i'll wager that the number is close to 100 percent.
what number?
the number of jws who have lists--lists of things that make them go hmmm or even wha'???
I'll wager that the number is close to 100 percent. What number? The number of JWs who have lists--lists of things that make them go hmmm or even wha'??? or huhhh? I had one. I'm sure most of you had such a list. For me, eventually, there were enough things on the list to make me realize my doubts could not be further ignored. I'll give you my list later.
What was on your list?
if you do not like seeing death as real - do not read on:.
i've noticed this difference before, in western (anglosphere) media outlets, the news is sanitised, with views of death removed.
a consequence is that war is not quite real to many living in the anglosphere.
Think about the American Civil War photographs and disaster footage in the USA. Part of the issue here is that privacy is valued. Who wants to see their dead loved ones littering a plane crash scene? Who wants everyone else to see the body littered crash scene on the news?
i believe in god but i'm not sure of anything....what about you?.
Sowhatnow, what an honest, gentle comment.
i believe in god but i'm not sure of anything....what about you?.
I believe, though not in the exclusive god of the Bible.
obviously i'm having ex cult issues, family still in and a wife that's all kokoo for cocopuffs as well as our marriage isn't good.
i would like to leave her, she has never been the kind of wife i wanted.
anyway the stress is getting to be to much, thinking about things all the time and its effecting my work as well as otherthings.
From everything I hear, Germany does much better at treating depression than the USA does.
obviously i'm having ex cult issues, family still in and a wife that's all kokoo for cocopuffs as well as our marriage isn't good.
i would like to leave her, she has never been the kind of wife i wanted.
anyway the stress is getting to be to much, thinking about things all the time and its effecting my work as well as otherthings.
DO NOT LISTEN TO ANY MEDICAL ADVICE IN THIS THREAD. Go see a mental health specialist.
Except of course the advice to take this up with your doctor or medical team. You can, however, benefit from reading about the experiences of others.
obviously i'm having ex cult issues, family still in and a wife that's all kokoo for cocopuffs as well as our marriage isn't good.
i would like to leave her, she has never been the kind of wife i wanted.
anyway the stress is getting to be to much, thinking about things all the time and its effecting my work as well as otherthings.
All anti-depressants did for me was cause me to sleep far too much, gain weight and some other more personal symptoms. I'm not a doctor, so I don't know if you are clinically depressed or not. As just a person listening to you, you sound more stressed and angst ridden than depressed, which can feel pretty horrible. Some people do well with anti-depressants. You'd have to speak to your health care team about it all to know for sure. I never realized how much anxiety gets mistaken for depression though, until I went through therapy to teach me how to put things in perspective. These days, I rarely feel "depressed". Usually I am afraid of something, when those feelings come on.
Sadness is normal during a marriage break up. Sadness is not depression. Everyone who is healthy feels sad during times of loss. One of the things a good therapist will do is to help you begin to identify your different emotions and to get proper perspective.
There are natural things such as specific herbs that can help, too. I always asked my doctor about them or brought in info for the doctor to get his opinion.
obviously i'm having ex cult issues, family still in and a wife that's all kokoo for cocopuffs as well as our marriage isn't good.
i would like to leave her, she has never been the kind of wife i wanted.
anyway the stress is getting to be to much, thinking about things all the time and its effecting my work as well as otherthings.
I'd try the anti-anxiety approach first. A lot of us former jws have anxiety issues that feel like depression. Therapy and anxiety medication as needed has helped me more than any anti-depressant ever did.
this was one of the things that first got me thinking.
i noticed how in books like "draw close to jehovah" they paint god as a loving, warm, just god who does not desire any to die.
i could not love him at all, let alone with my whole heart.
It is insulting for anybody to suggest that an intelligent 21st century person ought to take it seriously.
I sure wouldn't suggest that anyone take the books as being penned by anyone other than man. On the other hand, there is a lot of wisdom in the book, aside from the horror stories and it is an interesting read.
this was one of the things that first got me thinking.
i noticed how in books like "draw close to jehovah" they paint god as a loving, warm, just god who does not desire any to die.
i could not love him at all, let alone with my whole heart.
Of course we all know you can cherry-pick texts to make the bible say anything you want.
Christians who believe that God is exclusive and murderous need to explain those scriptures. They cannot reconcile them with the exclusive, murderous god some of their churches teach.
