Posts by dubstepped

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My Younger Brother Has Left The Witnesses!! :-D

by pale.emperor in

absolutely thrilled to give you the news that my younger brother, a zealous full-time pioneer has left the witnesses!!.

i haven't seen or spoke to him in a year.

i'd lost all contact with him, no facebook, no mobile number, i didn't even know his address because he'd moved house.

dubstepped

If I could like this post a milion times I would. This is an awesome way to start my day. The old cult of "never good enough" loses another sincere person. I'm so happy for you two!

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Episode 3 of "This JW Life" is now available.....

by dubstepped in

episode 3 is now out and available on itunes or whatever you use, as well as my site, linked below.

this one is heavier and about life at home growing up as a jw.

i even had an epiphany while recording it, which you'll hear as you listen.

Episode 3 is now out and available on iTunes or whatever you use, as well as my site, linked below. This one is heavier and about life at home growing up as a JW. I even had an epiphany while recording it, which you'll hear as you listen. I'm hoping to have number 4 out in a week and a half or so. It will be about life as a JW, the meetings, field service where we knocked on doors, what we were taught, etc.

If you subscribe on iTunes (I use Podcast Republic for Android) or somewhere else you'll automatically get each episode as it comes out. I'll still announce it though, and it is available on my site to listen to.

http://thisjwlife.com/episode-3-life-at-home-as-one-of-jehovahs-witnesses/

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How do you get over all the things that you missed? The stuff you can't get back

by JW_Rogue in

look my life is not bad but sometimes i just think about all the normal things i missed out on.

and no i'm not talking about christmas and birthday parties.

i'm talking about your first kiss happening in your twenties instead of your teens.

dubstepped

Live in gratitude and be present and it's easier to accept the past. If you're grateful, it's hard to simultaneously feel regret. I still have my days where I feel regret, but then again we always look back with the most optimistic eyes, and things wouldn't have necessarily worked out well. Who knows.

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I started a new podcast about my life as a JW today

by dubstepped in

so, i did a thing today.

i officially launched a podcast called "this jw life".

people keep saying that i should write a book, but i don't even read books, unless in audio format.

dubstepped

@WGO - Awesome! Now time to get it shared out to people and get some good reviews so that more people can find it.

I have been getting interest on Facebook from people that have never been JWs and that's my goal. I'm not a person that gets excited about much, but I'm genuinely excited about this. People need to know what's up. Knowledge is power and I want to imbue both.

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DA myself to relieve great pressure?

by Isambard Crater in

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my lifelong mental illnesses, fuelled significantly by the borg, are very bad at the moment and result in me missing lots of midweek meetings, but i haven't missed a sunday in years except the occasional vacation.. the nature of my mental and emotional illnesses mean that i, as a physically in and mentally out pimo, take to heart very painfully admonishment from the platform to never miss meetings, preach all i can, and so on.. okay, i report 3 hours each month on average and no elder has ever said anything, but when they make comments on the platform, i feel such great guilt and shame, but also anger, as they do not understand my illnesses and when i do mention my situation to elders, they kind of minimise and joke about it.. some other sisters in my congregation started "officially" not attending midweek meetings a few year's ago because of their own health circumstances, but i know for a fact that some elders look down on them for this reason, not showing real understanding deep down even if they do on the surface.. i have reached the point where i want to hand in a da letter as a cry for help, or more like a clear indicator to them that when i say i'm not well enough to attend midweek, i really mean it and it's not just an excuse.

sure, i'm only 42, but i can still be too fragile to go out at night with a 30 minute drive both ways..

dubstepped

I disassociated and the relief was amazing. I disagree that it gives them power. They already have power, and faders have to put up with far more bullshit to play their game than those of us that put a bullet in it by disassociating.

That doesn't mean that YOU should do it. I would certainly recommend counseling and stop attending meetings or reading their literature immediately. If you can't handle that step, you're not ready to disassociate. You think they look down on people that miss meetings, lol. Get some space so that you can make decisions with a clearer head.

Disassociating shouldn't be a rash decision. You can't unring that bell once you do it. It is a tool though, one that can put an end to the nightmare. I was discouraged by many ex-JWs for considering it, and disassociating was the best decision I've ever made. My wife did the same and feels the same. You have to be prepared for the losses though. We'll never see our family again or our JW friends. It was still extremely hard to do when we did it, but in retrospect we were as ready as we could be. There's no time where it just feels 100% easy. I just know it was worth it.

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Surprise Elders Visit

by Tight Pants Twinkle Toes in

hello community!

quick background - baptized 1971, 46 years in the borg, former elder.

wife - baptized 1973, pioneer...... we became disgusted with the oranization 10 years ago but still believed it was the truth.

dubstepped

Your username really says it all, lol. Welcome to the forum, and to freedom! Way to take control.

In the end, they are the ones that taught us to stand up for truth. So they can't cry about it to much when we do so, though the weeping and gnashing of teeth will follow.

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I started a new podcast about my life as a JW today

by dubstepped in

so, i did a thing today.

i officially launched a podcast called "this jw life".

people keep saying that i should write a book, but i don't even read books, unless in audio format.

dubstepped

I have been emailed by iTunes and it should now be available there. I went to the app on my computer and searched for "This JW Life" and found it under podcasts as I scrolled down.

Can anyone out there that uses iTunes regularly confirm that it is working for them? It's not my usual podcatcher of choice, but I know it's what most people use. I use Podcast Republic on my Android phone and was just able to subscribe to it there.

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I started a new podcast about my life as a JW today

by dubstepped in

so, i did a thing today.

i officially launched a podcast called "this jw life".

people keep saying that i should write a book, but i don't even read books, unless in audio format.

dubstepped

@smiddy - It's just essentially an online radio program. People often download them onto their phones so they can listen on the go. I listen to all kinds of cool shows, all absolutely free, all day while working.

You can just go to my very simple website, thisjwlife.com, and press play and listen on your computer. It sounds fancier than it is.

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I started a new podcast about my life as a JW today

by dubstepped in

so, i did a thing today.

i officially launched a podcast called "this jw life".

people keep saying that i should write a book, but i don't even read books, unless in audio format.

dubstepped

So happy for the feedback from some that listened. I'm no audio engineer but did my best with a headset mic, laptop, and Audacity, a free recording software.

I'm also a person that feels weird about being seen, whether literally or in this case just putting myself out there, but I've been pushing my own boundaries since leaving the Borg.

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I started a new podcast about my life as a JW today

by dubstepped in

so, i did a thing today.

i officially launched a podcast called "this jw life".

people keep saying that i should write a book, but i don't even read books, unless in audio format.

dubstepped

@WGO - I love podcasts too. I hope iTunes approves me soon so that I people can subscribe. You can download from my site. I think they can subscribe somehow now through Libsyn, or there might be an RSS feed on my site there for them, but iTunes is more universal and I know that a lot of podcatchers pull from iTunes. I'll update here on the forum when I release new episodes, and when iTunes approves me.