I love the crazies, they make me feel normal.
lisa
it seem to me that over the relative little time i have been here there has been a dramatic increase in crazy people, ie.
people who think they are god, create alternative profiles just to distract, write incoherent bullshit in all-caps, bring up the same tired paranoid rants again and again, etc.
now i dont doubt that many of these people really need professional help, and perhaps having a lot of people from here doing a mix of rediculing them and trying to convince them to see a doctor will eventually help them, but i feel that its something which distract the focus from those who have something coherent to say, and those who are sincere in asking for help.
I love the crazies, they make me feel normal.
lisa
this is not a thread to gain sympathy.
my life has changed dramatically over the weekend.
my husband (hoboken) has just left me and my two boys.. i'm not going to divulge all the details, but needless to say things are very tough emotionally for all of us.
I'm so sorry you are in so much pain. I'm glad you do have people to rally around you with love.
This too shall pass.
Sending you much love and support and encourgement.
lisa
my mom is pretty cool.
81 years old and still going fairly strong.
my older sister was the first one to leave the dubs in our 3rd gen jw family.
I called my mom about 5 months ago. I wrote about it here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/173085/1/I-called-my-mom
I thought I'd call her again, but as of yet, I have not.
Just can't' bring myself to do it...not yet.
lisa
I remember dating ads in the mags by the check out counter at stores...df'd people looking for df'd mates so they can make their way back to the KH together.
I thought it was as good of an idea as any...but then it was mentioned in a talk at an assembly that df'd people trying to make their way back should not be with other df'd people if they were trying to come back.
It took way over a year almost two, for me to get reinstated the second time. Then...I realized that nothing had changed, I was still treated like a df'd person. I got df'd a third time, and didn't...wouldn't try to get back again.
lisa
If he's trying to follow the JW rules, he can't divorce you and he can't be living with another woman.
But then, some make up their own rules than ask for forgivness later.
lisa
this has probably already been discussed to some degree on here.
but i think its probably a commonly noticed thing that jehovahs witness women and becoming more and more unstable mentally and physically as a whole.
they seem to suffer from a bizzarely high percentage of scent sensitivities, chronis fatigue syndrome and the like.are they making it up for attention?
I suffered from migrains and anxiety for years. The Xanax and pain medications made the meeting bearable.
Weird the way it all went away when I quit going to the meeting and just accepted that I had been duped.
lisa
I love reading most of the posts on here.
That made me laugh. Welcome!
lisa
For the newer people...
Bttt
lisa
and now...look at my grandchildren.
the youngest started kindergarten this year.
the best part, is he had no fear.
Thank you all again for your comments. I'm am so excited that my grandchildren get to grow up to be normal children and live without fears and guilt that I had to grow up with. The oldest one is in band, she plays the saxophone, she's in drama and student counsel, she's one of the more popular kids, with the other students and teachers.
I left when my children were still quite young, they still remember, but have forgiven me. We are close see each other and/or speak nearly every day. My children are now 29 and 24.
We're free, We're free..
lisa
i'm not even sure where to begin with this.. my father is considered an apostate and i haven't been allowed to talk to him for 14 years.
now i don't even have any connections to him.
i don't know anyone he knows and i don't even know basic things like where he lives.. any help on someplace where i could look him up would be appreciated..
How exciting...please keep us posted. And good luck with the reunion!
lisa