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  Conditioned responses: Have you been conditioned to feel judged, or guilt etc that has spilled over into your exjw life?

  by Diogenesister in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this youtuber, an exjw and psychologist, may be familiar to some of the old guard.. i'm posting for newer members really.

  yet still, despite being out some time, it was a shock for me to realise that some of the crippling guilt i have felt over so much of my life, even long after being awake, was due to the dominant "conditioned response" i felt as a believer - guilt.. guilt that i could never do enough.

  guilt that i was responsible for the life of anyone i didn't preach to...anyone i may have stumbled, anything i did that wasn't caring for the needs of others.. even my job i choose to fit in with trying to expunge the guilt i felt at not meeting the needs of others.

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  stuckinarut2

  Great thread!

  Thanks for sharing this video and your thoughts.

  It is so healthy to re-evaluate and analyse why we are who we are.
  
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  Ex-Jehovah's Witness Recovering Group 3 and This Site

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't remember seeing it ever really talked about here but the facebook group with the namesake of this post shut down at the end of march.

  it was archived and they weren't clear as to when or if they would come back.

  it seemed to come out of nowhere, and i know a lot of people were disappointed.

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  stuckinarut2

  Great thread!

  Agree wholeheartedly!

  This community has been my lifeline, especially when waking up and transitioning to "the real life"

  Thank you Simon!
  
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  "Apostasy" is worse than...??

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it is funny to contemplate how ridiculous the act of shunning "apostates" who leave the org for conscientious reasons is.. so we have been rudely ignored and even abused by jws who :.

  1) have been imprisoned recently for dishonest business practices and fraud worth millions of dollars.

  2) have been bankrupt several times.

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  stuckinarut2

  It is funny to contemplate how ridiculous the act of shunning "apostates" who leave the org for conscientious reasons is.

  So we have been rudely ignored and even abused by JWs who :

  1) Have been imprisoned recently for dishonest business practices and fraud worth millions of dollars

  2) Have been bankrupt several times

  3) Have cheated on their spouses, and neglected family responsibilities

  4) Swear, get drunk and act like fools at events like sports games

  I chuckle to myself really to see these ones act so self-righteously and shun ones like us because of slanderous gossip that they hear through the witness grapevine. They don't know why we all really left. Who knows what they have been told through gossip.

  Yet, we never judged them, or ignored them when they acted in the ways outlined as above.
  
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  Are they clones?

  by cookiemaster in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone else notice this about jw public speakers.

  they all seem like clones.

  they have the same mannerisms, try to use the same style of speaking, similar jokes, etc.

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  stuckinarut2

  Yes indeed.

  Any of us that tried to break the mould, were quickly made to conform to a particular style.

  A small amount of variation is possible- but it is limited.

  Once we leave and listen to speakers in all other areas of life, the "Jw style" become so much more apparent
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  Leah Remini to tackle JWs in new special

  by betterdaze in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  the star has a previous first-look production deal with the network to produce unscripted series following the success of her emmy-winning show “leah remini: scientology and the aftermath.” according to the hollywood reporter, remini will produce a special for the network during the break following season 3 of the acclaimed docuseries.. it notes that jehovah’s witnesses, while based on biblical teachings, have come under fire over the years for similar practices to the church remini left years ago.

  for example, practices of ousting or shunning members who have dissenting views, a blanket refusal to participate in politics and government as well as not celebrating christmas or birthdays are all things that the special will reportedly cover.

  additionally, the religion has predicted the literal end of the world several times, obviously to no avail.. .

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  stuckinarut2

  BRING IT ON please!

  Every straw will pile up and eventually break the camels back!
  
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  EXJW Tattoo

  by blownaway in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if anyone has any ideas or pictures of a tattoo that would sum up being an ex jw please share.

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  stuckinarut2

  "TTATT saved my life"

  With some liberating picture of your choice: maybe handcuffs being snapped open, or chains being broken?
  
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  Trailer - Apostasy (2018) - UK release is in July of this year.

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i came across this on exjw reddit and thought you would be interested.

  it is a fictional jehovah's witness film about shunning.

  the film is due to be released in the uk in july 2018.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ubd7je-d6u.

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  stuckinarut2

  Yes! Really looking forward to it.

  Ive emailed the producer to ask about screenings around the world.

  I will share more info if I hear back.
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  A great new podcast to listen to! "THE BIBLE says WHAT!?"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know that many of us here enjoy listening to podcasts.. here is a relatively new one i just discovered: .

  "the bible says what!?

  " by michael wiseman.. (find it on your podcast player of choice).

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  Thanks Dubstepped! I'll check it out!
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  A great new podcast to listen to! "THE BIBLE says WHAT!?"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know that many of us here enjoy listening to podcasts.. here is a relatively new one i just discovered: .

  "the bible says what!?

  " by michael wiseman.. (find it on your podcast player of choice).

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  stuckinarut2

  I know that many of us here enjoy listening to podcasts.

  Here is a relatively new one I just discovered:

  "THE BIBLE says WHAT!?" by Michael Wiseman.

  (Find it on your podcast player of choice)

  Very interesting to listen to the way that Christian leaders / pastors etc try and explain away or justify the troubling and horrific parts of the bible.

  I have listened to a few episodes so far, and most of it sounds just like the things that JWs would say...

  Enjoy!
  
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  Canada Branch Financials are Posted (The Bleeding Appears Very Real)

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  posted here:.

  https://docs.zoho.com/sheet/published.do?rid=740aq85115d1a04174c4d867e056351ad6836.

  biggest changes:.

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  stuckinarut2

  No need for panic..."Jehovah will provide"

  (Unless of course he doesn't, in which case that would mean he either is not real, or is not backing this organization - as CT Russell once famously implied)