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  Mental Illness

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  over many years i have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon jw's due to the effects of indoctrination.

  in my case; when i was 21 i had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks.

  i was diagnosed with anxiety tension state disorder.

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  I have already written about young Bethelites, in an earlier post, but there's more . . . always more:

  We young Bethel brothers were homesick, feeling all the hormonal emotions a kid experiences. Serving Jehovah and the so-called people of good will -- bringing them into the fold -- helped allay our unfulfilled yearnings. Well, as long as we were busy, and, except for those furtive hours of scant sleep, we were on the go nonstop.

  Many of us had breakdowns, even though Bethel HQ did recognize our need for recreation, providing onsite facilities: bowling, basketball, etc. That's what I recall. However, my friends and I in the foreign language congregations were way too busy to unwind. One of my friends, perhaps the hardest working of all, often came home late an night from an assignment and collapsed on his bed in his street clothes. Several of us hardworking kids wound up in the infirmary, quit assignments, ran away, attempted suicide, left for good . . .

  I don't believe my fellow Bethelites were as emotionally damaged as I, given my own family history; but the relentless giving and giving will take its toll -- on anyone.

  And, I repeat: FOG, FOG, FOG, . . .
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  Do you air on the side of caution?

  by compound complex in

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  2. humour

  well, that would be an airer.

  it's all in how we hear the spoken word.

  when a little boy, one fellow thought "world peace" was "whirled peas.

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  Ampersand (&) was once the 27th letter of the alphabet.

  Honest!
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  Like Camelot

  by compound complex in

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  you, my beloved, dearest soul ever to touch a foot .

  on this hallowed earth upon which now i kneel,.

  it's but the memory of you, that fading recollection of .

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  Understood, Dear, . . . understood.

  Love and blessings, likewise, to you.
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  Like Camelot

  by compound complex in

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  you, my beloved, dearest soul ever to touch a foot .

  on this hallowed earth upon which now i kneel,.

  it's but the memory of you, that fading recollection of .

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  Thank you, Nancy and Sylvia, for posting.

  The wind at my back is good, Nancy!

  Yes, Syl, absolutely! You get my meaning and I yours -- no need to explain. We sorrow for our mutual losses and long for a requited love.

  But who am I to mourn? There are so many loved ones chez moi.
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  Good Morning!

  by snowbird in

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  2. friends

  good morning, all.. it is good to be here.. thanks to all for your contributions.. love and blessings.

  sylvia.

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  Yard "saling"! Back atcha!

  GOOD MORNING, Loved Ones.

  CoCo du Jour
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  Words for the Day; please share

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  I hid from my pursuer in the densest boscage I could find, for I am a recreant bloke.
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  Words for the Day; please share

  by compound complex in

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  2. friends

  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  Iown Mylife:

  Imunna look that up!

  Thanks.
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  A Tale of Horror (and blasphemy)

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  lovecraft is a master of horror.what you will find below is a very short story.

  i have written it.i was 'drunk on lovecraft' when i crafted it.it is pure horror and blasphemy.

  only ex-jw's can perhaps fully grasp the depth of the horror...click on the link:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0b6a8sp5_psf-d2fktejjwwjrt28/view?usp=sharing.

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  Terry:

  Are you acquainted with Clark Ashton Smith, the Bard of Auburn, California? I read him every night at bedtime and takes notes, which is my wont.

  I will look into Lovecraft, who was friends with CAS. Oh, your tale of horror, too.

  Thanks.
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  Like Camelot

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  you, my beloved, dearest soul ever to touch a foot .

  on this hallowed earth upon which now i kneel,.

  it's but the memory of you, that fading recollection of .

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  You, my beloved, dearest soul ever to touch a foot

  on this hallowed earth upon which now I kneel,

  It's but the memory of you, that fading recollection of
  

  glorious moments past that join my aching heart to a

  Wasted soul in an elusive hope that somehow, some
  

  way, I might find relief from a descent into madness.

  The parting of our ways was enjoined upon me by a

  sickness that struck at a weakness we neither of us

  Knew did lurk; and lurk and menace it did until, in full
  

  and robust form, it burst forth fully conceived from an

  Unsuspecting heart: your once pure and noble heart

  fastened itself onto another, a soul whose neediness

  Supplanted my own needs, those once attended to by
  

  you; and so you drifted to him whose heart was, by

  Urgent necessity, in peril lest you, the healer of those

  forlorn, should fail to succor the weaker of us two.

  Not unlike those lovers in Camelot, who would sooner

  part company than rekindle a lambent love gone cold.
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  What was it like being a JW in the 1960's and 1970's

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is obviously a question for the older generation.

  i'm really curious what it was like to be a witness in the 60's and 70's?.

  was the society as strict as it is today?.

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  compound complex

  Mom studied with an anointed sister, Lillian Grobel, when I was a tot, in the early '50s. Our library, away from the Carnegie down the street, was my mother's bed, strewn with WT publications, movie and astrology mags, Bibles, etc.

  The studies were heavy-duty, out of such publications as The Truth Shall Make You Free and Let God Be True. In the 1960s, I studied Things in Which It Is Impossible for God to Lie. Make Sure of All Things and All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial, useful in research, were among my very favorites. Of course, Aid to Bible Understanding, which I worked on pre- and post-publication, tops the list.

  What stood out to me was the large number of anointed remnant throughout congregations I associated with. Do you know who they were? They were, as we were taught, the remainder -- remnant -- of Christ's brothers here on earth during the time of the end. So many prophecies and their latter-day fulfillment centered around these brothers and sisters.

  The Truth was taken very seriously and my acquaintance with these remarkable people was, as the Scripture states, our taking hold of the skirt of a Jew and saying we will go with you. Very serious, deep stuff! BTW, the older brothers and sisters I knew were not kooky but had a deep knowledge of the Bible, were incredibly generous and kind; and their number one objective was to spread the Good News.

  I loved my religion and the sincere and goodhearted people in it. They took a real interest in me. My quitting college and career to be with these people was never a question of being the wrong thing to do.

  We, who are now the old timers -- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! -- were totally into the reality of the New World. It was truly "just around the corner"!

  Well, enough for now . . .