Posts by Latte

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JW Lifestyle Encourages Bad Health??

by Latte in

so would you say that you had enough sleep whilst you were an active dub?

i personally remember feeling tired all the time.

i had two young children and the treadmill just never seem to stop.

Latte

Anglise

Rushing in from work with 15mins to eat, change and be out of the door twice a week, often with the added stress of an item! Then home late due to the encouragement" to not leave straight after the meeting but to stay and chat, so your propoer meal was often a take-away eaten just before bed.

The mental stress of having a "Bible (WTBTS) trained conscience".

Hey! You?ve lived my life! LOL This was so us! I felt throughout this rushed routine that I really can?t keep this up - especially when I had young children?.just couldn?t do it (sigh) However, I did see other mothers (well one actually) do everything - never missed a meeting, possibly coz? hubby was newly appointed elder (SIGH) I was told that this particular wife was DEPRESSED. Was I surprised??? NO

Stillexjwelder

And the WTBTS uses a few scriptures in the proverbs which has been backed up by medical science to show that poor mental health leads often to poor physical health -- so yes the JW lifestyle encourages bad health

LOL Yes the borg. Play on that don?t they?? Yet the speaker was probably seeing a psychologist at the time he was telling everyone how happy that all are!!

Xbhere,

All that you posted made me feel ill! All that you posted is clearly the reality of being an ?active? JW There really is very little time for oneself left is there?

If you have at least 1 kid under the age of say 12 then minus about 8-12 of the hours that you are awake to care for them.

The kiddies pay the price of all this ?activity? I really feel that it takes parents away from their children - they have to ride the backseat. Kingdom interests have to come first.

The W/A show pictures of happy families relaxing on holiday, how often were you able to do that? If we shot off for the day on a Sunday (if the weather was usually nice) we would feel guilty throughout the day and therefore not enjoy it half as much. We would hope not to bump into any witnesses on the way home, as we would have had to tell then that we had a great time missing the meeting!!! LOL

Country girl

I am of the opinion that the mind is very connected with the body, and is a vital part of the health of the body.

Absolutely!

Thanks for everyones comments!

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JW Lifestyle Encourages Bad Health??

by Latte in

so would you say that you had enough sleep whilst you were an active dub?

i personally remember feeling tired all the time.

i had two young children and the treadmill just never seem to stop.

Latte

Room 215,

I believe it's a stretch to assert that it's harmful to one's health,

I understand where you are coming from with regards to the above comment. I certainly don't mean to generalize. I believe that those that live the JW life 'to the letter', do not always get the balance right, with the result that their bodies tell them at some point to slow down.....you can't do all that this ~~religion,~~ cult expects.

Thanks for the comments!

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JW Lifestyle Encourages Bad Health??

by Latte in

so would you say that you had enough sleep whilst you were an active dub?

i personally remember feeling tired all the time.

i had two young children and the treadmill just never seem to stop.

Latte

I should add that my JW friends hubby had an stomach ulcer, which I feel was brought on by being overloaded with 'priveliges' along with trying to balance the family pressures which thay had at that time. I do believe that my friends were doing what they thought was right - putting Kingdon interests first on NOT the own fleshly needs.

I also know of a pioneer friend who had a permanent bad back due to having carried a fully loaded ministry bag around for years. Remember when we were told to always be equipped - have every book in your bag....just in case?? Yes it did the damage with my lovely friend. She is now only able to take on certain light employment.

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JW Lifestyle Encourages Bad Health??

by Latte in

so would you say that you had enough sleep whilst you were an active dub?

i personally remember feeling tired all the time.

i had two young children and the treadmill just never seem to stop.

Latte

Hi everyone,

So would you say that you had enough sleep whilst you were an active dub? ??

I personally remember feeling tired all the time. I had two young children and the treadmill just never seem to stop.

If you wanted to remain as one who was thought of as ?spiritual? and ?good association? then you had to make those meetings, along with the FS etc. etc?.(sigh)

You really had NO choice in this matter the conflict of whether to stay at home was always there.

