Guilt can be a terrible destructive force in our lives. There has to be a time, for self-preservation sake, when we need to move on and away from it. I wish you well and think you are being wise.
Posts by Maddie
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11Guilt
by joelbear69 inas many of you know i have been battling extreme anxiety and depression for almost a decade now.
well, generally i do okay, taking things one day at a time.
i recently had to make the decision to extremely limit my contact with my parents who .
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Did you see Jones town last night ?
by mouthy init was horrible.
i had seen before a documentry about it.
also i had read the book.
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Maddie
I saw it on TV quite recently and found it very distressing too Grace. Jones was a real narcissist as most cult leaders are, and to make sure that everyone there died with him is the epitome of evil. It made me conscious of the potential danger of being in any cult, where complete obedience is required.
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what is it that unites us?
by wings incan't be:.
if we believe in god, or if we don't (hell no on that one).
if we are hamsexual or homosexual (absolutely not).
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Maddie
Our unity comes from being victims of a cult. Being able to share our feelings for the loss of family and friends is one of the things that unites people in times of war. The unity we have on JWD is a powerful weapon against the WT and one which they had not bargained for.
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Do you ever miss it? Ever?
by AK - Jeff infor me - rarely would be the correct word.
i don't miss the indoctrination.
i don't miss the wasted time in service.
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Maddie
No I don't miss it at all, am glad to be free of all the hypocrisy and lies.
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BIGGEST EARTHQUAKE IN 25 YEARS HIT ENGLAND LAST NIGHT.
by Mr. Majestic inlived through one of the biggest earthquakes in 25 years last night.
5.2 on the rickter scale.
anyone else feel it?.
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Maddie
Biggest one in 25 years and would you believe I missed it !
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just heard there was an earthquake in the uk
by orbison11 infrom wales to london,,,4.7.
hope all are ok. orb.
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Maddie
I never knew it had happened until my hubby told me this morning.
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I Miss My Mother
by Xrati inshe looks like maria callas.
she died of leukemia four years ago because, you know, she didn't want to have blood transfusion.
when she died, i didn't cry at all, though she died with my right hand on her chest.
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Maddie
xrati - Welcome to JWD. Its enough sadness to lose a mother without knowing she may have lived longer. My thoughts are with you.
Maddie
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What do you think will be the society's undoing?
by cognac ini think all the lawsuits and then the exposure to these lawsuits... .
what do you think?.
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Maddie
I would love to see something monumental happen to wipe them out instantaneously. History has a habit of repeating itself, and even the most powerful authorities have crashed throughout history, so nothing is impossible.
Maddie
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New study shows JWs have the lowest retention rate of US religions
by M.J. inthe pew forum has put out a report called the "us religious landscape survey.
", as reported in the boston globe: http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/02/more_americans_2.html .
of note is this quote from the actual report summary: .
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Maddie
Very interesting survey, thank you for the information.
Maddie
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Did they make you cry?
by sacolton innot me personally, but my brother-in-law was to give a talk and wasn't completely prepared.
his talk wasn't long enough.. the elder took him to the back room and belittled him to the point where he cried.
i guess this is what they mean by.
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Maddie
Yes when I think back there were times when they made me cry. I cried when I was trying to get reinstated and was treated like the worse thing on the planet for months. I cried when my son shunned me and wouldn't answer my letters. I cried when I found out it was a cult and everything I believed was a lie.
Maddie