Its a struggle, it takes a ton of courage, honesty, guts, balls etc to make the decision to get out but once that decision is made or finalized in one way or another its an unexplainable feeling to be FREE!
Lets all raise our glasses!
FREEDOM!
freewilly01
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It's official--I'm out.
by sd-7 in"sd-7 is no longer one of jehovah's witnesses.".
i always imagined this day would come.
i'm not sure exactly how i knew.
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Progress Report ...
by cantleave inour daughter has been a part in the school easter play.. she will be celbrating her 1st 10th birthday on the 22nd.. she is adjusting so well to life without wts restrictions.
unlesss you have been a witness you won't understand how important these steps are.. i am delighted, so glad we are no longer indoctrinating our kids with the cult philosophy..
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freewilly01
Wow amazing that we are out of that Cultish way of thinking and especially because of the love for our children how awesome is that! I sometimes relect back at how strict I was because of the noise or movement my kids were making at the Borg meets. Those meetings were torture to be at and to sit still for grown ups let alone kids!
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Hypnotic Language Patterning
by Simon Morley ini have not attended any meetings for three months but recently i was struck by a strange recollection of something common to most meetings i attended.
at every meeting, regardess of the time of day, frame of mind, secular workload, etc, i would feel i was being lulled into a numbing sleep.
it was not that the material was boring to me (i have attended many boring secular conferences and never experienced the strange effect that a meeting had on me).
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freewilly01
I posted on the cultish tone the GB have, I do think it is possible that it is used as a tool to manipulate minds. I would never put it past them ever money is a great motivator for evil.
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How Much are Your Conditional Friends Worth?
by leavingwt inupon learning that wt was not "god's organization", i was devastated.
for two decades i had spent valuable time building friendships, mostly with jws.
during my stay at bethel, i made many fine friends, some of them very close.
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freewilly01
Loosing all those flaky friends is still miserable, you can't help to feel ripped off. I was always there for them always through thick and thin and they just weren't the same .
I went through a morning period it was like a death of them not of me! It was the beginning of a life for me. Still can't believe how many just never gave a damn. What I learned was that many were afraid and intimidated that I left and I understand that.
Friendship not based on performance is way way better and more fun! I really enjoy my friendships now they are way more relaxed and meaningful. I love being in control of deciding who will be a close friend instead of being forced to hang with people you really don't connect with but are just forced to like before.
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Difference between "raised in the truth" and "converts" that are now X-JWs.
by Brocephus ini am noticing a difference..... "raised in's" seem to be a little more relaxed and better suited for their world after the kh.
"converts" seem to be a little disoriented.
maybe b/c they saw the truth as away out of this crazy world only to be massive dissapointed.
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freewilly01
I think that all those years and years in the BorgOrg and raised in it has given us a keener sense of people, only because of the constant associating with people we would never have had to ever. What I mean is that we have seen alot of people, I guess most of us have known over a thousand people almost intimately compared to most. Our social IQ is way higher because of that, our knowledge of people our people skills def gives us a heads up or puts us in a diff category altogether compared to the common guy on the street. And that may save us some grief when it comes to blending in or making our way in the freedom mode.
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Did you read the literature?
by WuzLovesDubs ininitially i suppose i did.
i know i over studied the articles for the wt study because i thought my enthusiasm as a study would make me more accepted.
but after awhile i didnt read the awakes at all except for a cursory glance because i was giving them to people.
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freewilly01
nah never ever
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"You were a much nicer person when you were in the truth!"
by highdose in"you were a much nicer person when you were in the truth!
since you havn't been to the meetings your starting to change.
your so into standing up for yourself like you think its a good thing!!?!
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freewilly01
Brain Dead and manipulated = nicer person, doesn't make any sense..........
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Ever seen a levitating object?
by Think About It inthis forum is worldwide.
i know this will get some wisecrack posts (because, i probably would if not starting the thread) but, honestly......have you ever seen a levitating object?
please tell your experience.
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freewilly01
I was a witness at the time and I had
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Ever seen a levitating object?
by Think About It inthis forum is worldwide.
i know this will get some wisecrack posts (because, i probably would if not starting the thread) but, honestly......have you ever seen a levitating object?
please tell your experience.
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freewilly01
I was a witness a the and I had a pickup at the Kenneth Copleland ministries, this fanatical religious nut claimed to be a born again christian and was always trying to preach to me and try to get a rise out of me. He would pray out loud and speak in tongues regularly when I would show up, so I'm not sure, if it was just that he freaked me out quite a bit or what was about to happen really was my own suggestion.
He had some chocolates in his hand and said would you like one? I said sure, I put my hand out and rec'd this candy in the palm of my hand, I noticed that he was praying at the time he gave it to me. Just a second later he dropped it into my hand and it was vibrating just for a millisecond it lifted off my palm and it had some kind of electrical charge...... not like static but more powerful. The charge went up my wrist and arm and through my chest, really wierd wasn't sure what it was or how it happened just know it happened.
He just smiled and his eyes rolled back in his head and started speaking in tongues. I popped the candy in my mouth and thought frick what was that? It was just a normal candy.
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Just out and so happy!
by ange2.0 ini have just gotten out and am free at last!
my brother did so a few years ago and has been such an amazing help to me these last few weeks.
i was raised a jw, disfellowshipped when i was 17, married a non believer and then dragged back in by my family.
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freewilly01
Very Very similair story
Its all about the kids and not ever feeling guilty about manipulating and trying to control their sweet, beautiful open and non prejudicial minds ever ever.
Never Never allowing some stupid belief ever jeopardize their life because of blood and refusal in a serious situation.
What were we thinking to stay as long as we did.
The thought of ever having to step back into that KH sends me into panic mode, never the boredom repititious nonsense ever ever again!
Its a miracle that you and I are out!!!!!!!