In my case Yes and when I left I found I had no dreams, no goals, no ambition, no proper hobbies no outside life, I was and still am to a point, floundering. Thats why the term the Borg is so apt.
happehanna
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Does the Watchtower Society stunt personal development and growth
by truthseeker inwith so many "responsibilities" given to the witnesses by the "faithful and discreet slave", there is little time for them to do anything these days except sleep - and that is when they're not out preaching at unearthly hours in the morning.. .
the enormous pressure to perform, and to be under the watch of the elders to make sure you perform, is a draining experience.. .
a book i have on sociology says this regarding jehovah's witnesses, when discussing sects, that "they require intensive commitments and demonstrations of belief by members.
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Is It A Good Thing To Ignore Our JW Past??
by minimus indoes showing our upset or anger regarding our life as witnesses a good thing or a bad thing?
personally, i feel that everyone of us has to express whatever feelings for however long time it takes to heal.
(i'm not talking about carrying the same anger or hurt for 25 years).
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happehanna
I tried for nearly two years to ignore it
But have now decided that I shall going to go to a recovery workshop next weekend, for those raised in cults, try and deal with the thing properly, and then put it to bed if I can.
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I lived beyond 21?
by 4JWY intoday's my birthday as i hit that 1/2 century mark - and here i didn't think i'd make it past 21 (1975).
how does it start out today?
i'm walking at a local park and happened upon the retired couple who are volunteer rangers - i mentioned that later in the day i'm returning to the park with my family to take some family photos on my 50th b-day.
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happehanna
Belated Happy Birthdays for all those you missed too!
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Has anyone heard of the drama triangle?
by happehanna ini just realised i was in one.
they aren't pleasant.. i found myself rescuing the whole time and nagging the person involved.
i have never nagged in my life and i dont want to start now.. this isn't going to be easy but i know the relationship is not at all healthy and i have to get out.
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happehanna
Thanks Angry you have made me grin just love your style.
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Has anyone heard of the drama triangle?
by happehanna ini just realised i was in one.
they aren't pleasant.. i found myself rescuing the whole time and nagging the person involved.
i have never nagged in my life and i dont want to start now.. this isn't going to be easy but i know the relationship is not at all healthy and i have to get out.
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happehanna
Thank you all for your sound answers once again.
I think when I left the org and my ex at much the same time ,there was naturally a huge void in my life and I rushed to fill it.
I will start to spend some quality time with myself and see what transpires.
thanks everyone for your input
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Has anyone heard of the drama triangle?
by happehanna ini just realised i was in one.
they aren't pleasant.. i found myself rescuing the whole time and nagging the person involved.
i have never nagged in my life and i dont want to start now.. this isn't going to be easy but i know the relationship is not at all healthy and i have to get out.
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happehanna
I just realised I was in one. They aren't pleasant.
I found myself rescuing the whole time and nagging the person involved. I have never nagged in my life and I dont want to start now.
This isn't going to be easy but I know the relationship is not at all healthy and I have to get out. I have invested so much energy into this relationship and the returns were very small. It has made me feel bad about myself and I have lost my happiness. I hope this is going to be a temporary situation, and my love of life will return. Perhaps this relationship started on the rebound and was not going to last.
Can relationships that have had this poor start be transformed into something new and healthier?
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happehanna
A wet toilet seat!
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What was the silliest thing they told you NOT to do?
by goddess_baal inthere was some really piddily-crap that i remember.. for instance, when i was about 17 toe-rings became popular, and one of the sisters bought one....wore it to the kh during the summer with her sandals.
my best friend in the hall wanted one, which of course caused this huge debate about whether it would be okay 'in jehovah's eyes', and didn't it go against the scripture that counsels women against "bodily adornment", blah-blah-blah.
toe rings??!
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happehanna
not to study an '...ology' or an......... 'osophy' for that matter. Ridiculous!
All you need to do is read the awake...............
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In Memory of Miguel......part 2...........you never know who is a JW....
by lisaBObeesa inthank you all for the kind words from those who posted on the other thread about the student of mine who was found dead from a gunshot wound on tuesday....i have more to get off my chest...
?..i went to the funeral today.
it was held in a funeral home.
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happehanna
The tears are flowing down my face. Poor Miguel. Thank you for telling us about him.
and take care of yourself, it must be an awful time for you.
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staying out of school assembly!
by happehanna indoes anyone else remember how awful school was because of the dreaded school assembly.. my whole school life was blighted because i couldn't go in.
my young son can goes in and it is the best part of his day, he loves the hymns.
how glad am i that i came to my senses before my son suffered like i did as a child.
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happehanna
Does anyone else remember how awful school was because of the dreaded school assembly.
My whole school life was blighted because I couldn't go in.
My young son can goes in and it is the best part of his day, he loves the hymns. How glad am I that I came to my senses before my son suffered like I did as a child.