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  I'm p*ssed and have no one to choke!!

  by QuestioningEverything in

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  no-just kidding.

  i'm not the violent type of person.

  but i am so angry at the wtbs for all of the bullsh** that i was taught over my lifetime-it's making me sick to my stomach.

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  QuestioningEverything

  No-Just kidding. I'm not the violent type of person. But I am so angry at the WTBS for all of the bullsh** that I was taught over my lifetime-it's making me sick to my stomach. How dare they separate families, prevent necessary medical treatments, change their doctrines because the light got brighter, blah, blah, blah.....

  The more research I do, the more angry I become but I can't quit researching. I want to know every lie they've ever told and every policy they've ever changed. I just want to scream everytime my mom starts to tell me about some one at the Hall who was DF'd or has stopped attending or of some new wonderful arrangement that the GB made with the members in mind. What a bunch of crap!! She and so many others believe it 199%.

  So, I say all this because I need help. Many of you have gone through this or are going through it now. I can truly see myself picketing Bethel one day and going on talk shows to expose the real 'truth' to others. I'm not ready for that phase of life yet-but almost. So, in the meantime, I have to get these negative feelings under control. It goes against everything that I strive to be in my life. Please help me with some suggestions on how to accomplish this. Thanks for listening.
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  Life after being a Witness...What are your beliefs now?

  by Quirky1 in

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  some here have moved on, some have found new faith and some have haven't.

  did you maintain christianity or do you no longer believe?

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  QuestioningEverything

  I believe I am agnostic leaning towards atheist. I feel more at peace with myself as an Agnostic than I ever did in an organized religion.
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  What non-issues did you get "counseled" about?

  by rebel8 in

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  i was "counseled"* for being mad that my jw boyfriend began dating my sister.

  it was wrong of me to have feelings.

  any embarrassment i felt was due to being puffed up with pride.

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  QuestioningEverything

  One time, a pioneer sister came over to visit my mom. I was sitting on the couch reading a National Enquirer magazine that my non JW dad purchased-he loved those type of magazines . When the 'sister' seen it, she went into a rant about how worldly it was and how I shouldn't want to read such filth, how it shouldn't even be in our house, etc... My mom said to her that she didn't have a problem with them. The same sister also counseled my younger sister for wearing a shirt to the KH that had a sailor's anchor on it. WTF!!
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  What kind of difference has JWD made in your life?

  by JimmyPage in

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  i feel fortunate that there is already a built-in online community i can go to where people can relate to having been a jw and where it's okay to express your true feelings about that.

  i'm thinking it must have been much more difficult a decade ago.

  so what kind of impact has this website had on your life?

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  QuestioningEverything

  It has been a wonderful, terrific resource for me. I am so grateful to have discovered it . I read JWD daily to remind myself why I left and to reinforce my decision to stay out.
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  I've got marriage problems

  by mtsgrad in

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  recently i got married to the woamn of my dreams, mary http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/168824/1.ashx.

  it was a whirlwind romance and i love her more each day.

  we have spent some quality time together and this morning she gave birth to an ugly child!.

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  QuestioningEverything

  That last photo made me throw up a little bit in my mouth!! and I think I am blind now! LOL!!!
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  Will I ever be free?

  by Newborn in

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  i've only been out since july and i fear i'll never get rid of hearing the wt voice at the back of my head.. for those of you who have been out for many years, do you feel you are totally free from them??.

  thanks/newborn.

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  QuestioningEverything

  I know exactly what you are going through. I too am a newbie to this(since June 2008). Read "Crisis of Conscience" by Raymond Franz. It was so helpful and enlightening. Also, I find these type of support websites to be a wonderful tool to move past the guilt process(JW-Support, JW-facts and JW-recovery). I find that if I continue to read them and remind myself what the WTBS is really about, I know I made the right choice by leaving the organization. I am still having some lingering doubts in the back of my head but my common sense and reasoning voice are overpowering them. This has felt like a death of a loved one to me but it is possible to get past it. Best wishes on your endeavor and hang in there, you really have taken the first step to freedom.
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  GIFT IDEAS FOR WOMEN (including stocking stuffers)

  by blondie in

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  there are so many bright and creative minds out there; what are your suggestions keeping them within the db guidelines?

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  QuestioningEverything

  Thanks for the clarification. I did read the guidelines but that was some time ago (June). I don't have them memorized.
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  Vigil & Encouragment Thread

  by LouBelle in

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  it's been a hellish month this side of the world & i've had a couple of rough moments mentally.

  i nearly forgot to put this up:.

  mrs chickennest: sinus & lung cancer.

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  QuestioningEverything

  Thank you so very much. Life is tough sometimes for all of us and it's nice to have some support, even if it's from the other side of the world!!
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  GIFT IDEAS FOR WOMEN (including stocking stuffers)

  by blondie in

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  there are so many bright and creative minds out there; what are your suggestions keeping them within the db guidelines?

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  QuestioningEverything

  What are the DB guidelines?
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  Volunteering at Assemblies.

  by LouBelle in

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  come on i know many of you did.. i used to volunteer because 1. my mum forced me as a kid, then 2. i wisend up to the fact i'd miss quite a bit of the session if i volunteered.. many hours were spent cleaning stadiums, the loos (vomit), picking up litter.

  in the days when they served meals at the assemblies we peeled potatoes, chopped onions, cooked, served the food / cooldrinks.

  took the tickets.

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  QuestioningEverything

  I did. I always felt like it was a privelige to help out. Truthfully-I enjoy helping out with that kind of stuff. At my kids events, I always make it a point to volunteer to set up or clean up.