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  Not to sound crazy but.......

  by blueviceroy in

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  hey you know i'm not suicidal but i lost my fear of death about two and a half years ago .

  i kind of see it as a relief .

  i'm in good health i love my family and friends and am greatly loved in return people need and apreciate me now which has always been something i've enjoyed.

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  blueviceroy - I have come to the realisation since finding out that the JW's don't have the "truth" that to look to an organised religion run by men/women is a futile exercise.

  I think spirituality has to be a personal journey. Instead of looking outside ourselves perhaps we need to focus on our inner self. There are plenty of books on ways of doing this, I have just started to read one called "Finding Your Way Home" by Melody Beattie. Some people find meditation a great benefit too.

  Just my thoughts anyway.

  Maddie
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  Fade Unsuccessful

  by FadingELD in

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  i am new to this site but have been lurking for a while now.

  i have not told my story yet because i am in the middle of a situation i had hoped to avoid.

  my wife is still a jw in good standing, my two sons were dfd a year ago.

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  fadingELD, I am sorry you are in this situation, it is sad that your wife went to the elders. It is quite possible that she was so upset by seeing you with C C book that she panicked and went to the elders without thinking properly. I hope that was the case anyway.

  As an ex elder you know how the system works and have to do what is right for you. To be a df'd JW is an awful situation to be in and having family shun you is incredibly painful for many of us, so please don't act hastily.

  Maddie
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  So here's what I'm thinking...my bleeding heart liberal rant...

  by changeling in

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  i heard on the news this morning that the us has finally met it's enlistement quota.

  they acheived this by offering a $20,000 bonus upon enlisting.. the us has also relaxed it's standards as to who they allow to enlist.

  a criminal record and drug issues will no longer keep you out of the armed forces.. so, in many cases the country is sending uneduacted, criminally inclined young men and women to a nasty war, to witness atrocities that furthur sear their conscience.

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  I've been called a "pacifist" on this board because I do not believe in war. I consider myself "peaceful". I see that sometimes a country needs to defend its people and its freedoms, but I think this should be a last resort.

  I don't think there should be any wars either changeling, but accept that in the world we live in they sometimes seem like an evil necessity.

  The amount of money spent on warfare is huge like you say and if it was used to benefit people instead of trying to kill them, it would be much better world to live in.

  Maddie
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  The Average JW WILL NOT Leave!!!!

  by minimus in

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  you could have stupid new light every week published and the vast majority aren't going anywhere.

  you could see proof of contradiction after contradiction right in front of your nose, if you're a witness.

  and you still won't budge.. the reason: mental and spiritual laziness.

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  It's all of these things probably, but the mind control techniques they use are very sophisticated.

  Perhaps the GB have a secret method of draining a person's mind and replacing it with borg matter.
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  Its Over .................Im FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  by purplesofa in

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  the job is over.

  amazing how the last few days there stressed me out worse than almost anything i have ever been through.. its over.

  and i could not be happier.

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  I'm happy that you're happy Purps !

  I stayed in a job that I hated and was thoroughly miserable by the time I left. When I finally did leave I wished I had done it much sooner. It's horrible waking up every day and dreading it because you've got to go to a job you hate.

  Good luck for finding a job you like.

  Maddie
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  Was Drifting Away or Outrightly Leaving Easier Than You Thought?

  by minimus in

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  No I'm not finding it easy at all. I am trying to fade but am always stressed when it's meeting times because I so don't want to be a part of it anymore. I am trying to do it gradually because of family reasons but not getting to many meetings. I find myself expecting the elders to pay me a visit all the time - paranoia or what?!

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  Does a person's true personality come out when they're drunk?

  by lfcviking in

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  i've heard this been said before that when you have had loads to drink and when your inhibitions are temporarily removed then the real you is exposed.

  i.e:.

  some people when they've got a skinfull they might start talking about money & bragg about personal financial achievements and how much more money they're going to earn.. some people after a few beers suddenly think they're rocky balboa and think they can take the world on.. others after sinking some g & t's might turn into a crazed sexual tyrannosaurus!!.

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  As stated by others here, I agree that inhibitions are lowered, thereby we may say or do things ew normally wouldn't. The real person? Hardly. IMO, when people change dramatically upon consuming alcohol, it's just an excuse. I have never blacked out, lost control, been in a fight, etc

  bigwilly - I agree that alcohol makes me say and do things that we wouldn't normally do, but in my case it wasn't an excuse to behave differently. I had no control over the effect alcohol had on me at all, including the ability to stop !

  Maddie
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  Mr. Flipper witnesses to Elder in Front of Store on Child Abuse Settlements

  by flipper in

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  hello folks .

  as other posters have mentioned , i feel , too , that this is something that needs to be kept in the forefront of practicing jehovah's witnesses minds , as they will never hear about these settlements from their elders or governing body.

  so , you folks know me well enough that i don't have a shy bone in my body , and if i see an opportunity i will take it.

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  Mr. Flipper - This type of reaction is almost as if JW's are under some kind of magic spell. It is very strange when you are free from the mind control because it suddenly becomes so clear.

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  JK is here - bruised & sore - but back

  by JK666 in

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  hello friends,.

  for those of you that do not know my situation, i am an alcoholic that fell off the wagon this weekend.

  oh boy do i feel bad!

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  Hortensia - HALT is just a shortened way of saying hungry, angry, lonely, and tired

  In AA one of the ways of avoiding a relapse is to make sure that you aren't feeliing any of these things. It's just a helpful suggestion really. There are quite a few different ones that AA's use as reminders to look after themselves.

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  Will they disfellowship or not - cast your bets here!

  by dobbie in

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  so someone in my hubbys family who has been shunning me and i have not been able to see her kids etc and said it was my choice to leave so i must accept the consequences etc has been caught out.

  she's had three affairs over the last two years, with both sexes plus watching porn sex toys etc .

  anyway its her final jc meeting tonight, so do you reckon (and she has told them she can't say it definately won't happen again!

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  I think it likely that she will get zapped

  Maddie