thanks for all the responses they are really helping. As we get closer to the start of school ive just been freaking out. Its really nice to see that others have gone through these same things and survived.
PaNiCAtTaCk
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Question for those who have left the WT with small children??
by PaNiCAtTaCk inmy 5 year old starts school in aug at the same time my wife and i are facing the crisis of leaving the wt.
to any who left the wt with small children how did you handle things?
how do you handle holidays?
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Question for those who have left the WT with small children??
by PaNiCAtTaCk inmy 5 year old starts school in aug at the same time my wife and i are facing the crisis of leaving the wt.
to any who left the wt with small children how did you handle things?
how do you handle holidays?
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PaNiCAtTaCk
I have posted here several times and have been helped tremendously with my doubts. You ask where im at with mind control. I have read both Coc and Isocf and plus ive had correspondence with Ray Franz and have found him to be a genuine person which also helped. Im currently seeing a counselor which is also helping. I also have read, read, read everything on the net and on this site every day. Even after all of this I still have doubts about leaving sometimes and about killing my wifes faith and how I should raise my son. My wife made plans to work out on at the gym this last thursday and it was bitter sweet for me. It felt good to see her plan something like working out on a meeting night and at the same time I felt guilt. What if, What if im wrong and im going to get her and family destroyed. Thats where im at right now. Still battling Guilty feelings.
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Question for those who have left the WT with small children??
by PaNiCAtTaCk inmy 5 year old starts school in aug at the same time my wife and i are facing the crisis of leaving the wt.
to any who left the wt with small children how did you handle things?
how do you handle holidays?
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PaNiCAtTaCk
My 5 year old starts school in Aug at the same time my wife and I are facing the crisis of leaving the WT. To any who left the WT with small children how did you handle things? What did you tell them? How do you handle holidays? Flag salute? At this point im leaning towards the "Obey the teacher" approach. Someone asked him today about Easter and he told them we dont celebrate Easter or parties. It tore my heart up listening to him. If I choose to let him be a normal kid its going to be very difficult knowing that in a month he will be saluting a flag and coloring pictures of pumkins in a couple more months. Help me! What do I do! Will I be destroyed for this??? I cant believe Im even asking these questions. A year ago I was literature servant and now im asking about letting my child salute a flag?????????
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Witness Convention Banta fodder - lose your music career + go fulltime!
by Dogpatch insatisfaction beyond music
amelia couple will share its story during this weekend's jehovah's witnesses' meeting
by alberta lindsey times-dispatch staff writer saturday, july 2, 2005 .
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PaNiCAtTaCk
This phrase shows exactly what the mindset is and they dont even see it. They pursue an organization called Jehovahs Witnesses. NOT GOD. ------>>>>>>>> "I just knew I couldn't pursue Jehovah's Witnesses like I wanted to," he said"
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What kind of a response would I get if I asked the JW's at my door
by Agnes in.
to explain theocratic warfare?
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They would tell you it is something you would understand as you study the deeper things. First lets start with chapter 1 knowlege book.
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JW view on therapy?
by damselfly ini'll start by saying a big hello!
to everyone on the board, i wish i had known about it when i was still a teenager in the religion.
what i am curious about is the jw view on people getting therapy for mental/emotional disorders.
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PaNiCAtTaCk
*** Awake! 1960 March 8 p.27 ***
As a rule, for a Christian to go to a worldly psychiatrist is an admission of defeat, it amounts to 'going down to Egypt for help.' —Isaiah 31:1
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JW view on therapy?
by damselfly ini'll start by saying a big hello!
to everyone on the board, i wish i had known about it when i was still a teenager in the religion.
what i am curious about is the jw view on people getting therapy for mental/emotional disorders.
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PaNiCAtTaCk
For years it was viewed as being very wrong to go to a therepist or psychologist. They reasoned something along the lines of " Would someone from the nation of Israel go to a pagan for help?" <-- Something like that. Its an easy qoute to find on the wt-cd. Anyways when i was confessing my great anxiety and panic attacks to an 80 year old in the cong that had suffered depression for many years she told me that going to see a therapist really helped her and that she felt it would also help me. She then added that at first it was very difficult for her to break down and go because for years she had been taught by the org that it would be like going to pagans for help. She then said that after the first visit the guilt was gone and she benefited tremendously! I couldnt help but feel sorry for her. All those years refused the therapy that she needed because of the false reasoning of the society. Since Ive started seeing a therapist in the last 3 months I have felt better than ever. Its the first time in my life that Ive felt free and powerful. I have felt that I can make my own decisions and trust myself to do the right thing. It has given me the strength to stand up for myself for the first time. All of these feelings that Im describing are what the society warns against. The more I rely on myself the less I rely on the society and thats why they say its up to your on conscience but you need to be careful still. If anyone is thinking of seeing a therapist but afraid to, please do yourself a great favor and go. You will not regret it.
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I need some help. How do you deal with your JW family
by Apostanator inmy whole family is in the troof.
i am at a point were i want to present them a book on cults.
i have nothing to lose as they have dis-owned me for years and have only recently came back into my life as a result of my moms illness ( alzeimers ) these people are driving me nuts!!!
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PaNiCAtTaCk
They are viewing you as if your trapped in a burning building and they must act now to save you! Until you are ready to tell them to leave you alone and that you will never buy into it again they will continue to try and get you back in the fold.
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Reply on some good things in the organisation...
by Do I Stand Alone? inmy motivation was not to "recruit" for the watchtower society.
i thought i made it clear when i stated that i am no longer one of jehovah's witnesses anymore and that i am on your side.
however, the impression i am getting is that no one is really understanding what i am getting at.
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PaNiCAtTaCk
I am almost impossible to beat at pretty much any argument whether I know what im talking about or not. Conversation stoppers baby!!!!!!!!!!!
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My wife is trying to figure out chronology from Daniel book RIGHT NOW!
by ithinkisee ini work from home mostly, and my wife is right now in the other room with a piece of paper with a line across it for a timeline with "0" in the middle.
she says she is determined to have a clear idea of the chronology this time around through the daniel book at the congregation book study.. this is great!
it dovetails in perfectly with the fact that she just brought me home some books i got from the library on ancient jerusalem history.
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PaNiCAtTaCk
The only thing she will grasp out of the whole book is were DEEP in the last days and we are at the feet of the statue.