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paranoid and ready to officially leave!
by leftchica in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
so i officially realized today that i am paranoid!!

everytime i hear a car door slam outside i peek out the window.

my blinds are closed and the telivision is on low.
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The long term effects of losing friends and family through shunning
by finding my way in
1. jw
2. friends
i've recently been thinking about this topic as i've been finding old friends on facebook etc.

that were just gone one day because either their whole family da'd themselves or they had been df'd.

not to mention the friends i lost when i myself was df'd.. most of my life i found this losing of friends normal because it was what i was used to.
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Young JW sisters in a hurry
by asilentone in
1. jw
2. experiences
did you notice any young jw sisters in the past that did rush to get married too young and to have a baby right away before the end comes?

did you hear any stories of regret?

i was wondering if the watchtower is to blame for?.
Any ex-dub expats?
by the real life in
1. jw
2. friends
hi,

i was just wondering if there are any ex-witnesses on the board currently living in paris?
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Can A SIngle Person Ever Be As Happy As An Attached Person?
by wouldacouldashoulda in
1. jw
2. friends
do we as humans need the love of a signifcant other to be truly complete?.

i was born single and then got married.

despite going thru a divorce my happiest days were whilst courting and married.. w.
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has your life been "blessed" since leaving?
by tigeress in
1. jw
2. friends
while in the org we are constantly told that if we just tow the line and behave that will we be blessed and everything we want will come to us.

personaly i havn't found that to be the case in the 30 years i spent trying to tow the line.. but now i've left wonderfull things are starting to happen in my life and i'm so very happy!.

so i wondered, have you encountered more "blessings" or less since leaving?.
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Question about your spouse or ex
by bluecanary in
1. jw
2. experiences
i've noticed we have a few male posters here with wives who are still in the jws.

and i can think of one female poster (cognac) with a husband in the jws (although things are looking up for her).

of course we have a few spouses that came out together.. is it me, or does it seem like the women here are more likely to have divorced their jw husband--even before leaving--whereas the men are more likely to stay with their wives?
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Have you Overcome Guilt & Fear Since Exiting Jehovah's Witnesses ?
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
minimus had a great thread recently asking if any who were witnesses felt guilt as a jehovah's witness.

thought i would build on that a little dealing with how you have moved on after being a jehovah's witness ?.

one definition of guilt in the american heritage dictionary is : " self-reproach for supposed inadequacy or wrongdoing ".
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Was There a Fictional Work Helped You Realize the Truth About the (T)ruth?
by BabaYaga in
1. social
2. entertainment
the pen really can be mightier than the sword, and even fiction often carries much weight and powerful messages.. did you read a book or watch a movie that made you think?

did an "entertaining" work plant a seed of doubt?.

the first one i can remember making a definate comparison to the witnesses in my mind was ray bradbury's martian chronicles.
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Another Elder Suicide?
by still_in74 in
1. jw
2. experiences
well it looks like a southern ontario elder just took his own life.

i cant go into details as we live in a very small world in "the truth" and even the smallest amount of detail on this one could quickly connect this to me, so for now its on the d-low.. it is a relative of a very close friend and he is godsmacked by it.

he said to me, " we sure seem to be seeing more of this lately arent we?