i noticed after being a jw for a while that many members of my congregation were having to take antedepressants.
(i counted at least 30 out of 100).
after a few years i too began to have bouts of depression and problems with anxiety.
The Dubs offer NOTHING to help with this- actually that is their counsel "keep it in, wait on J" etc
Yeah, I heard that too. Didn't really get better until I got mad about it. Soon progressed to status of an official Smart Ass, and it was all down hill from there.
Seriously though, I wonder how many decided to take their own life because; they were disuaded from telling a professional, told it was all in their heads, told it was a result of not enough prayer/service, or to snap out of it?
J
washington, dc?as the nation approaches the one-year anniversary of the super bowl xxxviii tragedy, an fcc study shows that millions of u.s. children were severely traumatized by the exposure to a partially nude female breast during the feb. 1, 2004 halftime show.. .
"no one who lived through that day is likely to forget the horror," said noted child therapist dr. eli wasserbaum.
""but it was especially hard on the children.".
*theme song from "The Outer Limits" playing here*
Too funny.
J
another day.
i don't want to fight anymore.. i've asked myself 100 times before, what's this all really for?
i'm overwhelmed with dread.. just another day in baghdad.
(((Miata))) So very sorry that you are going through this. Thank you, and especially your son for your courage and sacrifice.
Jean
would you rather see bush fail or a stable society for the iraqi people?
do anyone hate bush or america so much that you would rather see military failure which will mean more death and carnage for the iraqi people and the us/allied military?
or would you like to see a bush/allied military success, giving the iraqi people a chance to govern themselves toward a stable democratic society?
Simon,
Does jwd have any members that are Iraqi? I'd love to hear an opinion from someone qualified to vote in the upcoming election.
Jean
can you tell me whether the taking of blood is a conscience matter or a disfellowshipping matter?.
i ask this because i have just come away from a heated discussion with my parents and they insist that taking blood or blood products has always been a matter of conscience and no one has ever been disfellowshipped for taking blood.
they say that a question was raised at the service meeting over the new blood card/documents whether taking blood fractions was breaking gods law and the presiding overseer j.h said that taking blood has always been a conscience matter and never was anyone disfellowshipped for it.. is this true?
Glad you're still with us
Thanks!
J
this came to my attention this afternoon, i wonder why?
"it is important for men to remember that as a women grow older, it becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger.
when you notice this, try not to yell at them.
The way the guy in the 'story' used reasoning strangly similar to that I heard in the kh for some 30 years.
J
so i got home from a long day of work yesterday, and decided i was gonna go to the bar and chill out for a little while.
so i'm sitting around talking to some other people i knew, when all of a sudden i see an ex-jw friend walk in.
now he was never great association, but my parents just told me how he was doing so well spiritually in our monthly "why don't you come back to the hall" conversation.
Too funny, Dustin.
Jean
http://www.wral.com/news/4126577/detail.html
looks like someone was inspired by the wts......... .
company fires all employees who smoke.
Why not all things that threaten health:
Well, there goes Mondays at McDonalds
btw, the online poll is stating a 73% disapproval rating for this company's decision right now.
Jean
this came to my attention this afternoon, i wonder why?
"it is important for men to remember that as a women grow older, it becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger.
when you notice this, try not to yell at them.
.
this question is for those who weren't born in the org, or whose parents didn't drag them into the org.
why did you chose to become a jw?
Had to; dad was an elder and it was expected.
Jean
