something new that has come out in the last 6 years? I understand the first two but what are they hungry for? Steak! LOL. Still Totally ADD
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What is behind your choice of forum user name?
by stuckinarut2 injust curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.
there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.
i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.
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I deal with ADD and I saw a PBS program on the subject. They was pushing a book called Totally ADD. So my first user name was Totally ADD. Several years later my computer died and when I got a new one and try to set up my account on the new one I could not find my password so I set up a new account. Had to change my account name so I came up with Still Totally ADD. Still Totally ADD
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Do WT Publications Make Us Feel Unworthy, Unlovable and Helpless?
by jp1692 init is my contention that the wtbts, (as do all high-control, authoritarian cults), deliberately cultivates dysfunctional beliefs among its members.
in particular, the most destructive of these beliefs are those that undermine one's feelings of self-worth.
for a research project i am doing, i am looking for direct quotes from wt publications that seem to be specifically designed to manipulate the readers into feeling: unworthy, unlovable, inadequate and/or helpless.
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If you feel good it must be bad. If you feel bad it must be good. Is this what is meant by feeling unworthy, unlovable and helpless? Then yes this is what the WT publications always have taught. Still Totally ADD
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The little things that made you feel guilty as a JW?
by HereIgo inwatching rated r movies?
maybe a little gambling in vegas?
when i was in high school i went to the mall with my friend at the time, who happened to be a female.
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When I was a horny teenage boy looking at a playboy because I wanted to see a naked women. I thought there was something wrong with me and God was going to kill me for this unforgivable sin. Still Totally ADD
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I am back... after 8 years.
by Preston init's been 8 years, but i am back.
my health has returned.
what did i miss?.
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Welcome back Preston. Just when I was coming on to the board you left because of health. Many new ones have come to the board in the last few years. According to the Borg we are all mentally diseased. The GB have become big TV stars in their own mind. They now have cartoons encouraging children to give their ice cream money to the Borg. The Borg sex crimes are becoming more exposed. Also their charitable status is in question in many country's. That is all I can think of now. Happy to have you back. Still Totally ADD
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Did You Know You Can Have Seizures While You Sleep and Not Know It?
by David_Jay ini have to take some time off even from some of my favorite activities for a while...that means here...until i can adjust to a new medical therapy.. i just learned today that i have nocturnal epilepsy and have been having seizures almost every night for several decades!
wow!
just started medication that will mess me up when it comes to processing my thinking and typing for a while, so until that straightens out i will just have to read for now.. but look it up.
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Health problems are a bitch. Take care of yourself and get better. Looking forward to your future threads. Still Totally ADD