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  JW view on therapy?

  by damselfly in

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  i'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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  From my personal experience, the JWs I knew, did NOT like the idea of anyone seeing a therapist. My parents were like that too. When I was DFed, I started seeing a therapist, on the recommendation of a JW friend. (He was DFed too and seeing the same therapist.) I couldn't believe how much help it was. But when my father found out, he went ballistic. How dare I "air dirty laundry to a complete stranger! What would the elders think if they knew!" I screamed at my dad, "Who cares what they think. I'm not living my life for a bunch of men who don't talk to me anymore. I've gotten more out of a month of therapy than I ever did being counseled by those men and my therapist isn't even a Witness!" Within just a few minutes, I was kicked out of my family's house for good.

  I haven't been back since. And I've seen my family only a handful of times since then.
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  For me it's light bulbs --- and for you?

  by Panda in

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  what is your daily household irritation?

  for me one of the household daily irritations is dead light bulbs.

  i often day dream about having every light socket , indoors and out with new light bulbs.

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  Sleeping. I mean, what a waste of time. I've got so many other things I could be doing.
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  small children seeing ghosts and hearing voices

  by moanzy in

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  does anyone have any experience with this or know what is happening?.

  moanzy

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  So I don't know about encouraging it, but keep an open mind.

  I have to agree with this. Get your daughter physically checked out, but at least consider that it's something else.

  BTW - a house doesn't have to be old to have strange things like this happen. Do you know anything about the previous residents and their lives?
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  Cat in Emergency Care - could use some support

  by carefully faded in

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  i'm really nervous and scared right now.

  i just brought my boy kitty to the emergency care clinic with a blocked urinary tract.. i noticed something was wrong last night when i came home and his sister greeted me at the front door (he is always the first one to greet me).

  i went into my bathroom and saw that one of them had pooped on the floor - something neither of them had ever done before.

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  Carefully faded,

  I'm so sorry to hear about your kitty. Our male cat had a UTI several times earlier this year. And he was peeing all over the house, because he distinguished pain in the kitty box as a bad experience and tried to find new places to pee. But several weeks on antibiotics and a new cat food cleared him up. We've not had a problem with him since. Also, we now allow him to be an outdoor cat...he can pee wherever he wants outdoors. I think it's been about 4 months now without issue. We're all much happier now.

  Anyway, he's home and I'm so happy. His sister is acting very strangely though. When she saw him, she went up to him and smelled him, and then started hissing. She's been growling and hissing at him anytime he comes near her. Either she is confused by his "new smell", or she got used to being the only kitty at home and is now jealous that she has to share me now that he is back. I think it is a combination of both.

  Our female cat did the exact same thing. Give them a couple days to sort things out. He smells "funny" to her right now. By the time she gets used to it, it'll have worn off and they'll be getting along just fine.

  My thoughts are with you!

  Andi
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  Should I push him over the edge?

  by DannyBloem in

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  i had a long talk with an elder i know very well this morning.

  we had a talk about the religion changes, like the 1975 thing etc.

  he agrees to me that the gb are not let only by holy spirit, maybe only that has a use for this organisation.

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  Danny,

  IMHO, I wouldn't push. He is 72 years old. He already KNOWS the Truth is not the Truth. It's why he can have those discussions with you and agree with the WTS fallacies. He's in it because he has too much to lose at this point. Imagine being him. Would you want someone to pull back that curtain and show him that it's not really the wizard? He doesn't need that to be so real. Let him finish out his remaining days enjoying what little he has.

  Andi
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  Job interviews

  by swiftbreeze in

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  i was unemployed.

  now i'm employed.

  i'm in a position that allows me to hire people.

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  ((((Tres))))

  I'm so glad you're in a position to be picky about what job you take. I firmly believe that it will pay off in the end! Chin up - it'll happen.

  Love,
  Andi
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  Ozzie is in hospital again.

  by BLISSISIGNORANCE in

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  i received an sms last night from ozzie himself saying on saturday he collapsed and had to be taken by ambulance to hospital.. he is being operated on again this morning (wednesday 29/6/05 australia time).

  as usual with the particular operation he is having there are serious risks.

  i ask his friends to send anything positive his way today.

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  (((((((Ozzie and Mrs.))))))))))

  Please get better Ozzie. We need you here.

  Love, peace, and prayers,

  Andi and Mozz
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  How do you trust your partner?

  by sonnyboy in

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  does anyone really trust their girlfriend/boyfriend around members of the appropriate sex?.

  i thought we had some form of trust, but i dropped my biotch off at the car dealership today and noticed a rather long conversation going on with a "questionable" neighbor (one that we've talked about before in a sexual way).

  so, how do you go about building trust in a relationship?

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  Well, I think trust begins with respect. And calling your girl a "biotch" doesn't ooze respectfulness.

  My husband has never called me a name. Ever. Nor have I ever called him a name. Ever. I won't dream of it. He's done nothing but respect me and respect breeds respect. I trust him 100%. But that came after several years of earning my respect. You can't have the trust without the respect.

  But then again, that's just my opinion.
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  This Is Totally Amazing

  by Elsewhere in

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  this is totally amazing.

  say the word cow before each word.

  1 - cows .

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  Billygoat

  udderly ridiculous.
  
  Someone had to say it.

  Haha! I love your sense of humor Sith!
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  cant i still be with her? just like her parents are?

  by Cimoo in

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  my girfriend and i have been together for a year and a half.

  and shes a jw, and im not.

  she didnt tell me that she was a jw till 1 year of being with her.

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  Billygoat

  Love is a strong emotion to overcome. But I highly recommend you research this religion before you get involved with her anymore. This religion will be like a "mistress" to her. Her loyalty will not always be with you, but with the religion. And she'll change her mind a million times because she loves it just as much, if not more, than you. She'll be torn and in the meantime, she'll tear you up too.

  Be careful. This religion can cause their members to act really weird.