*** Awake! 1960 March 8 p.27 ***
As a rule, for a Christian to go to a worldly psychiatrist is an admission of defeat, it amounts to 'going down to Egypt for help.' —Isaiah 31:1.Often when a Witness of Jehovah goes to a psychiatrist, the psychiatrist will try to persuade him that his troubles are caused by his religion, entirely overlooking the fact that the Christian witnesses of Jehovah are the best-oriented, happiest and most contented group of people on the face of the earth. They have the least need for psychiatrists. Also, more and more psychiatrists are resorting to hypnosis, which is a demonic form of worldly wisdom.
I nearly fell off my chair laughing on reading the above.
In May 1996 I was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, after attempted suicide. The psychiatrist on learning I was a JW said "Not another one" You're the fifth one I've seen this month here. What do they do to you people?"
Because of quotes like the above from the Awake. Any JW who feels depressed etc, thinks its their fault not the WT organisations. "JW's are happy, so whats wrong with me?" Then some Elder tells you its because you are not serving Jehovah right, no matter the previous 25 years service you did. Their answer, more field service and attend meetings.
DANSK said
When I was searching for alternative therapies to treat my illness I tried homeopathy. I tried two different homeopaths and the first consultation consists of at least an hour to an hour and a half. In that time the homeopath wants to know as much of one's background as possible as he/she believes this is essential to finding the root cause of one's illness.
I was very open about my life and mentioned my time as a JW. Both homeopaths told me that they had many JWs on their books suffering from mental problems, such as anxiety, stress, etc. Perhaps, in order to side-step the professional psychologists, JWs are using homeopathy as a "lesser evil".
I knew many JW's who used homeopathy and other "alternative" treatments. I know of an Elder who with his wife are trained Naturopaths, using homeopathy, aromatherapy and "complimentary medicine" who had many JW's come to them for treatment.
A guy I knew whose family, except him, were all JW's. Told me last year how he discovered his JW sister (Elders wife) was popping the Valium back lack anything. He often had wondered why she always seemed in a dream. She had been taking them for at least a cuple of years. When he visited his JW mother aabout a month later. He asked if his sister was still on Valium. He said his mother hit the roof saying his sister had NEVER been on Valium or anything like it. The stupid thing it was his mother who first told him his sister was on Valium. Which he had to point out and also tell her his sister had told him herself. To which his mother replied "Well she only takes it when she needs it"
Yeah, one for every meeting , one for field service and one for being an Elder wife.
