If you think about being important, who were you important to? A very insignificant, small group of people who also all think they are important. Then the bubble bursts.
Being regular - it should be a huge weight off your shoulders.
Posts by penny2
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15I felt important before, now I feel just regular
by BonaFide inwhen i first got assigned to the circuit work, the branch sent me far away to a rural circuit, they usually do that with the new c.o.'s.
i had 17 congregations, some of them were only 12 publishers.
no sound system, no stage, meetings in a persons home with no ac.
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Wanting to date, but
by Junction-Guy inwell first off, i am mostly happy being single.
i don't have this big desire to get married again, in fact i am kind of commitment shy now, and don't know how i ever would be able to function in a relationship again.
but there are certain events and certain times of the year when i feel alone and would like a date.
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penny2
But there are certain events and certain times of the year when I feel alone and would like a date.
There must be so many people who feel this way. The single people need to get together more - just for company. You don't necessarily need a "date" - just other people to be with who are in a similar situation.
I don't go out that much but when I do and it's not with family, I go with other single women. We have a great time.
I get invited to work functions where most people go with their partners. I usually go by myself and have a great time mingling with everyone (without the burden of having a partner who is bored because they don't know anyone). However, this year I'm going with another single woman who used to work for the company.
If anybody thinks that's a bit weird, that's their problem.
penny
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Update- My Wife shows worse signs of Mental Illness! I feel lost!
by Witness 007 in{this is in support of easyreader and his story} my wife hurt her back at work 6 months ago and since......................................... my wife switches from periods of reasonable happiness where we can talk and do things together....to intense rages breaking dishes....to sadness....to laughing at nothing in particular??
{i hate that the most} she is distant at times and has a short concentration span....she watched a one hour documentary for 2 hours since she continues to rewind sections...she leaves lights on all night and loses things.....these are just afew things.
she refuses treatment so don't ask.
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penny2
Another thought. Did they put her on anti-inflamatories when she hurt her back? They can sometimes affect people mentally.
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Update- My Wife shows worse signs of Mental Illness! I feel lost!
by Witness 007 in{this is in support of easyreader and his story} my wife hurt her back at work 6 months ago and since......................................... my wife switches from periods of reasonable happiness where we can talk and do things together....to intense rages breaking dishes....to sadness....to laughing at nothing in particular??
{i hate that the most} she is distant at times and has a short concentration span....she watched a one hour documentary for 2 hours since she continues to rewind sections...she leaves lights on all night and loses things.....these are just afew things.
she refuses treatment so don't ask.
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penny2
She's been through a lot. Leaving the safety and security of the JWs where your every move is planned. Some people need a life like that. It's all falling apart for her.
I might be wrong.
Thinking of you anyway.
penny
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Personal Update
by passwordprotected infor those who haven't read 'my story' thus far, here are the links;.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/159554/1.ashx.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/159683/1.ashx.
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penny2
passwordprotected, that's wonderful. It's all happened very quickly - perhaps that's better than dragging it out and prolonging the agony.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
penny
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What Makes a Person Vulnerable to Join a Cult ? By Steve Hassan
by flipper inmost of us often wonder with amazement how we ever got caught up in the jehovah's witnesses mind control after having been out for awhile.
and we still wonder how some of our relatives stay trapped inside it.
well, steve hassans book " releasing the bonds " explains briefly in chapter 4 how it can happen.
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penny2
Being born-in made me vulnerable. But once I got into my 20's, there were lots of signs which I ignored.
Like the friend who told me straight out, "You are brainwashed."
Or the WTS publications I read from the early 1900's which sounded crazy (like some madman had written them). I was alarmed but didn't think further.
Well, I got out - eventually!
penny
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 09-28-08 WT Study (SUCCESS)
by blondie in*** km 3/06 p. 1 par.
(mark 4:26-29) let us now consider three more of jesus' illustrations-the mustard grain, the leaven, and the dragnet.
when the wts says "god's people" do they mean anyone other than jws?.
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penny2
Some born to Christian parents have never really wanted to become footstep followers of Jesus, They have been unwilling to make the decision to serve Jehovah or after serving him for a while have ceased doing so,* .......
* Does this mean that everyone who has stopped studying or associating with Jehovah's people has been thrown away as unsuitable by the angels? No! If someone sincerely desires to return to Jehovah, he will find the way open.-Mal 3:7.I do not like this comment. I'm just hoping my elderly JW parents do not go to their meeting today.
Thanks Blondie for your review.
penny
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Anyone know Hands Hubler the D.O Missionary {a.k.a The Terminator}
by Witness 007 inhands hubler was the rudest most arrogant man "jehovah" ever made.
he was famous for kicking out sisters with crying babies during his talks.
he went to a bible study as a sister asked him to come along, he saw the christmas decorations were up so he excused them and said they would not be coming back, "terminating" the sisters study, no discussion, no nothing.
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penny2
He was a CO or DO (can't remember which) down our way for a while. I don't remember him being any worse than some of the others. I know some horror stories about COs.
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Where are you going after JWD?
by ID Crisis ini hope i'm not asking a question that's been asked already but i'm wondering where people are planning to go after jwd closes down.
what are the 'better' options?
i also hope that this isn't a sensitive question or a taboo topic ... .
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penny2
I've checked out www.jwsupportforum.com - it's welcoming and there are lots of familiar faces. I'm trying to spend less time on the computer......it's a learning curve.
penny
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What are your plans post JWD?
by penny2 inwill you be joining another forum or leaving it all behind?.
i took to heart simon's thread about moving on past the "ex-jw" phase and i've been spending less time at the computer.
it's comforting though, to come back on here occasionally and see how my cyber friends are doing.. so i'm glad there are options - i've noticed some familiar faces on new forums - there may be access to jwd in some form..... .....and there's a whole world out there!.
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penny2
Sounds like quite a few of us are ready to turn the page on our JW experiences. It's comforting though to know there are other boards with like-minded members.
penny