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  Intro

  by Exjwme in

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  you can all call me jess, i guess you can say i'm a "refugee" from jwr.

  i'm going to try and keep this short for now, i'm in my early 20s, i was born in but never baptized, i've been mentally out for 7 years and fully out for about 5ish.

  despite never having been baptized my fading took quite a bit of time and work.

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  Exjwme

  Hi Nathan! I'm not sure I understand your question?
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  Intro

  by Exjwme in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you can all call me jess, i guess you can say i'm a "refugee" from jwr.

  i'm going to try and keep this short for now, i'm in my early 20s, i was born in but never baptized, i've been mentally out for 7 years and fully out for about 5ish.

  despite never having been baptized my fading took quite a bit of time and work.

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  Problemaddic: I hate to say that I relied on one person for my recovery but meeting my boyfriend was such a huge help for me. At the time I was struggling with depression, I was suicidal, I was leaving the WT and I was escaping my mother and I was in such a low place. But he really saw the best in me and he showed me that there was happy life outside of WT. once I was able to realize that, the world changed!

  I learned healthy coping mechanisms, which for me was the arts, and I learned to start confronting the brainwashing. It was all about realizing there was life outside the WT I think once I realized I could be happy it all changed!
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  Intro

  by Exjwme in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you can all call me jess, i guess you can say i'm a "refugee" from jwr.

  i'm going to try and keep this short for now, i'm in my early 20s, i was born in but never baptized, i've been mentally out for 7 years and fully out for about 5ish.

  despite never having been baptized my fading took quite a bit of time and work.

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  Exjwme

  Hi everyone,

  you can all call me Jess, I guess you can say I'm a "refugee" from JWR. I'm going to try and keep this short for now, I'm in my early 20s, I was born in but never baptized, I've been mentally out for 7 years and fully out for about 5ish. Despite never having been baptized my fading took quite a bit of time and work. I suffered many hardships under my crazy and I do mean crazy JW mother including but not limited too many forms of abuse. I was diagnosed in my early teens with chronic depression and mild anxiety disorder. I now work with you adults who also are working on coping with mental disorders. Please feel free to ask me anything!
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  Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...

  by TimeBandit in

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  i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.

  i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.

  i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.

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  Exjwme

  Eden, I couldn't have said it better. By helping others you help yourself too. Knowing that you are actively helping someone to better their lives by sharing your stories and wisdom helps bring closure
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  Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...

  by TimeBandit in

  1. jw
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  i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.

  i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.

  i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.

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  Exjwme

  Agreed!

  and I guess, I'll call here home now and maybe sharing here can help someone struggling and hopefully continue my own positive journey out as well...
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  Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...

  by TimeBandit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.

  i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.

  i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.

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  Wizzstick I echo your thoughts completely. The information and the way it was organized just made it so much easier to navigate especially for those who needed specific information, such wealth of knowledge lost
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  Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...

  by TimeBandit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.

  i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.

  i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.

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  Exjwme

  And I do feel that if a little more time and consideration had been given and possibly made an open discussion, that there would have been many people ready to step up to the plate and take responsibility. Just such a sad thing to see such an amazing and comprehensive tool base gone. I wonder if it would have been possible to make it an inactive site, where no new posts could be made but remaining ones could be accessed for reading only. I don't know if that particular host offered that option but it would have been a very reasonable alternative. Then again I didn't have to physically run anything so I can't judge or sit in anyone's position
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  Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...

  by TimeBandit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.

  i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.

  i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.

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  Exjwme

  I agree that the site "belonged" to the ones running it and that transferring the "ownership" in a secure manner would have taken time BUT can a community really belong to any one person? It was such a helpful resource for so many, especially young ones. It was easy to find exactly what YOU needed for your situation. I disagree with the way things were handled and I think it will set back some who may be struggling which is sad since they were dedicated to helping people wake up...
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  Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...

  by TimeBandit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.

  i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.

  i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.

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  Exjwme

  Do we have any idea what prompted this sudden change? I really do feel gutted about this
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  Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...

  by TimeBandit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.

  i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.

  i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.

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  Exjwme

  I am so distraught by this sudden cut off. I've been out for a while, but I still struggle, the community meant so much to me. It really hurt me deeply...