Posts by freemindfade

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Why are witnesses all so highly stressed?

by stuckinarut2 in

witnesses are so anxious, stressed, highly strung..... so much for ones who are supposed to be "the happiest people"..... thoughts?.

freemindfade

Just look at the identifying characteristics of a cult and living with each of those things causes and unnatural stress on a human mind.

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Baby talk...

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

gee reading my earliest posts, i feel i arrived here needing a head transplant.

of course we can't ban our earliest posts, and we can't claim we were misquoted, but then again think about it, many of us come here with geoffrey jacksons brains and mind control ruling our thinking.. so i looked back at my earlier posts, and i imagined the man i was who made them.

to be honest i hardly recognized him, i feel infinitely a better and wiser less pious now, however i i don't feel so clever nor do i have such a deep religious faith.. anyway, the thread was made because i have often read posters past threads in order to get to know them better, but it never occurred to me to read my own past threads, and i learnt i am glad i had the guts to make my earlier posts, but the person that made them is in the far distant past.

freemindfade

Only look back to see how far you have come.

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Why are witnesses all so highly stressed?

by stuckinarut2 in

witnesses are so anxious, stressed, highly strung..... so much for ones who are supposed to be "the happiest people"..... thoughts?.

freemindfade

Many reasons. Mainly the persecussion complex they carry. Go sit and listen to any public talk on a sunday. The first half will make you want to kill yourself because the world you live in is so "horrible".

They also live in the worst prison. The prison of constantly worrying what other jws think or you and at the same time scrutinizing and policing them.

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Leaving The Cult is Exactly Like This...

by cofty in

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freemindfade

Just sent this same pic to some friends this morning. Its precise and simple. Love it

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A troubling visit with a satisfying end.

by Bonsai in

so, i've been out for 2 years now.

just picked up and walked away from the wacky religion that tried to control every part of my life through fear and guilt.

i've been wondering as the months go by what would happen when an elder finally showed up at my door and pressed the issue as to why i ceased all activity and then tried to reactivate me.

freemindfade

Loose ends undermine their power

You're all in? Great

You're all out? Great

Limbo? This leaves loose ends, someone has walked away without consequences, we can't have them appearing stable and happy this way, lets pressure them!!

This is partly why I choose the fade, I feel its a constant kick in their balls, and when they act this way it is slowly opening my wife's eyes to the high pressure religion this is.

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History of DF - Question

by thedepressedsoul in

from reading crisis of a conscience and members here, i have gathered that df was originally a means to cleanse bethel and stop apostates from spreading their own thinking inside the organization.

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when did it also branch over to sinners that were struggling with an issue that relapsed on multiple occasions?

freemindfade

The disfellowshipping practice did not become official policy of Jehovah’s Witnesses until the early 1950's. However, in 1947, just a few short years before the introduction of this policy, there was an article published in the Awake! magazine that criticized the Catholic Church for their practice of excommunication.
In the early 1980's, in an effort to squash any form of dissent, the policy of extreme shunning of disfellowshipped members of the congregation was extended to include those who have disassociated themselves of their own accord from Jehovah’s Witnesses. Now, they were to be shunned, as well.
Since at least the early 1980's there exists no civil way to leave the organization.

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Newbie

by Ryan in

jw
friends

hi, only just joined.

going through a rough time at the moment and maybe this could help.

any body around 27 year old age.

freemindfade

It can be a bumpy ride, just listen to those with experience, take a deep breath and make educated choices as you go forward and there is glorious freedom on the other side! Welcome!

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Japanese sister woke up with this Watchtower article !

by nakanozzi in

a japanese sister who recently woke up revealed me that she became extremely suspicious about the organization after reading watchtower article .oct.15 2015page31.

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freemindfade

I think there is going to be a domino effect

more and more people waking up
WT publishes more articles/talks about loyalty, information control etc
more people get suspicious and uncomfortable
more people wake up

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Proclaimers Book claims anyone can leave the org

by Sanchy in

jw
friends

was going through proclaimers book and found this little nugget on page 232. there is so much wrong with this paragraph that my head almost exploded when i read it.. however, i was thinking, perhaps those like me that are trying to fade away without "trouble", can use this in the case that an elder should start questioning with intent of escalating matters.

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