I was so depressed and overburdened as a JW. My parents both had health problems that requied alot of my time, and one of the first things that went was meetings - I just couldn't keep up with all the demands placed on me, do more in the cong, please my husband, work full time, take care of both my parents, it was driving me to have suicidal thoughts. There were times I'd be driving and think about crossing the centre line and drive into oncoming traffic, just to make the pressure stop, that was the only way I could see out. I'd take the dogs with me in the car whenever possible because I knew I wouldn't do that if they were in the car with me. The elders told me to not help my sick parents on meeting nights, and that if I didn't go to the KH, that I'd end up divorced. What ever happend to the scripture that said "my load is light"?? The only thing the elders did for me was make me feel worse for not going to the KH or in service. There was no help or support whatsoever.
Once I stopped for good, and found out the "truth about the truth" I felt soooo much better health wise. Not to say I don't have my down periods over things that are happening in my life, but I no longer feel like driving into oncoming traffic.
