here in the uk new drinking guidelines have been issued which suggest "no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine.".
another piece of the advice which is getting a lot of attention is that "if people drink, it should be moderately over three or more days and that some days should be alcohol-free.".
already people are making cries of "nanny state!
I enjoy a drink, mostly spirits. I try and apply the advice given. I had a relative die as an alcoholic. I don't think he was a drain on the NHS. He paid his taxes and I took took him to the hospital when he couldn't walk anymore for his final visit.
still had his sense of humour and we had a laugh
4 months ago i was conducting the watchtower study along with a long list of responsibilities that come with being an elder in a very goofy congregation.
during this time my health was going down hill.
i've always had a low blood pressure,(102/65 or abouts) but for the past year it had creeped up to 135/90 range.. so 2 months ago after learning ttatt, i'm still considered an elder because the brothers won't let me step down, but i haven't done anything in that time except comment once at a meeting a few weeks ago.
So has anyone else experienced better health after mentally/physically leaving the Org?
Yes. For many years I had a lot of indigestion that would wake me up at night and had a large bottle of tablets at the side of my bed. This disappeared and I never have indigestion. I don't have any tablets in the house.
No. A few years after leaving I had what the doctor said were panic attacks. Most were at night. Very cold, unpleasant thoughts and shortness of breath last an hour or so. I think it was possibly related to leaving. Occasionally I will wake and feel one coming but have learnt to stop it.
hello everybody :) i have been visiting this forum for some time.
i noticed that many can't really free from the past in the org despite many years outside of jw.
i was awaken with a bang.
4 months ago i was conducting the watchtower study along with a long list of responsibilities that come with being an elder in a very goofy congregation.
during this time my health was going down hill.
i've always had a low blood pressure,(102/65 or abouts) but for the past year it had creeped up to 135/90 range.. so 2 months ago after learning ttatt, i'm still considered an elder because the brothers won't let me step down, but i haven't done anything in that time except comment once at a meeting a few weeks ago.
a few years after i quit the meetings my mum needed her medical directive signed and witnessed and she asked if i'd do it.
i was surprised to say the least!.
i think she was just angling to include me and maybe find some lever to get me involved again.
cofty the best i can do to further answer you is this.
There were two brothers. One was an alcoholic the other wasn't. The one who wasn't spoke several times to the one who was but to no avail. The one who was alcoholic said he wanted to drink he enjoyed it and if it shortened his life that's ok with him. When he died at a young age. The other brother felt it was his choice and he was awear of the consequences there wasn't anything else he could have done In a similar way i think i would consider the kool aid drinker. Whilst obeying the law.
a few years after i quit the meetings my mum needed her medical directive signed and witnessed and she asked if i'd do it.
i was surprised to say the least!.
i think she was just angling to include me and maybe find some lever to get me involved again.
ucant its interesting that three times now you have avoided wrestling with the moral question and taken refuge in law.
Religious people tend to do that a lot.
I think you cannot know me, how I think is not the same as you
I'm saying that I cannot imagine the situation without the law as I cannot just get rid of something I know.
I don't feel I'm taking refuge in anything although I feel you mention religion and cast it in a negative light I haven't brought it up, 'tend to do that' is just your opinion. Why do you feel the need to do that cofty?
a few years after i quit the meetings my mum needed her medical directive signed and witnessed and she asked if i'd do it.
i was surprised to say the least!.
i think she was just angling to include me and maybe find some lever to get me involved again.
Difficult to say
I think I would be obliged by law to react to the suicide and as I cannot imagine the situation without that I can't give a clear answer.
a few years after i quit the meetings my mum needed her medical directive signed and witnessed and she asked if i'd do it.
i was surprised to say the least!.
i think she was just angling to include me and maybe find some lever to get me involved again.
I suppose I like freedom of choice.
a few years after i quit the meetings my mum needed her medical directive signed and witnessed and she asked if i'd do it.
i was surprised to say the least!.
i think she was just angling to include me and maybe find some lever to get me involved again.
a few years after i quit the meetings my mum needed her medical directive signed and witnessed and she asked if i'd do it.
i was surprised to say the least!.
i think she was just angling to include me and maybe find some lever to get me involved again.
Cofty do you feel I have no right to make a choice then?
Ucant if you don't want to deal with the question just say so.
Cofty its not that I don't want to deal with it I am doing my best to answer it.
