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  Survey Results, Part 2

  by larc in

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  in part one, i showed the overall average results for the survey.

  in this section, i will present the correlational results.

  correlations range in value from -1 to zero to +1.

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  animal

  I guess my question was more for discussion than for answering...

  I see with my family, my mother and her sisters... they are all pretty F'd up, all thier lives. They grasp at any religion, mostly extreme ones, looking for something. None of them stick to one for long, or flip flop in th and out of them. They also do this with other things in thier lives. They lack the ability to think and make decisions. They are good fodder for cults.

  Since being on this site, I see many similarities in people and thier experiences. Those born into JWs may have learned those "bad" traits from thier parent/parents, and had it reinforced by hanging out with other JWs with the same lack of life abilities. Once they finally pull away from those people with similar traits and have to go it alone, they may be lost, unable to make thier own way either physically or mentally. I overcame this, late in life, but my mom and aunts are still the same as they were when they were teens.

  Good job on the survey. Too bad you didnt have more numbers to work with. Maybe if you add some useless fluff or a personal attack into the survey next time and you will get 1000s of responses.

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  What Pleases You?

  by Robdar in

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  i have had a rough week.

  my health is not good at this time.

  this week i discovered a whole new depth of agony.

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  animal

  As I told my wife when I was having some heart problems, all I want to see is the kids on thier own and making in... then I can croak. For me, that says it all.

  My kids.

  Animal
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  A traveling Animal

  by animal in

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  anyone in the el segundo area?

  i just found out i have to go there to work next week and maybe the week after.

  i will be there mon thru fri..... let me know if we wanna have some visit time.. animal

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  At least I have a commentary.... and this is the first thing you posted in weeks that didnt make me gag...

  hahaha

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  How Are You Percieved By People???

  by minimus in

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  do you think that you are easy to get along with?

  are you judgemental?

  are you positive?

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  animal

  We know how we are by the people that gravitate to us....

  Complainers avoid me, I dont complain.
  Negative thinkers stay clear, my glass is always at least half full.
  I always warn people not to ask me anything they dont want my answer for.
  I think in very black and white terms, which is generally taken as rude and narrowminded.
  I hate bigotry of any kind, from anyone.
  I try not to judge nor use terms that show judgementalism.

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  A traveling Animal

  by animal in

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  anyone in the el segundo area?

  i just found out i have to go there to work next week and maybe the week after.

  i will be there mon thru fri..... let me know if we wanna have some visit time.. animal

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  OK.. slight change in plans.... I will be working in El Segundo for the next few weeks. Staying at the Embassy Suites there. I didnt have net access the first week there, hope to this week. El Segundo is next to LAX, by the way.

  Animal
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  Survey Results, Part 2

  by larc in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in part one, i showed the overall average results for the survey.

  in this section, i will present the correlational results.

  correlations range in value from -1 to zero to +1.

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  animal

  Here is a question...

  What if the symptoms are the reason a person first became a JW.... and when they got out it surfaced bigtime due to less restraint on the lifestyle?

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  Who have you PERSONALLY met here?

  by gumby in

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  well, i'm a little on the jealous side.. i always here of posters here who seem to personally know each other....of coarse not most.....but many.

  just curious who knows who in the flesh?..........well partially covered flesh anyways.. when you meet them for the first time....are they way different than you expected?.

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  animal

  I only met Preston in person. I have talked to many here on the phone tho.

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  Larc's weekend survey

  by larc in

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  could you please take a few minutes to answer the following questions:.

  1. your age.

  2. how long were you a witness.

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  animal

  Could you please take a few minutes to answer the following questions:

  1. your age

  46

  2. how long were you a Witness

  Off and on birth thru 9, then very active 9-15

  3. how long have you been out of the religion.

  30 years

  4. which of the following symptoms did you experience as a witness.

  4a. depression

  4b. low self esteem

  4c. anxiety

  4d. psychosis

  4b, 4c, 4d

  5. Today, which of those symptoms do you have?

  None... I taught myself to be fairly normal.

  6. Today, how would you rate your overall degree of happiness 1. much less happy than as a JW 2. somewhat less happy 3. just as happy 4. somewhat more happy 5. much more happy.

  5

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  Judging Others

  by larc in

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  do we judge others?

  it seems to be we don't judge about things we don't care about.

  for example, if you think inter-racial marriages are ok, then you don't judge people in a an inter-racial marriage.

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  For the record no, they arent the same.

  This thread isnt about laws, it is about judging. Head over to http://solriders.net to dicuss the mandates on the message board. Let's not hijack Larcs thread.

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  Judging Others

  by larc in

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  do we judge others?

  it seems to be we don't judge about things we don't care about.

  for example, if you think inter-racial marriages are ok, then you don't judge people in a an inter-racial marriage.

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  animal

  Not being a spiritual person, I couldnt look at being judged as "spiritual"... we are discussing day to day judging, via our words. This isnt a helmet debate, tho I am up for it elsewhere. I was showing how you, or anyone, can wear thier judgements on thier sleeve, by what you write. You do, I try not to.

  Animal