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  eating disorders in JWs

  by girl_interrupted in

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  what would the jehovah's witnesses have to say about eating disorders?

  presumably any kind of mental illness is frowned upon and put down to weakness of the spirit.....i know when i was in it, one sister was severely chastised for having depression....she was told to have more faith in jehovah and presumably when she did, her husband would stop beating her and sexually abusing their kids which was understandably the source of her depression!

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  AllAlongtheWatchtower:
  It's actually the Mormons who own stock in RJ Reynolds.
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  eating disorders in JWs

  by girl_interrupted in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  what would the jehovah's witnesses have to say about eating disorders?

  presumably any kind of mental illness is frowned upon and put down to weakness of the spirit.....i know when i was in it, one sister was severely chastised for having depression....she was told to have more faith in jehovah and presumably when she did, her husband would stop beating her and sexually abusing their kids which was understandably the source of her depression!

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  Witnesses encourage mentally ill ones to pray about mental illnesses. Medical help is always encouraged if it is needed. Mental illness is viewed as a sickness and is treated as such. The organization has printed many articles on this such as "comfort for the depressed", a chapter in the Young People Ask Book, and various watchtower articles.
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  long years of brainwashing finally come to an end.....

  by girl_interrupted in

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  hi everyone, i'm new here......basically, i found this website a couple of weeks ago when i was in dire need of some like-minded souls who had felt screwed up about the jw's.

  from about the age of four/five, my parents and i were involved in the organisation, and all three of us are stil messed up because of it.....we are no longer involved in it, but it took quite a few years before my parents found the strength to leave.

  to begin with, i was quite a zealous jw, was baptised at twelve and disfellowshipped at fourteen, because as i got older i began to grow ''weak in the truth'' as people so kindly described me!

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  jmusic

  Hey everyone,

  Let me get this out of the way first. Obviously, no spirtually strong witness would be posting on this site. I came across it on a websearch, and noticed this post in particular. No, I'm not a pioneer and I'm not "counting my time" for this.

  girl_interrupted, I'm sorry for the loss of your family friend. The fact that a witness would say something like that is horrible, but you can't blame your decision to leave the truth based on the actions of another person. They will have to account for their actions when the time comes. We are all imperfect (it's the truth, whether or not you hear it at every meeting). Congregations are made up of imperfect people. I sympathize with all of you. Three of my closest friends have all left the organization, two by disfellowshipping and one by deciding to leave. I love them very much, even though they are no longer JWs. The point is, if you decide to leave the organization that is your choice. I am a witness because I've seen what the world has to offer. The world has some great people and great experiences, but I can't live my life without purpose. I can't accept any other religion as the truth because I've seen the scriptual evidence showing false teachings in other religions. All of this supports my decision to remain a witness. The society has made mistakes in the past, that's obvious to anyone who has done research on the subject. Can you believe that witnesses used to celebrate Christmas? It's true. 1975 was thought to be the year that this system of things would end. That's true as well. Witnesses used to be allowed to smoke, even if it was looked down upon. But, although mistakes have been made "the light gets brighter" as we approach the end of the system of things. False teachings are being weeded out and replaced by true teachings. If the society is teaching anything wrong now, it will be corrected in the near future. Jehovah directs the organization, but makes adjustments slowly when we are ready for them. I know no one is visiting this website for spiritual encouragement, so I'm sure this won't receive any support on the discussion board, but being a witness is difficult. Most members here know that from past experience. I made a choice to be a witness and follow the teachings, and I choose not to associate with disfellowshipped ones, even my best friends. I'm not brain washed, I can leave at anytime I want. If I am wrong, then at worst I lead a good life, enjoyed friendships with ones all over the world, and can count myself as a moral person. (One of the few moral 21 year olds). What's the worst case scenario if you are wrong?

  You can tell me I'm brainwashed, that I'm wrong, or that I'm ignorant. That's fine. I made a dedication with my life, and I intend to follow that as best I can. Jehovah will always forgive and welcome back "lost sheep". Please make sure that you are certain that you are justified in leaving the truth before you try to pull other people out with you. I'm going to delete this account right after this posting, so I won't be checking any replies or messages, but I just wanted to share my thoughts on the subject.