The tiredness was terrible, and I saw this in many a young mum. One mum of two young children was working fulltime, and always looked really, really tired. She was a very attractive person, yet always had that ? I desperately need some rest!? look about her. She was pushing herself extra hard to make it up to the elders for the fact that she married a non-witness?.etc?.etc

Also, my JW friend had cancer, (hormone related breast cancer) and I know that she always gave of herself, had very little time to herself, always pushing herself, husband and her family (You know?.the elders wife ) I really do believe that this pressured JW life has health implications.

I remember when we stopped attending, I fell into my bodies natural sleep pattern - it is wonderful!

I do believe that if their lifelstyle doesn't affect one's physical health, then certainly it does their mental health.

Found this article on today?s BBC news rather interesting?????

Sleep 'could help fight cancer'

A good night's sleep could protect people from developing cancer, a US scientist has claimed.

Professor David Spiegel, from Stanford University Medical Centre, said sleep can alter the balance of hormones in the body.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3153300.stm

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You Should all be Listening to The W?T Now!!!

by Latte in

i have done load of washing, cleaning, getting school uniform ready - (and all that goes with that) this sunday morning.

what a chunck out of your day attending the kh was!

i remember being so tired after sunday activities: make sandwiches for fs, get kids ready, get to kh.

Latte

SM62,

I always ended up with indigestion and felt too exhausted to pay much attention to the waffle from the platform.

I know just what you mean! In the early days of marriage we were unable to afford a car, so we had to run everywhere. We would run home from work, rush T then - rush/run to the KH. I always had indigestion. My hubby, if he had an item, would never have T just concentrated on his item - then eat later....at bedtime really. Not at all good for ones health/weight.

The thing's we could of been doing instead!

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Special Assembly Day report 2003/2004

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

2003/2004 special assembly day report.

theme: serving jehovah with a complete heart.

brief note: no new light this year, but a couple of new changes i have not seen before.

Latte

Oopps...double post

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Special Assembly Day report 2003/2004

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

2003/2004 special assembly day report.

theme: serving jehovah with a complete heart.

brief note: no new light this year, but a couple of new changes i have not seen before.

Latte

Gumby,

And if there is anytime left in the week, you might be able to have time to wipe your arse!

LOL

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You Should all be Listening to The W?T Now!!!

by Latte in

i have done load of washing, cleaning, getting school uniform ready - (and all that goes with that) this sunday morning.

what a chunck out of your day attending the kh was!

i remember being so tired after sunday activities: make sandwiches for fs, get kids ready, get to kh.

Latte

Just how did we do it???

I have done load of washing, cleaning, getting school uniform ready - (and all that goes with that) this Sunday morning.

What a chunck out of your day attending the KH was! I remember being so tired after Sunday activities: Make sandwiches for FS, get kids ready, get to KH. Eat sandwiches, FS. Then home. In the winter, this was so tiring- so draining.

Looking on the bright side??I will have to whole afternoon to spend a refreshing day with my family!

Yes, life begins when you leave the borg.!

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Special Assembly Day report 2003/2004

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

2003/2004 special assembly day report.

theme: serving jehovah with a complete heart.

brief note: no new light this year, but a couple of new changes i have not seen before.

Latte

'appy anniversary Hammas!

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Special Assembly Day report 2003/2004

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

2003/2004 special assembly day report.

theme: serving jehovah with a complete heart.

brief note: no new light this year, but a couple of new changes i have not seen before.

Latte

{{{{{Truthseeker}}}}

Thanks for sharing your experience!

It?s hardly changed at all - has it? So, incredibly repetitive and burdensome to the audience.

The poor kids! No signs of things getting any better are they?

The point is made that we should not listen to sociologists or child behaviour studies. Just read the timely publications from the faithful slave and everything will be OK.

What utter rubbish! I learnt more about childcare when I left, than I ever would of if we had stayed ?in?. (reading worldly authorative books....gasp! )

The W/T view of kids is____________ . My children were a major reason for me & my hubby to leave the borg. It had to be what we felt was ?truth? that we were telling them not ?fantasy?.

Three years ?out? this month ??and thing?s have never really been better!

Your comments are much appreciated Truth seeker !