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  Help needed desperately !!!!!

  by confused and lost in

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  hi,i have just registered here because i need someone to talk to in a way that wont end me up before a jc.i have been reading a lot of stuff recently about the wts being false prophets and the like.i also hate the fact that there are so called "spiritual" men out there who abuse their positions to molest children.i have been a witness now for 20yrs but instead of feeling spiritually alive i feel totally and utterly confused.i do not know which way to turn.anyone out there who feels the same ?

  share your thoughts with me ..please and help me unburden myself to someone.

  thanks for reading.

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  welcome to the board. your among confidetial friends. feel free to drop your burden here. you've carried it by your self long enough.

  Jeanette
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  hindered prayers says my wife...so I stopped

  by oompa in

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  i really have never understood prayers too well or how they are answered or not.

  i really think it is more of a self-help type excercise.

  aren't there some really funny experiences in the yearbooks on prayers answered!?

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  rather than formally pray at meals or anytime i think of all i'm grateful for. just because you aren't praying according to jw's mold doesn't mean you're a lost cause.
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  What is Your Favorite all time Pink Floyd Song ?

  by flipper in

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  when i had a thread a few months ago on your favorite all time groups.

  i believe pink floyd finished very high in the ratings.

  so, considering there are many pink floyd fans out there, including myself, what is your all time favorite pink floyd song ?

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  umma gumma and money

  anyone else attend the dark side of the moon live concert at three rivers in pittsburgh circa 1975?
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  Apology for raising children in the Truth

  by jeanne40love in

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  would you apologize in writing to your children for raising them in the truth?

  i've apologized verbally........ none of them is going to meetings any longer...... my husband and i have been drifting away for several years..... .

  i was raised a witness, and thought we were doing the right thing.

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  I apologized to my children who are now adults and one of things I'm most grateful for is their forgiveness. they told me it wasn't my fault. i told them it might not of been my fault, but i was the parent and was responsible for them and made a BIG mistake.
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  My first post

  by Dianna in

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  i was kind of skeptical about registering or even posting anything on this site but after a long struggle of going back and forth and after talking to a friend telling me that it would be good for me i decide to do it.

  i grew up in a jehovah witness house hold.

  it all was great a had a wonderful childhood but everything went down hill when i started to have my own opinion on things.

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  ps. some of my pastimes are mountain biking, cross country skiing, reading, walks, volunteer work. i took some classes and love to read. ENJOY your life.
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  My first post

  by Dianna in

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  i was kind of skeptical about registering or even posting anything on this site but after a long struggle of going back and forth and after talking to a friend telling me that it would be good for me i decide to do it.

  i grew up in a jehovah witness house hold.

  it all was great a had a wonderful childhood but everything went down hill when i started to have my own opinion on things.

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  Hi Diana,

  Welcome. Thanks for sharing your experience. Your not alone in your feelings of loneliness and depression. Leaving JW's can be a monumental loss. When I left and was feeling so lonely I prayed that Jesus would come into my heart and fill the void. I felt much better afterward. I then started to make connections with people in the community and at work. You need a life outside the organization to replace the one you lost. What are your interests, hobbies and past times?

  Think of all the benefits of being free. What were the things you wished you could do that you weren't allowed? Do them. I had a difficult time not judging or feeling guilty about everything I did at first. All I could hear in my head were JW tapes over and over. I found the book A Course In Miracles and that really helped to clear my mind of all the brainwashing.

  Best Wishes and Keep in touch.

  Jeanette
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  New here...

  by tribalgirl in

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  i joined this forum a couple of days ago and didn't want to just keep lurking, so here goes!.

  my family have been jw's since before i was born, i was baptized at 12.i have six sisters, only one who still attends meetings.

  my mom and stepdad no longer attend either.. i met and married my so in the congregation that i attended.

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  welcome tribal girl. glad your free in mind and spirt.
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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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  "A Course In Miracles"
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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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  welcome to the forum. sorry for what your going through. i think in the long run you will feel better that the cards are all out on the table. hat's off to you for not neglecting and abandoning your sons. teenagers need support, guidance and love.
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  Even though you're a JW, I don't know you so back off!

  by Younglove1999 in

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  did you ever feel that way when you were in "the truth"?

  i hated that people tried to overstep the normal boundaries humans have with strangers and get all "brotherly and encouraging".

  when we changed congregations, i found it so annoying when people we barely knew tried to act as if we were best friends.

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  excellent thread. when i first became a jw in the '70'a i was lonely and all the love bombing felt good. i didn't realize how conditional it was until i began counseling and started thinking for myself. when i left jw's i felt free, but very lonely. i truly developed a relationship with Christ, as I invited him to enter my heart and that has staved off the loneliness. i went to a few churches and it was difficult for me because i didn't experience the "love and friendliness" like the people at the kingdom hall. i thought about it and realized that jdubs were crossing way too many boundaries. like you said it takes time to develop closeness in a relationship.