OneEyedJoe

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  Dangerous "Pent up" feelings inside of most witnesses?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  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.

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  OneEyedJoe

  Based on the rampant claims of things like chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalga, lower back problems, hives, chronic pain, etc, etc. I think there's got to be something tremendously unhealthy about the lifestyle. There seems to be a disproportionately great number of psychologically influenced conditions among JWs. At least in my area, but it seems that this isn't limited to one place based on what I've read on the forum.

  Adding in things like excessive drinking, overeating, etc that people also do when dealing with mental stress and you start to see why so many JWs have things like gout, diabetes, and heart problems too. All likely caused by either the "can never do enough" lifestyle or repressing inner thoughts/doubts.
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  "I just don't like being lied to"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i dropped this comment to someone from "my" congregation...... "i just don't like being lied to".... this was in response to their attempt to become my 'bff' (i'm sarcastically using the expression 'best friends forever' here).

  i ran into them in the street.

  they started chatting all about the cong gossip, teachings, upcoming witness events etc.... i was just quiet and not really contributing to the conversation.. when she asked "so what's new with you?

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  OneEyedJoe

  Such a good line. I've used that with my wife (though that's gone a bit differently haha). It's great because it's expressing a feeling that no one can argue with and only indirectly makes an accusation. I'm sure you'll get some more conversations with your new BFFs though!
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  WHAT IS YOUR "AFTER MEETING RITUAL? "

  by brandnew in

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  2. friends

  me ?

  my after meeting ritual, is getting my suit off, and a beer in my hand....in less than 2 minutes from entering my door.

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  OneEyedJoe

  porn and a wank to get that brainwashing out of my head...
  

  I've heard it called a lot of things, but brainwashing is a new one.
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  The multitude that no man can number

  by SonoftheTrinity in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  how can protection from destruction at armageddon be solely with the jehovah's witnesses when the great multitude is one that no man could number while the jehovah's witnesses put great effort into cooking statistics of how many jws there are worldwide?

  the unscriptural scare tactics they use are blatantly insulting to anyone who can read a bible.

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  OneEyedJoe

  Haha, yeah I think I wondered that myself at some point. I justified it by including in the "great crowd" the unrighteous that would be resurrected, but I'm not sure if that has any basis in the bible or JW doctrine.
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  WHAT IS YOUR "AFTER MEETING RITUAL? "

  by brandnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  me ?

  my after meeting ritual, is getting my suit off, and a beer in my hand....in less than 2 minutes from entering my door.

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  OneEyedJoe

  Hopefully, my after-meeting ritual is a thing of the past...but most of the time it was get undressed and get 3 fingers of scotch in a glass.
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  DC2015 New Release: Brochure "Return to Jehovah" for those who faded/left

  by Designer Stubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it appears that a new 16-page brochure, with the title "return to jehovah" is to be released at the regional convention (dc) this year.

  it would be written specifically for those faded or da/df.chapters are:a letter from the governing body1.

  the lost one i will search for2.

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  Ugh...this is (hopefully) going to be my first missed convention. I'm not looking forward to dealing with this brochure...
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  Thoughts: Convinced that my wife will never awake from the brainwashing

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello all, it's been a long time since i have posted.

  well, things have not changed on my end.

  i am still going thru the motions.

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  OneEyedJoe

  Don't give up hope completely. It may just be a matter of finding the one thing that she's clinging to. Everyone has their points of doctrine or culture or whatever that are important to them personally and the rest is just like a bullfighter's cape - it only serves as a false target for you and doesn't impact their faith even a little.

  Or it may just be a matter of piling on the straws until the camel's back breaks. Either way, there's always an ounce of hope. As long as your marriage is working, keep trying to live a genuine life for yourself and hopefully (probably) she'll eventually be caught in your wake.

  Asking questions doesn't always work. Even though my wife woke up, asking questions made her upset. She said I was being condescending by asking questions. She said it felt like I was trying to teach her.
  

  We might be married to the same woman.
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  "Jehovah's people as a whole can never be corrupted..."

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zgds4z-h2i.

  transcript below (with key points of interest bolded):.

  please open your bibles to phil.

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  OneEyedJoe

  Just like Jehovah's organization in the past (the nation of isreal, and later the christian congregation) could never be corrupted. Oh....wait...
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  I'm my favorite type of JW - Double Life

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the borg's tactics on most jw work.

  they put fear into their mind, they guilt trip them and basically make them scared to do anything when they are away from the kingdom hall.

  it allows them to control every aspect of their life.

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  OneEyedJoe

  I guess the part that I find so objectionable is the tacit approval that simply being in the seat (and apparently you're an elder, too?) gives. For about a year I prevented myself from finding TTATT because there was an elder in our congregation that was really intelligent and I liked him very much personally and I told myself "If he doesn't see a problem with it, then maybe I'm fooling myself." I never talked to him about my doubts, just held him up as an example of a sane, normal, intelligent man that clearly saw it as the truth.

  If I found out that he had been faking it for over a decade, I guess I'd be pretty upset.

  Just another perspective in case that's something you might worry about. It's impossible to know how you may be negatively impacting the lives of others just by your mere presence. Especially if you're an elder.
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  I'm my favorite type of JW - Double Life

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the borg's tactics on most jw work.

  they put fear into their mind, they guilt trip them and basically make them scared to do anything when they are away from the kingdom hall.

  it allows them to control every aspect of their life.

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  OneEyedJoe

  Wait, you've been awake and remained in for 16 years, or you've been in for 16 years total, and only recently woken up? I can't imagine what could possibly make someone stick around for that long if they're awake. All the wasted time, the implicit support by your mere presence, etc would drive me insane well before that.