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  Anxiety Attacks At Meetings

  by EmptyInside in

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  i believe i posted on this before.

  but,i was recently thinking back when i was still regularly going to meetings.

  and how sometimes,just the thought of having to start to get ready to go,sent me in a panic.

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  Before field service I would feel physically ill and usually try to get out of going. I would sometimes get physically ill before conventions and assemblies, especially if I didn't know many people there. Turns out I suffered from social anxiety! Too bad I didn't know that then.

  To avoid people at the meetings, I would hide out in the Mother's Room once I had a baby. Turning down the volume in the Mothers Room to block out the speaker gave my mind the space to free myself mentally from the religion. And once I learned TTATT, my heart would race at the meetings and wouldn't stop until I left. That made fading super easy and quick!

  I bet lots of people suffer from anxiety at Hall. It is an anxiety inducing environment.
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  A simpler time..

  by coffee_black in

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  i was going through some old drawings and came across one my dad drew of a place we used to go in vermont many years ago.

  it was owned by jw friends of the family, and we went there every summer and every fall.

  i miss that old place... a 200 year old farmhouse sitting atop 1000 acres in andover, vt. spring water that you collected...kerocene lamps, wood stoves.... clean fresh air...good memories of a simpler times.

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  Beautiful! Reminds me of Little House on the Prairie. Simpler times...
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  Jehovah's Witnesses View of Jesus Compared to the Early Church

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the following is an extract from something i wrote 16 years ago soon after leaving the watchtower.

  i am posting it because it may help honest jws consider how far their beliefs are at odds with new testament christians.

  if they have "the truth" then their attitude to jesus ought to reflect that of the apostles.

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  Well done Cofty! Once I read the Bible without Watchtower goggles on, I realized that Christianity was the regular Christianity we were warned against.
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  I Still Can't Celebrate Xmas. Can You? Christians vs Atheists

  by Malsonilla in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  while in the organization we learned one bit of truth regarding christmas; that it was originally a pagan observance, the summer solstice, adopted by christians much later in church history, and has nothing to do with jesus christ whatsoever.

  no biggy for most true believers who left the organization who have slipped into (or fell back into) the grind of commercialized christmas with all the trappings and traditions of ritual binge spending that takes them even farther away from jesus than christmas' pagan roots ever could.

  these true believers might say something like, "i know xmas has its roots in paganism, but we celebrate anyway because of x y z", perhaps echoing or paroting the frustrating responses we use to hear from "worldly" goats/folks when we would explain to them how christmas is not a christian observance whatsoever.

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  I love Christmas, I always have, and it was something I wanted my children to participate in. The last time I celebrated Christmas I was 3 or 4. I remember the lights, the famly, the presents, dinner, and fun.

  Now that we are no longer JW, we have slowly started celebrating the season so our children know the joy and magic of the holidays. There is a tree with lights, a simple nativity scene, and this year I plan on taking my boys to church. My husband is atheist, I am agnostic with Christian leanings, but even if I were Athiest I would still celebrate Christmas as a festival of lights.

  Do what feels comfortable for you! Make the holidays special, something to look forward to in the darkness of Winter.
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  Who Is On Your Concert "Wish List"?

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here's a few i've missed and hope to see:.

  leonard cohen.

  radiohead.

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  Black Keys and Radiohead.

  Muse was on my list, but I get to see them in Feb!!!
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  Meeting with my family doctor...

  by NVR2L8 in

  1. jw
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  i needed a prescription renewed and found out my old doc retired...met my new doc and took this opportunity to update my medical record...removed the no blood transfusion clause from my file.

  i told the doctor that inconsistencies within my church's doctrines made it impossible for me to put my life at risk for no valid reason.

  after throwing out my medical directive card, amending my medical record is another step toward totally breaking free from the cult.

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  Good for you! It's a bit nerve racking with a JW on the office, I'm sure.

  If you've ever registered at the hospital, you might want to update your records there as well to change your religious information. I did that last year and it felt great! The nurse was so helpful and relieved that I would now accept blood. :)
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  We're going to Disneyland! Any tips?

  by Nice_Dream in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my family and i will be heading to california next week to go to disneyland.

  we have two children under 4, so i was thinking about bringing at least one stroller.. what is the weather like in november?

  would a sweatshirt be warm enough, or a light winter coat?

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  Prologos - thanks for the tips, but I still love magic...even if it's pretend, I'm still a child at heart. We will definitely check out the gorgeous beaches and nature in California. <3

  I will PM you wha happened. :)

  Thanks AudeSapere. That's a good idea to bring one stroller and rent one because we'll be hauling 2 gigantic carseats as well (at the airport). I'll bring a few snacks to tide the little ones over while we go through the parks.

  Saturday we don't have anything planned so far, except a beach visit and our plane flies out of LAX at 9 pm! Wish we would have stayed longer to visit San Fransisco.
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  We're going to Disneyland! Any tips?

  by Nice_Dream in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my family and i will be heading to california next week to go to disneyland.

  we have two children under 4, so i was thinking about bringing at least one stroller.. what is the weather like in november?

  would a sweatshirt be warm enough, or a light winter coat?

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  True Outaservice, lots of little things add up.

  Problemaddict - thanks for the tips. That Pirates of the Carribean restaurant looks amazing. Oh, and good to know about the KH nearby! I'll be sure to pack all our "meeting clothes" and books. Kidding!
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  We're going to Disneyland! Any tips?

  by Nice_Dream in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my family and i will be heading to california next week to go to disneyland.

  we have two children under 4, so i was thinking about bringing at least one stroller.. what is the weather like in november?

  would a sweatshirt be warm enough, or a light winter coat?

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  Dagney - thank you! I sent you an email. :D
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  We're going to Disneyland! Any tips?

  by Nice_Dream in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my family and i will be heading to california next week to go to disneyland.

  we have two children under 4, so i was thinking about bringing at least one stroller.. what is the weather like in november?

  would a sweatshirt be warm enough, or a light winter coat?

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  Thank you for the tips everyone, I will check out those links.

  Dagney, wow! That would be so much fun being from that area! I went to Disneyland when I was 4, and Disneyworld when I was 9 and have been waiting to get back there ever since. My husband has never been, so I think it will be lots of fun.

  We'll be there midweek, and were thinking of going to a beach or something Saturday. Does anyone have a favorite beach they go to?