Posts by jambon1

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Being part of the Jehovah's Witnesses - can you give a short resume of your experiences?

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Greetings!

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new here, lurked for a while, glad to be able to join.. my introduction from jw recovery:.

"i am new to the board, so a short introduction is in order.

i am 26 years old and just out for about a month (update: four and a half months).

jambon1

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Welcome to the board.

Hopefully things will even out eventually with your JW relatives. It is very cruel how blood realatives shun people.

Testimony to the fact that the religion is a crock of shit really. I mean, seriously, who would do such a thing?

Anyway. Good luck & best wishes.

J

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Does Coming To This Site Make You Feel Better?

by minimus in

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i recognized, when i first started searching the web, that there are tons of information regarding jehovah's witnesses.

most is negative toward the religion.. coming onto jwd/jwn gives one a different perspective.

you get to interact with those thinking about leaving, those who have already left and even some who never were in the cult but are fascinated by the experiences of those that were in the "truth".. when you are on this site, how does it affect you??

jambon1

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At one time, visiting the site & discussing matter which I had never openly spoke about was

literally life saving to me.

Sometimes I would get angry about all the horrible things that had happened to people.

I like to look in now to see how everyone is doing & to read newcomers experiences.

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Being a Jehovah's Witness - What did it do to your mind?

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i was raised in a non religious household that was very stable & loving.. through circumstances, i bacame a jw.. .

during the 10 years that i had the misfortune to practice the religion, my young energetic & happy.

mind became negative, worried & depressed.. .

jambon1

I wasn't raised a JW. I was raised in a non religious household that was very stable & loving.

Through circumstances, I bacame a JW.

During the 10 years that I had the misfortune to practice the religion, my young energetic & happy

mind became negative, worried & depressed.

My negative outlook brought me to the stage of contemplating suicide. I was totally paranoid

& although I was depressed, I didn't have any reason to be other than my major dilema about

whether or not to stay a JW. I actually had an awful lot of things going for me at the time.

My non JW family began to notice how I always looked at life & the future with a negative outlook.

The religion ****ed me up. Something I will never forgive them for. Something I will make sure

doesn't happen to my kids.

How did it effect you?

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How Do You or How Would You Religiously Educate Your Children Now?

by minimus in

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would you or do you give your kids religious training?

is religious education something you would not now consider?.

jambon1

I teach them that religion is mainly a pile of horse shit and to tay away from anything that causes

such deep divisions.

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Website that has all the changing Watchtower quotes over the years?

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does anyone have a link to that the website that has purely wt quotes on various subjects.

and how they have changed & flip flopped over the years?.

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jambon1

Does anyone have a link to that the website that has purely WT quotes on various subjects

and how they have changed & flip flopped over the years?

Thanks advance.

J

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I have heard that the WTS is changing their watchtower logo

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has there been a letter read at the meetings?.

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maybe this has been discussed?.

jambon1

Has there been a letter read at the meetings?

Maybe this has been discussed?

J

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Get busy living! - The resolve of an ex-Jehovah's Witness

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i have heard this expression a few times recently.. and isn't is so true?.

i am fairly young.

i have good health.

jambon1

I have heard this expression a few times recently.

And isn't is so true?

I am fairly young. I have good health. I have a decent job. A lovely wife & family. My parents & sister are brilliant people (non-JW).

I have had all of this for a number of years.

Yet, as a Jehovah's Witness, this was never enough for me. I was still unhappy with myself. I was down on myself. Constantly picking at what I wasn't doing. Where I was going wrong. All the negatives in myself & my family as I perceived things at the time.

But, I had all anyone would want. What more can you want from life than health, a happy family, a measure of financial security?

The point is; while living my ten years as a Jehovah's Witness, I felt like my life was 'on hold'.

I never ever felt content. I never felt happy with myself. I was critical of & expected far too much of others. I was racked with feelings of guilt even though I was a good person.

That period in my life was much more bad than good. It was actually quite unbearable at times.

This week marks the 3rd anniversary of my walking out of the JW religion.

Although times have been tough & the transition back to normality has been stressful at times, I have so much more peace of mind & contentment in my life & in my mind now than I ever did as a JW.

To those who are still JW's, I would say this; stop being hard on yourself. Focus on the positive aspects of your life. Stop chasing the Watchtower fantasy. You only get one chance at this life. Time is passing for us all.

Get busy living & doing what you want to do.

Be happy.

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