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  exiting the watchtower

  by jacethespace in

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  2. medical

  hi im new to this forum and am currently trying to exite the watchtower.for the past 12 months or more i have stopped going on the ministry.in august last year i stopped going to the meetings but depression kicked in and other symptoms and i returned to the meetings in april.i stopped going to the meetings again in july and did more research to see if this is a cult.but im having all sorts of symptoms.confusion of whats right and wrong, panic attacks when i go out, one minute i hate the watchtower the next i wonder whether this is the truth and wonder if ive been mislead by satan.i dont know who to trust and where to go from here.and none of my family was ever in the watchtower so i think they know somethings going on but they can,t understand what im going through.ive been in the watchtower since 1999 off and on, i finally got baptized in 2005 after what i thought was carefull examination of the truth.and whats worse is the elder i studied with when i came into the " truth" lives right next door to me with his wife, which plays all sorts of guilt trips on me and paranoia.

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  welcome to the forum jace. sorry to hear your going through such turmoil. there's nothing to feel guilty about, your doing what is right by getting out. you need your freedom. your in my thoughts and prayers. jeanette
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  AN OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  an open letter to the governing body of jehovahs witnesses.

  dear sirs -.

  most likely you and your pundits follow carefully this site and others like it on the internet.

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  my sentiments exactly...food for thought if they could only think.
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  Why cant we all just move on? Are we too unselfish?

  by oompa in

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  2. friends

  i hate where i am at in life.

  the subject is mainly for faders i guess, but even some hardcore da's probably just cant get things out of their system.

  i want a fresh start, but feel i could not do it around old friends, family, and esp.

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  oompa,

  sorry to hear about your weekend. i thought for sure the sun would come out

  all the wife's emotions ( tears and such) must be hard for you. your in my thoughts and prayers.
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  New blog

  by Dead Man Joaquin in

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  http://shunningmuststop.blogspot.com/.

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  please take a moment to visit and let me know what you think.. .

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  welcome to jwd. your blog is great. i like the parchment format. i don't have any bad experiences of shunning because i faded. none of my family are jw's so it doesn't matter one way or the other if they talk to me or not. actually i would prefer they leave me alone.

  your idealism is commendable.
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  How to leave the Victim role and be a Survivor-

  by wednesday in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i was given a book to read today .

  it is entitled " the power of forgiveness" by rosie mccall kaiser.

  isbn 0-9705268-1-4 .

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  I too found A Gift To Myself very useful in healing
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  Watchtower offer at the Farmer's Market

  by V1710 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today i went to the farmer's market to sell my bread, cinnamon rolls, cookies, canned jellies and mustard and goat milk soap an fudge.

  this lady comes up and starts raving about how good my bread looks.

  i use all natural ingredients and it is good bread but i was really starting to feel like a piece of toast.

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  i;m going to keep the address off the check and if it bounces i'm sending her a letter, which is being composed in my head.
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  Health Suggestion.

  by Outaservice in

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  take a walk every day
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  GoverningBody.org is now up.

  by James Free in

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  2. friends

  well, i finally put up the site.

  the articles are nothing new - bits from wikipedia etc.

  but i hope it will persuade even one 'interested' one to avoid the jw's - and even get an existing member to think.

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  impressive
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  Suicide

  by Nicolas in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know it's a touchy subject, but anyone here has ever thought of suicide while they were still in the organization?

  it seem to me that jehovah's witnesses have a much higher rate of suicide than the rest of the population.

  i contemplated suicide myself when i was struggling to get piece of my life back together after being raised as a "perfect little jw" when i was young.

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  i contemplated suicide when i was a jw. i was on anti-depressants and felt like driving into the path of a semi on more than one occasion. it was a very dark time for me. i'm grateful i lived through it.

  now that i'm out i never, ever would even think of ending my life (perhaps if i had a terminal illness) i love life and everything about it.

  i heard last week that a woman who was a jw committed suicide. she was the po's wife and always had a smile on her face. makes one wonder.
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  one hour countdown

  by purplesofa in

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  2. friends

  to my next job interview.. the one that is with the regional manager.. i will let you all know how it goes.. purps.

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  glad to hear things are looking up for you. hope you like the new job.

  best wishes and happy belated bday. :)