Posts by snare&racket

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My GoFundMe Campaign

by pale.emperor in

hi guys.. as some of you may be aware, i'm currently studying in uni part time training to become a therapist and councilor for ex-cult victims.

my goal is to be the vest best therapist i can be, specifically for ex-witnesses (because i can relate completely), and i plan to incorporate hypnotherapy in my therapy sessions.. i have already trained in hypnosis, however i'm not trained in hypnosis for therapy.

nor am i licensed to practice it in therapeutic work.. i'm hoping you can help me to change that.

snare&racket

Hey buddy,

i wonder if we knew each other, used to hang out in Liverpool/Manchester in my JW youth.

Buddy, I left the JW's and slogged to get through a 1year intense course and a 6 year degree. The cost was more than a house, but I have no regrets and my reward is the patients I get to help daily.

May I humbly suggest a few things. Why not do a course in conventional counselling?

Official college courses in the UK have funding/loans in the locality and university courses are covered with loans.

If the course is legit, you should get the funding from the local educational board. Putting out a go fund me page for a course you are not even accepted on, may leave people wondering what you are doing with the cash etc. If you just want to help people this will muddy the waters maybe.

Also, out of interest can you show any papers or research from academia regarding the validity of hypnotherapy for helping people such as ex-JW's?

Snare

Ps I have a lot of experience in education, I am now actually in medical teaching. If you need any specific help with applying for stuff, PM me ;)

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Just asked JW wife to quit

by rathernotsay in

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friends

so i wont get into why i asked my jw wife to leave... theres another thread for that lol... but more out of pure curiosity i asked her just now... "in order to save this marriage would you leave the jws?

", it was a snap call no, like not even a second to pause and think about it, which kinda took me back a bit, followed by a angry "why would you ask me that now?

" (shes going out witnessing with my kids and her friends).

snare&racket

You are in the scenario I was so afraid to be in. I may say I have come out ahead unmarried and without children from the JW’s.... non complex. But that would be wrong, the purpose of life is .... children. You’ve had one. Now make sure every decision, every direction you go, every motive, is the protection and preparation of your child for life.

The witnesses can be overcome.... this is the message of JW.Net. It is easier now than ever before and kids seek truth far more naturally than adults.

Be there as a dad. Be a good dad. Be a good human being. Show them how they CAN live.

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Do You Think The Mayor of London Is Doing a Good Job?

by minimus in

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friends

his city seems pretty dangerous especially since he has taken over and of course he just loves trump.

lol .

snare&racket

If you truly believe SK is responsible for moped attacks or than his ethnicity & beliefs have contributed at all/ more than the £700,000,000 cuts in 8 years..... then there is no conversation to be had for me.

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Do You Think The Mayor of London Is Doing a Good Job?

by minimus in

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friends

his city seems pretty dangerous especially since he has taken over and of course he just loves trump.

lol .

snare&racket

Sorry

You can google the article title below and read it as a one off; its the FT

"Sharp jump in homicides and violent crime in London"

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Do You Think The Mayor of London Is Doing a Good Job?

by minimus in

jw
friends

his city seems pretty dangerous especially since he has taken over and of course he just loves trump.

lol .

snare&racket

This article is pretty neutral having read several before choosing one.

Good summary of whats going on, including Mr Khans actions.

https://www.ft.com/content/4df0da0a-4940-11e8-8ae9-4b5ddcca99b3

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Do You Think The Mayor of London Is Doing a Good Job?

by minimus in

jw
friends

his city seems pretty dangerous especially since he has taken over and of course he just loves trump.

lol .

snare&racket

I am always in London.

My family live smack bang in the middle.

It’s an amazing city, it’s very safe and secure. I have lived and worked/studied in Manchester and Cardiff, spent my youth in Liverpool and now spend a lot of free time in London. It’s very safe, it’s as British as roast dinners and it’s as free as it always was.

Policing in the UK has gone down the toilet because of the conservative government and the huge cuts to services.

Alternative facts are for people who want you to see an alternate reality. Do your own research, don’t even believe me, you can only know YOUR motive.

Has Sadiq done a good job in London? I’d say it was a moderate job. I think he is keeping his head down a little too much as he is eyeing up the Labour leader role. So he is avoiding controversy and in doing so not shaking things up enough. Is he’s bad mayor though? I see no evidence of that.

Snare x

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Do You Think Many Jehovah’s Witnesses Truly Believe?

by minimus in

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friends

i did for many years even if i had doubts that i would put on the back burner.

but i thought the majority of witnesses believed, even if they were “weak” in the faith.. obviously, we have elders , pioneers and ministerial servants that are here and they are not true believers.. do you think many jws simply do not believe what they are preaching?

?.

snare&racket

I think,I can look back at fellow JWs from my past and now realise who wasn’t really fully committed to the doctrines. What is interpreted as ‘not reaching out’ or a little ‘independently minded’ in reality I believe was doubt.

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The urban legends we heard as JWs!

by stuckinarut2 in

how often have we heard some sort of sensationalist urban legend as jws?.

here is an example i was told as a kid:.

the experience of a sister who knocked on a door and was greeted by a big fierce looking man- intimidating and mean.

snare&racket

Are there examples of such stories reaching the literature?

When I was in bethel, a guy invented a story on purpose to mock the obvious absurdity of these stories. He got in trouble for it and 6 months later there was a letter read in the UK about not repeating unofficial stories etc.

His story went like this.....

An Australian JW is preaching to a guy on a train in the outback. The guy shows interest and takes a JW leaflet, he doesn’t bother to read it and mid journey throws the tract out of the train window.

The tract lands in the pouch of a kangaroo. Two days later the kangaroo is captured by an aboriginal hunter who happens across the tract.

The tribe sit around the fire, enjoying Roo on a stick and read aloud the tract.

All are converted and became full time outback pioneers.

This ended up in an email and got passed around. Did it REALLY need clarifying as being a joke!? In JW land.... yes!

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The urban legends we heard as JWs!

by stuckinarut2 in

how often have we heard some sort of sensationalist urban legend as jws?.

here is an example i was told as a kid:.

the experience of a sister who knocked on a door and was greeted by a big fierce looking man- intimidating and mean.

snare&racket

All the Smurf stuff is weird, never heard it in the UK despite being the right age for if. Pals in Australia know the myths of them running around the KH causing havoc lol. I imagine it started in USA.

says a lot though right.....

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The urban legends we heard as JWs!

by stuckinarut2 in

how often have we heard some sort of sensationalist urban legend as jws?.

here is an example i was told as a kid:.

the experience of a sister who knocked on a door and was greeted by a big fierce looking man- intimidating and mean.

snare&racket

The HIV needle thing reminded me that I heard that one.

The story was that loads of JW kids had a huge beach party, it got out of hand.... alcohol, drugs, sex, 90’s club bangers....lol.... condoms were passed around and things got nasty ..... including people going around injecting HIV to those in attendance. Elders wives were passing this garbage on! It would have been on the news at Ten had it happened!