Count me in as one who faded, sort of. I started having panic attacks and got really stressed out. It's interesting that the GB might atribute the loss of elders to stress. In my case I now realize that the stress was a DIRECT RESULT OF FEELING OBLIGATED TO PARTICIPATE IN A SYSTEM I DIDN'T AGREE with. They were the cause of the stress. I would probably have fine if I had never become an elder. We hauled people in front of committees for the pettiest stuff and as a young elder I really could go along.
It's amazing when you realize what was really making you have such stress! I was in the same boat, now I have been out haven't experienced one panic attack! It was such a weight of my shoulders, something I will never take on again!
Great thread by-the-way! When will the GB realize they are the cause of the decrease and not the flock!!