Posts by Stirred

i have often wondered if there is more harm done to people who are stifled or smothered from expressing their natural conduct, feelings or actions because of it being condemned by religious ideals?.

so if a person keeps suppressing their real personality and tries to mould themselves to the "perfect" or "ideal" version as expected from those controlling them, could they eventually "bust" so to speak?.

for instance, witnesses condemn many forms of entertainment.

Stirred

I am becoming more aware recently of how much damage I must heal from to be "normal" again. At first I wa insatiably reading and losing fears to read more as I quieted my mute trepedations. Now I am determined to get better but recognize I am in unhealthy state.... No self esteem, hyper sensitive to abusive speach or manners at work or in world. Still feel between worlds at times. Tremendous concern about what others think of me and yet an attitude of anticipation that I'm already written off...loser, dissappointmnet, weak and unworthy...fool.

A big part of me is okay and I do venture out but I want to just stay away much of the time and work on healing, find work that supports me and find contentment again. I aspire to find joy again after I bury anxiety. Online resources and books, when I have time, is my main source of help. Thank you for posting. I resonate with so many posts in this thread. I concur, the damage is very real.

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100 Years Ago, 1.5 Million Christian Armenians Were Systematically Killed. Today, It's Still Not A 'Genocide'

by fulltimestudent in

whatever the reasons, whatever the excuses, whatever the denials - its still a tragedy:.

100 years ago, 1.5 million christian armenians were systematically killed.

today, it's still not a 'genocide'.

Stirred

I did not know of this. Terrible! Yes, genocide.

Stages of Dealing With Change

by Stirred in

searching around for support on the web i found this link from oprah site:.

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/second-chances-in-life.

great tunes to lighten your mood.. keep moving forward.

Stirred

Searching around for support on the web I found this link from Oprah site:

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Second-Chances-in-Life

Great tunes to lighten your mood.

Keep moving forward. It's a work in progress.

What are your favorite support sites or songs?

In Peace,

Organicita

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weird questions people ask you at the KH?

by Truthexplorer in

so i meet sister ott zealot.

she says ah .... its lovely to see you; how are you doing.

i said yeah i'm fine thank you!

Stirred

I get an asset check up sometimes...."so, do you still own that house?" " where are you living now? Do you own or rent? How big? Is it a house, condo or trailer?" "Do you still own .....?"

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Kendrick " Letter of Introduction " from Elders regarding Candace Conti Case

by flipper in

as many of us saw in the pbs news hour program and the abc news nightline program the elders from one congregation failed to communicate properly to the elders in another congregation concerning the child molester jonathan kendrick when he moved to a new congregation.

i have parts of this " introduction letter " from the fremont congregation to the oakley congregation elders so you can read it for yourself and decide how irresponsible these wt appointed elders were.

dated 1/16/98 it opens : .

Stirred

I would like a good response to those who say all this comes from apostate lies.

I'm in a somewhat negative mode right now....think most JWs I know would be troubled with possibility of it being true but without true evidence, would think it is a money grab and or satan/apostate attack.

so sad and frustrating.

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Interview with an Apostate: Seeking Agape

by Seeking agape in

tell us a little about yourself and your family.my parents became jw's in 1968. my oldest sisters came along in the early 70's because my parents thought they would not have to raise them in this "system of things".

are your parents / family jws?.

now we have great discussions about religion, life, the bible, god and my uber dub sister.

Stirred

Greetings and thank you for sharing. Stories like yours really help me fight the "fog" that often still haunts me on the weekend. You are wise to discern what true friendship is NOT so that you can be the opposite and attract better friends.

i'm still working my mental shifting but am largely faded, inactive 11 months yet still not mentally "free" from guilt, and many beliefs/practices i've held for nearly 2 decades.

I've read that there is a CA Ex-JW meet-up every July. I believe Mr. Flipper coordinates it. If you are interested you might want to look it up. I believe they meet at campground in Lake Tahoe.

All the best to you and your son in proving what is true, living authentically with self-repect, integrity, more joy and a more refined BS detector.

Peace to you,

Stirred

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Hebrews 10:25

by millie210 in

i was asked recently by a still in friend (it was meant sincerely not sarcastically).

"but what do you do with that scripture so far as not attending meetings?".

i typed hebrews 10:25 in to the search bar but didnt get much.. .

Stirred

Thank you. Really needed to read this. I think I will print off points from here to remind myself and prepare for the inquiries to come.

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The real story on why The Watchtower society lost a Kingdom hall in Bonham ,Texas.!

by koolaid-man in

jw
friends

what happened in bonham, texas?

: the body of elders and the majority of the congregation decided to leave the watch tower organization.

and with that, they took the kingdom hall.

Stirred

Wow. This thread sure adds light to JW'strategice real estate direction. That they were burned once...they are mitigating as exodus puts them at risk for another move. Use smoke and lights (distractions of new publications/light/etc) to keep everyone distracted while they tighten the reigns.