how long did you all wait before telling new friends or someone you are or were dating that you used to be a witness?
how did they react?
if you did tell them do they make jokes at you every so often about it 😊 is it best not to tell people?
I tell everyone and am very open. It's a fascinating story and people are genuinely interested. When you're open and vulnerable people respect that. The occasional person is overwhelmed by the sadness of shunning and kind of shuts down and tries to change the subject so just let them and move on, but most people will respect you for standing up even with such dire consequences.
My wife and I have way more friends now than we ever did in the cult where everyone refers to others as "the friends".
hi friends.
i recently posted on a discussion but realised that i had attached a dead link.
is there any way to go back into the post, after it has been posted, and edit my comments.
You can always just post a correction later in a new reply.
anyone know if there is some problem with jw podcast?
their website is giving me a 404 not found error.. sf.
Thanks SF! It comes out this weekend. Well, part 1 does. Part 2 will be the following weekend. Part 3, a bonus episode, will be the weekend after that. Lots of content in this story. It's intense.
if you had 2 minutes with an old witness friend or with a family member to convince them the 'truth' is a lie and the gb isnt being directed by god what would you say to get their attention that might make them question their beliefs?.
They kept members after 1975. People stuck around after Tight Pants Tony, constant changes in what a generation means including overlapping ones, and likely lots of local scandals. There is none so blind as he who shall not see. They put their fingers on their ears and close their eyes. You'd be wasting 2 minutes of your life.
Your best chance is probably to have them watch something like the Scientology shows by Leah Remini. Perhaps they would wake up to the similarities, but anything that is done requires them to wake up. 2 minutes isn't enough to do anything.
anyone know if there is some problem with jw podcast?
their website is giving me a 404 not found error.. sf.
You might check their Facebook group for more info. Just an idea. Maybe post something there. They may not even know.
... the walls are transparent.
so if you want to help the fly escape you first have to convince the fly that it's in a bottle, and only then can it find its way out.
that is taken from this american life episode 635 called "chip in my brain".
@Zophar - I know right? That trial result was something else.
I think one thing that made a mark on me was just how deep the mark was made on the kid. He was in that cult of one, but only for a few years? (didn't follow the timeline well) and look at how deeply he was impacted. Most of us here were indoctrinated for decades. Obviously people take things like that more or less seriously, and he took it seriously, but it just made me reflect on the strength shown by all of us here. We all went through so much to get here and to deprogram ourselves.
... the walls are transparent.
so if you want to help the fly escape you first have to convince the fly that it's in a bottle, and only then can it find its way out.
that is taken from this american life episode 635 called "chip in my brain".
@Londo - Yep, a cult of one. And just like JWs, he knows when to hide what he truly believes if it isn't in his best interests. Funny how those manipulative cunts seem to be able to see what their beliefs look like while still trying to hook the vulnerable with them. I had to take a minute to just let that episode sink in.
so i have been "faded" for approximately 2.5 years.
my parents know i haven't attended a meeting in quite some time, but don't know that i have been dating a guy for about eight months.
we really love each other and his family is super sweet.
At some point in your life you'll have to come clean. This is the problem with fading. Are you really going to be able to play JW games forever? It's not a matter of if, but when you start showing the real you. That doesn't mean the time is now, but you can't hide forever.
I'd just tell the truth to his family. All the stuff about cults and so forth, and how this isn't possible. That's just me though. It won't go well if you tell your folks, but you know that so you came here hoping for a miracle.
... the walls are transparent.
so if you want to help the fly escape you first have to convince the fly that it's in a bottle, and only then can it find its way out.
that is taken from this american life episode 635 called "chip in my brain".
... the walls are transparent. So if you want to help the fly escape you first have to convince the fly that it's in a bottle, and only then can it find its way out.
That is taken from This American Life episode 635 called "Chip In My Brain". Find it online or the podcast on your podcast app and put it ever so gently in your ear hole. You'll thank me for it later. It's quite the story and sheds light on our experiences too.
can anyone explain to me please about the statue in the daniel prophecy coz i've always been curious about what people have discovered about it?
do the jws have the only explanation?.
Have you looked for other explanations on your own? Just curious. You see, we got used to being spoonfed information by others as JWs, relying on others to tell us right from wrong. How much research have you done? I posted a link above because I was hoping you'd follow it and start that process. We can help, but ultimately part of leaving the cult is standing on your own two feet when it comes to these beliefs.
Research the origins if the bible itself and likely you'll stop caring about interpretations of specific prophecies. Everything you were taught was based on the bible being gods unfailing word. Is it? Start there.
