As a teen I had recurring nightmares about Armegedon and being imprisoned and tortured in a concentration camp. Being raised as a JW in the late '60s and early '70s was brutal. As an adult, I suffered from severe, recurrent clinical depression for decades and was diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in the early '90s. By the time I walked away in 2011, I had been through an out-patient hospitalization and was still suffering from panic attacks. PTSD never goes away, but I am off all medications now and am no longer depressed. The JW belief system is toxic in so many ways. It was not the sole cause of my anxiety disorders and depression, but played a major role in them.