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  JW's were born and built through primitive religions dynamics

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  russel and his followers were a byproduct of the religious orthodoxy revolt that originated in europe.

  this revolution of ideas crossed over to america seeding all the fringe groups who russel then became a part of.

  this resistance to the establishment is similar to what we have seen recently with the q annon phenomena.

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  The Divided States of America

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  the fault lines that have always existed in america were laid bare with the current multiple crises facing our nation.

  this explains in part the polarizing tribalism that cannot get the horse back in the barn of decency and common sense.

  if you want to read up on this history check out this article .

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  Culture Wars

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  with things going to hell in a hand basket, i’ve taken an interest in the clashes of mindsets.

  this of course takes me back to my own evolutionary mindset pre and post jw life of two decades.

  if you overlay the core beliefs of memetic tribes as postulated by the authors, i’m curious what the median tribe of jwd would be?

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  Randy Waters

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  if you live in san antonio and would like to help me help randy waters please send me a pm.

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  Anatomy of a former JW

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  one of the respondents on my post on mental illness stated that it was the same of ex jw's.

  i thought about this for a couple of days and drawing from my personal experience, i can say that this is mostly true.

  if one is disfellowshipped, the act of forcibly cutting off all ties to a jw's way of life is painful and in some cases inducing cognitive dissonance.

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  Ex JW 12 Steps Continued

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  step 4 make a searching and fearless moral inventory of yourself.

  to err is human.

  the bible (if you are a believer) has a written moral code.

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  Mental Illness among JW's

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  disclaimer: this article has some broad generalizations that will have exceptions to what is stated.

  this is the only way i can even attempt to address the topic.

  i've looked for scholarly articles published on peer reviewed journals for years.

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  Exiting After Effects Part 2

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  approval .

  as children we have a need to bond with our caregivers or parents.

  this bond leads to needing their approval.

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  Exiting the JW's and its aftermath Part 2

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  approval .

  as children we have a need to bond with our caregivers or parents.

  this bond leads to needing their approval.

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  Exiting the JW's and its aftermath Part 2

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  approval .

  as children we have a need to bond with our caregivers or parents.

  this bond leads to needing their approval.