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Psychological Impact

by individual in

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it is said by jws that 'the truth' never leaves you.

even when you have broken free, you will still be haunted by it, watching the news just in case they were right.

have any of you had these feelings?

Hi Individual,
I used to have a recurring nightmare where I was at work in a supermarket warehouse and pallets of baked beans came tumbling down on me at Armageddon. It was a combination of my end of the world fears and the real incident of a young man who was crushed to death by a pallet of goods where I worked.
The dream was VERY frightening.
Eventually I just got on with it and I suppose I believed I would one day go back to the truth. Then a couple of years ago after been out for 8 years I was introduced to information my brother had found on the internet.6 months ago I went on-line myself and I have never looked back.
Realising that it was all nonsense and in fact religion itself is nonsense and just a method of control was a great moment of liberty! I have made the decision that although I do not give God a name I do believe in Him and know He is there for us whatever mistakes we make. I feel sad I missed out on any contact with Him for 9 years because the WT society convinced me I was not worthy.
Yes it does cause psychological problems but human beings are capable of bouncing back and taking control of their lives and I feel I have done that at last and hope others who are struggling can find the way to do likewise.
It feels so good to be free doesn't it?

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My story {aka:The saga of Zev}

by zev in

the story of zev.

{who now controls his own thinking}.

my original "hello" post was here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?site=3&id=2678&page=1.

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zev'
Thanks for sharing your story with us.
I have read about your situation with your wife. Sounds pretty bad and stressful!
You have realised that the organisation is fatally flawed and it's obvious you are preparing yourself to walk away. You need to take it slowly. It can be pretty scary to imagine how other witnesses will react when they find out and label you an apostate. Have you any relatives or friends outside the JW's who can support you?
What is so hard for you is the sense that you will lose everything -your religion, your friends, and your marriage.
This is going to be tough so you need to try and build a support network for yourself while you gradually detach yourself from the org. Of course you have this forum which is a great place to get things off your chest. You should also try to connect with non-JW's and make new friends. You'll be surprised how nice some of those worldly people can be lol.
As for your wife. You seem to have decided that maybe it is only the religion that binds you together anyway. This may be the case but try not to be hasty. Remember she is probably feeling really scared by your doubts and her reaction is typical of a witness who has been taught to view anyone not in agreement with the org. as an enemy of God. Even if you feel like a hypocrite you could take a slowly-slowly approach and for now keep your new findings to yourself until you have sorted out what you really want especially regarding your wife.
Give YOURSELF time.Plan your exit. It's up to you if you want to go out in a blaze of glory and be DF'd or fade out over a long time to avoid losing access to family members. One thing for sure, you will not be condemned by people in here. They know the pros and cons of both ways and will support you regardless.
Hope you can get through this with as little pain as possible.

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16

Stupid people

by tattoogrl333 in

well in an attempt to question and learn more about the bible as was suggested to me by various people, i attended church with a friend.

afterwards i spoke with the preacher, and asked him about some of the things i had learned from the jw.

he quickly disregarded what i told him and pointed out a few scriptures, i showed him more that backed up what i had been taught.

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Tattoo,

When people leave the JW's for whatever reason some are turned off religion altogether, some hang on to WT beliefs (until they discover the internet usually lol) and others feverishly seek to find the real truth.
My opinion on the matter is you cannot find something that does not exist.
As soon as you realise no person or book or organisation or religion can possibly give you the answers to life's burning questions -only THEIR concept of truth -then you can get on with your life and let all the stupid people masquerading as great intellectuals squabble it out between them.

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New and amused

by Commie Chris in

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i have been lurking here for a few weeks and just registered.

i was briefly a jw - df'd 6 years ago.

my story is posted under personal experiences.

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Hi Chris
Welcome to the board!
I don't even have to ask why you are amused. As for others if they read their own replies surely they will see it too?

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WT Victims Memorial

by Lee Elder in

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we're pleased to tell you that the watchtower victims memorial is back online.

and hosted by ajwrb at the following address:.

http://www.ajwrb.org/victims/index.shtml.

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Bringing it back to the top.

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Why Are You Here?

by larc in

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friends

the question, "why are you here?

" is simple enough, and your answer may be straightforward.

however, when i asked that of myself, i find that my answer is pretty complicated.

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I have to agree with Jurs. It helps being able to thrash things out with people who know where you are coming from.
I don't have time to read every post so I go for either updates on JW stuff or humour to lighten my day as I find laughter therapeutic.
I agree with Slayerlayer that things are getting a bit caustic. I don't suppose JW's lurking in here will find that suprising as they expect that sort of negativity from apostates so it's a shame some people have to be like that.
Personally I have found that there is a tendency for some posters to come across as superior and trash other posters comments. Thank goodness most times certain others jump in to defend and try and restore the battered confidence of the poster who wasn't intellectual enough or whatever to impress those who have appointed themselves as unofficial overseers of this forum.
What do you all think? A bit more positivity and respect for others wouldn't go amiss?

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what if???

by jolly_green_giant in

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what if the witnesses do have all the answers?

what if the big a does come and we all have to answer the 'the man upstairs'?

what will your arguement be???

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Well if they are right and the big A has happened I do not see much dialogue with God going on as I will be dead and being scoffed by vultures while the lovely true christian JW's stand around gloating and wishing I wasn't dead so they could say 'I told you so..'

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HARD CORE ATHEIST QUOTES !

by Big Jim in

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hard core.

"i think every good christian ought to kick falwell's ass.".

senator goldwater.

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Good stuff.
Anyone else got Gandhi?

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Listen to audio's on Freemasonry...

by sf in

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< http://www.gltexas.org/.

i'd tell ya where what keywords i put in the search engine for this one, but it might be too "emotional".

it might cause "alarm".. .

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SF

Oh come on!!
Tell us the search words.
I really want to know.

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You Have Got To Read This ! Comments Please?

by Big Jim in

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friends

the mormons.

jehovah's witnesses.

are the same organisation.

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Re; David Icke
A lot of the stuff I have read by this man is too mind-boggling to comprehend.
BUT some of it is frighteningly real and believable.
As for Icke being English he is only one of many individuals worldwide who research conspiracy theories and campaign for freedom of belief and speech. He also puts his life at risk year in year out for his cause.
On the subject of Icke alleging that we are being covertly ruled by a reptilian race he does state in one of his books that you could replace reptiles with the word DEMONS. Looking at the idea from this prospective is quite interesting. After all were we not taught as JW's that Satan and his demons are ruling this world? (I once read a book about a lady who was possessed by demons and described them as transforming themselves into very attractive human form then at other times extremely repulsive LIZARD-like creatures.)
His stuff on JW's and Mormons I have only seen briefly and don't know if I fully understand so until more evidence is unearthed...
Trouble is on this sort of stuff on Freemasonry etc it is virtually impossible to unearth real truth because it is so well protected and organised.
I kinda like David Icke's spooky stuff but it makes you feel very helpless and without hope. Your whole belief system is challenged and destroyed....a bit like when you realise your religion isn't the truth.

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