hey guys.
i'm an ardent buffy fan - can't help but love the humour and am very sad now that it's over, but thatd oesn't stop me watching the dvds.
i just wondered if anyone thinks it's a bad thing to watch?
lol Xena is wicked too... I'm not quite into the collectibles but I did go to a Buffy fan convention earlier this year yes I know that's sad but I met Drusilla!!!!!
I'm glad it's not deemed unsuitable by all. A JW acquaintance of mine (who got back in touch for one brief, fleeting moment to encourage me to go back 8 years after I left) referred to it as "demonic" and I just laughed. It's one of the funniest programmes I've ever seen. The humour is unbeatable!
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hey guys.
i'm an ardent buffy fan - can't help but love the humour and am very sad now that it's over, but thatd oesn't stop me watching the dvds.
i just wondered if anyone thinks it's a bad thing to watch?
Hey guys
I'm an ardent Buffy fan - can't help but love the humour and am very sad now that it's over, but thatd oesn't stop me watching the DVDs. I just wondered if anyone thinks it's a bad thing to watch? Maybe I've become desensitized, or maybe I just don't take it seriously, but it's never spooked me out.
Any thoughts?
Hoofie
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one of my witness friends in england told a friend of hers out in service about how i'm not going to meetings anymore, what a shame, etc., etc., so this well-meaning little person decided she wanted to write me a letter.
i asked why, and she told me the story of this young man.
remember how i was able to leave the matter of my husband?s relationship with jehovah in his hands?
Hey Nina
That's a great reply you sent. Isn't it interesting how in "the truth" people in "the world" count for nothing? When I first left it took me a long time to stop sneering at people, and that's an awful way to behave. When I was df'd I realised I had no "survival instinct" nor an ability to deal with real feelings - hurt etc. What a way to live! They are so naiive and that's dreadful when they claim to be enlightened. You're so right - Jesus dealt with people of all kinds impartially. Who on earth do they think they are? I have seen more glimpses of humanity in the last 8 JW-free years than any time when I was attending meetings and being a "good christian". I'm back in touch with my family, who suffered whilst I was a JW because I had no time for any of them as they weren't believers. I have one friend who is still a Witness, and she NEVER preaches to me. She loves me now like she did then, and always understands me, never questioning my motive for leaving and never emotionally blackmailing me.
I admire you Nina, because you had such a long journey in the JWs and yet have turned your mind around to maintaining faith in God. I hope someday to be able to unlock my mind and rebuild my relationship with our Creator, on neutral erms, withou having had my mind made up for me.
Take care,
Hoofie
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can anyone relate and help with the nagging doubts that it really was the"truth" and we are all doing the wrong thing and being misled.
i have read a lot of information to sway me from the witnesses and to think it is only a man made religion, but still i fear i could be wrong and going against god.
how do you all deal with this feeling that surely most have experienced.
Wow what a reply! That's of great help to me too. Thank you!
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hey
forgive me for not knowing the appropriate etiquette on these boards...i've been df'd for 8 years now but still searching for friends who really understand how long it takes to get the whole jw thing out of your skin.... am kinda hoping i can meet some mutual minds on here!
you sound like a friendly bunch .
Thanks Bethany. I can't believe it's taken me so long to get up the courage to register on something like this and now I wish I'd done it sooner. I really think I'm going to benefit so much - just from sharing experiences and having people understand. Thanks also for helping me see there's real light at the end of this 8 year tunnel!!
Hoofie
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I left. Couldn't cope with living a lie any longer. Got Df'd for following my heart...but weirdly enough I explained to God my reasons and felt quietly content about it. It's only since leaving that I've realised what a mind controlling organisation I'd been hooked into - so am glad to be gone!!!
can anyone relate and help with the nagging doubts that it really was the"truth" and we are all doing the wrong thing and being misled.
i have read a lot of information to sway me from the witnesses and to think it is only a man made religion, but still i fear i could be wrong and going against god.
how do you all deal with this feeling that surely most have experienced.
As far as I can tell Sam, you've come to the right place on here. There are people who can help you through their own experience. As you know, I only registered today but already the relief I'm feeling through getting feedback from people who are in/have been in a similar boat is overwhelming. Ultimately you have to decide what's right for you, but indoctrination is not the key - it only serves to lock your mind and that's not a good thing.
Keep searching, keep listening and hang on in there. I'm right with you!!
Hoofie
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hey
forgive me for not knowing the appropriate etiquette on these boards...i've been df'd for 8 years now but still searching for friends who really understand how long it takes to get the whole jw thing out of your skin.... am kinda hoping i can meet some mutual minds on here!
you sound like a friendly bunch .
I live in the UK. Got into the JW's down South but have since moved North to Sheffield.
It's such a relief to finally have an understanding group of people as a sounding board. I have Christian friends (not JW's) but they just don't get how it's all embedded itself in my brain. I got involved with the JWs when I was 15, so my mind was a blank canvass. Since leaving, I've found it virtually impossible to consider other beliefs, because although I'm not actively pursuing the JW faith it's the only opinion I've ever been taught - which leads me to have doubts about every other religion. Not because I believe that they're all wrong - but because I was TAUGHT not to believe anyone else. It's exhausting. All I want is to get in touch with my spiritual side, but I have to switch it off because my indoctrined brain won't let me think anything other than that which I think I already know.
Does that make ANY sense??!?!?!? I'm sorry if not...lol
Hoofie
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hey
forgive me for not knowing the appropriate etiquette on these boards...i've been df'd for 8 years now but still searching for friends who really understand how long it takes to get the whole jw thing out of your skin.... am kinda hoping i can meet some mutual minds on here!
you sound like a friendly bunch .
Wow - you're so friendly - thank you. It really helps to know there are people out there who understand and I'm sure I'll be posting on here regularly if I can - I have to post from work as my home pc is dodgy - so keep the nuggets of wisdom/empathy coming, they're already making a difference!!
Hoofie
xx
hey
forgive me for not knowing the appropriate etiquette on these boards...i've been df'd for 8 years now but still searching for friends who really understand how long it takes to get the whole jw thing out of your skin.... am kinda hoping i can meet some mutual minds on here!
you sound like a friendly bunch .
Hey
Forgive me for not knowing the appropriate etiquette on these boards...I've been df'd for 8 years now but still searching for friends who really understand how long it takes to get the whole JW thing out of your skin...
Am kinda hoping I can meet some mutual minds on here!
You sound like a friendly bunch
Hoofie
xx
