Introvert 2

Joined

• started 10 topics
• posted 635 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Introvert 2

• 
  29

  Assemblies - Before and After Waking Up

  by Funchback in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  happy friday to all!.

  i haven't been to a meeting for maybe 10 years.

  i only know what's happening nowadays from the experiences i read here or the internet in general.. anyway, on to the topic: i started attending meetings at the age of 7. as a kid, the only thing i looked forward to at the assemblies (circuit/district) was walking around veteran's stadium (philadelphia district convention) during intermission, hanging with friends, looking at girls (as i got a little older) and trying to have enough tickets to get pizza!.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Introvert 2

  Last summer was my last assembly in Montreal at the big assembly hall in P.A.T. I felt exhausted and ill on the Sunday and promptly had a panic attack during the WT review with the drones on stage. It sounded like the satan worship in the movie 'Vanishing Point' I went to the bathroom to regroup and decided to never go back after that.

  The OP mentioned being a parking attendant, I did that once and was super polite and would wish everyone a nice assembly look them right in the eyes. Most were shocked ! hehe Typically they use young buff arrogant brothers looking for babes and oohhing and aahhing nice high en rides that they hope to commandeer off car lots at armaggedon.
• 
  31

  Astounding! How much do you REALLY know the history of the Jehovah's Witnesses? I bet you DID NOT know about this!

  by park ave boy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  quick background.

  a few days ago someone brought up an old new york newspaper called the "brooklyn eagle.

  " during lunch i had a little time to do some research about the whole jw.borg and what i found almost knocked me out of my seat.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Introvert 2

  I took me a year to research and finally grasp what an evil lying self serving cult they are. Check out Ricky G's vid on the Ravn Guiliani story = mind blown ! As to how much of it is true you be the judge, nothing surprises me with these guys anymore. Look up her FB she spoke about it again a week or two ago, very smart articulate woman.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ORDLBtVVB8
• 
  14

  How the Governing Body views their unpaid laborers

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Introvert 2

  EPIC POST MARKED !
• 
  22

  Applause in your disfellowship announcement

  by elkatire1980 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  has anyone done this before?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Introvert 2

  I think it was Bill Bowen read he walked out after it was announced, got in his big pick-up truck with headers and open exhaust, rumbled up to the car port and revved it up aggressively while they all stared at him through the windows...
• 
  24

  Just handed in my Disassociation letter

  by Thirteenth tribe in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  tonight my dl was posted by hand by my husband (a worldly guy).

  i had the luxury of being at work distracted whilst he posted it.

  i have been baptised for just over 2 years and studied since 2010. i couldn't take it anymore, not just the zealous dislike/disgust for 'people in the world' (this includes my husband and 99% of my family btw) but the obvious.... the investigations into child sexual abuse.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Introvert 2

  Right on Thirteenth, rock and roll ! I worked out the details over the phone with an elder last Saturday morning and he offered to me stay in so that maybe if one day I feel different I could come back easily, to keep dialogue open. This after I told him I'd been scammed into baptism by the old bait and switch Bible education to Cult trick, the ARC and them not being God's sole dispensary of truth. When I turned down his offer and said that ever since I've resolved to DA I've simply been happier he got all butt hurt, most likely because he no longer has any control over me. Company man looking to manage me using 'smooth words' which they accuse apostates of using, hypocrites. Told him I just want to be honest with everyone is all, why the big ordeal ? Reminds me of trying to break a car lease or some other binding contact, the one loosing income gets all bent out of shape and goes legal. Good thing we don't sign anything with them, can you imagine if we did ?
• 
  83

  Do not Disassociate, Anull your baptism

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am now a jedi, so trust me on this.. .

  why dis-associate, you are just playing by the wts rules?

  how can you dis-associate anyway, you never thought you were baptised as a watchtower society member, you thought your dedication was to god, so why formally disassociate from something you did not formally join?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Introvert 2

  In my case I just DA'ed way simpler. Just wanted to send a message and give a warning shot across the bow.

  Triumph : Lay it on the line ( good Canadian Rock )
• 
  18

  What could the FDS theme tune be?

  by pandorasbox1914 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  what do think guy's?for me it would have to be jimi hendrix "all along the watchtower" and when they end their earthly course, led zeppelin's "stairway to heaven"any other good songs?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Introvert 2

  I Want More by Sisters of Mercy !
• 
  17

  Can You Feel The Love?

  by OneFingerSalute in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just heard of an experience that proves what i have thought all along about the unique type of love in the jdubya religion.. an elderly, handicapped jdubya acquaintance was traveling alone through the mid-west recently and found themselves stranded in denver, colorado due to dangerous road conditions.

  not knowing anyone, and having no way to get from place to place on their own they made a number of phone calls.

  finally they were able to get in contact with an oh so christian "sister" who had with her husband spent many decades in bethel.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Introvert 2

  As a single person I've lost count of how many times I was treated as a third wheel and discriminated against. It led to my being even more of a loner and introvert, who needs that ! Then you get the odd sympathetic person how tells you how you should be living your life. One elder told me I'd get more respect from members if I reached out and did more. I was then doing 12+ hours and running my own business and making most meetings. I eventually burnt out and became suicidal. Thanks a lot, feel the love !
• 
  31

  The Demons were messing with me last night!

  by olongapo joe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so said my pops one morning.

  we were visiting my sister in eastern tennessee and the night before after everyone else went to bed pops was watching tv when all of a sudden and completely on it's own the tv changed to the tonight show, holy smokes!!

  must be demons cause pops didn't change it!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Introvert 2

  In 2008 at the heights of my depression before the stock market crash I had a self centered useless investment advisor that had coaxed me into shale natural gas exploration for a huge bank sponsored commission. My brother and I got close to a 10 bagger with another related one initially it but I was then a heavily indoctrinated JW when all this happened. I somehow thought that the gain was worldly and greedy ( I know, yes stupid is an understatement ) and didn't know what to do. I asked her to come explain the play to us buy she never did have time to come around as things happened real fast in summer early fall and my brother was blinded by the gain, thought it was blue sky going forward.

  Well what happened one night is I woke up with a jolt around 1 or 2 in the morning and had just realized that I had to cash out of everything and get to the side lines fast, was just a huge gut feeling as I'm sort of an HSP ( highly sensitive person ) As I tried to get up to think things through and pull my statement and write down some notes to face my manipulative arrogant " investment counselor" I was pinned to my bed, all limbs and body paralyzed. I could barely move my head and felt so exhausted ( as I was suffering for overwork burnout trying to rune my own business and toe the JW line making everyone happy trying to be good at everything ) that I passed out back to sleep. The next morning I hardly remembered any of it and thought I must be overreacting. Took a few weeks until I realized what happened and I though it must have been a supernatural cause, not. By them my portfolio had tanked another 10% and would eventually loose all and even more of any previous gains. Can you say greenhorn ?
• 
  58

  Cappytan has made a video. Here is the link

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsbfnzrbiqq

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Introvert 2

  Looking forward to it, the Spanish guy vid talking about new light from the GB is classic ! I must of watched it two dozen times and it still cracks me up ! "we were half baked when we wrote that stuff" hahaha !!

  I'll check back later for sure !