Posts by wednesday

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Spirit in my house?

by Sirona in

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just thought i'd share with you some wierd happenings in my house..... i woke up one morning to see the figure of a young boy standing looking at me.

he was there for a split second then vanished.

i wasn't afraid - it was just sort of wierd.

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I'v had encounters all my life, and my hubby and i have seen really unusal things at the same time ,

also a coworker and i saw a ghosty figure while at work. My husband and i have both been touched by something unseen. Aparently whatever follows us around does not like to play tricks, i have never had TV's come on/off.They have treid to talk with us, they have tried to frighten us.

I personally still believe it is demons, i know many do not accept that-but i don't feel "it" as friendly and always feel "it" as a bad presence. occ, "it" would start off friendly, but jif we refused jot talk jor acknowldge presence, "it" turned unfriendly.

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MORE Smurfs of JWD Fun for New Years! MORE

by xenawarrior in

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simon- the referee smurf .

valis, the overbeer smurf .

comf .

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This is my inner smurf

Edited by - wednesday on 2 January 2003 1:3:58

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Caring for the Child Molesters

by Swan in

in thinking back over the years past it makes me really sad what we have come to as jehovah's witnesses.

i never thought i would ever be at this point in my life.

in doing some new year reflections i can't help but think of the people i cared about in past years.

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I was molested me at a very young age, There is nothing i could do to him or anyone else could do that is as bad as what he did to himself during his life.Through therapy, i have learned to forgive and get on with my life. And no i'm not a sappy person that feels i must forgive. It just works out better for me, and he punished himself far more than i ever could have.

Many people who molest, were molested themselfs. That is why we must try and help the molested child as early as possible, before they grow up to be a molester.

Edited by - wednesday on 2 January 2003 1:20:2

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Know any female jw child molesters?

by avishai in

i was reading an article in "jane" magazine today that talks about women child molesters.

it said up to 40% of molestations may be done by women, it's just that its far more underreported than males.

so, anyone know of any jw women molesters?

wednesday

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Edited by - wednesday on 1 January 2003 11:20:47

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New JW sex abuse lawsuit

by Nathan Natas in

http://www.globe.com/dailyglobe2/001/metro/suit_charges_church_coverup+.shtml

suit charges church coverup.

jehovah's witness group is blamed in abuse of girl.

wednesday

My disgust for the WTS knows no bounds.

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need help bad, 70's song, auld lang syne

by LyinEyes in

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i need real help here, tonite at the club at 12 midnight, they played the traditional auld lang syne song, the melody,,,,,,,,,then they later played another song, at the end it says the words to auld lang syne...........who sang this song............. .

please help me find out who sang it.... .

here are a few lyrics i can remember............. it is a late 70's early 80 songs .

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I think that was the guy who did "cats in the cradle" can't spell his name but sounds like cat Stevens.

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Survey about Depression & Therapy

by ESTEE in

i would really like to hear your opinion on this topic:.

you know how the jws look down their nose on a person who falls into depression?

i am curious how many people here think that if you have been in therapy that you are emotionally weak.

wednesday

More, I too remember 1987 and the articles. i was very ill about that time and eventually sought major help the next year in 88. the elders still acted if i was not a real jw for seeking help and one even said"my doc has a real gravy train". Stupid hateful people. they were willing to concede that perhaps schizophrenai and those type illnesses were medical and needed treatment, but depression was still suspect, unless u wre a popular elder/elders wife/co/do.

See my post above for more details.

good for u getting help. we should all get out to the dark ages .

Edited by - wednesday on 1 January 2003 5:11:31

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Who needed Psychological help?

by JH in

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did you ever need psychological help when you were in the "truth", or maybe after you left?

would you say that people who come here on this site are in need of psychological help, since they can't seem to get over their bad experience as a jehovah witness?

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I've had a mountain of abuse to overcome. From my family, to individual Jws, to the org. The toll it took on me was severe, I only remember my life in bits and pieces. Some periods of times i have no remembrance of at all. i remember once just sort of waking up in my parents home and not knowing who they were. I was in my twenties at that time. This went on until i was in late 30's and then all systems broke down. I was very ill, and required a great deal of help. I got none from the elders or any jws. If they could have spit on me , they would have. I got psychiatric help and had a wonderful psychologist. it took him 2 years to break through the jw mindset. But finally i listened to him . I finally grew to trust him.. this was hard, b/c i had learned to trust no one, not even myself. I'm not going to tell u that everythihg went great and moved forward. it wanned and waxed. today, i am still in therapy, but i feel i have been able to reslove most of the abuse issues.. Sure they still hurt, and i have scars, but i am still here, and i survived. But i have been left with low sef estem and the stress has taken a toll physically on me. i am not as healthy as i used to be, due to a lot of stress induced illnesses.I was once a very outgoing person and made friends easily. Now i am fearful of people and am always watching me back.The person i used to be would open their home to a stranger. Now u would need references. But i would not be alive today were it not for my doctors. Just as heart surgery can save your life and insulin can help u if u are diabetic, therapy and medicine has helped me regain some of my life. Right now, i am trying to learn to have fun and be happy. I have spent so many years being sad and feeling i was a bad person. For this and may other things, i will not forgive jws. They could have helped and did not. They saw me lying on the roadside,nearly dead, and went over to the other side.

Deciding to seek psychiatic help is the same as seeking help for anything else. if u were a diabetic, i doubt we would have threads entitled 'I am diabetic, should i go to doc, take insulin?" It will be so nice to get out of the dark ages.

I posted this on anoter thread, but applies here too.

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Survey about Depression & Therapy

by ESTEE in

i would really like to hear your opinion on this topic:.

you know how the jws look down their nose on a person who falls into depression?

i am curious how many people here think that if you have been in therapy that you are emotionally weak.

wednesday

I've had a mountain of abuse to overcome. From my family, to individual Jws, to the org. The toll it took on me was severe, I only remember my life in bits and pieces. Some periods of times i have no remembrance of at all. i remember once just sort of waking up in my parents home and not knowing who they were. I was in my twenties at that time. This went on until i was in late 30's and then all systems broke down. I was very ill, and required a great deal of help. I got none from the elders or any jws. If they could have spit on me , they would have. I got psychiatric help and had a wonderful psychologist. it took him 2 years to break through the jw mindset. But finally i listened to him . I finally grew to trust him.. this was hard, b/c i had learned to trust no one, not even myself. I'm not going to tell u that everythihg went great and moved forward. it wanned and waxed. today, i am still in therapy, but i feel i have been able to reslove most of the abuse issues.. Sure they still hurt, and i have scars, but i am still here, and i survived. But i have been left with low sef estem and the stress has taken a toll physically on me. i am not as healthy as i used to be, due to a lot of stress induced illnesses.I was once a very outgoing person and made friends easily. Now i am fearful of people and am always watching me back.The person i used to be would open their home to a stranger. Now u would need references. But i would not be alive today were it not for my doctors. Just as heart surgery can save your life and insulin can help u if u are diabetic, therapy and medicine has helped me regain some of my life. Right now, i am trying to learn to have fun and be happy. I have spent so many years being sad and feeling i was a bad person. For this and may other things, i will not forgive jws. They could have helped and did not. They saw me lying on the roadside,nearly dead, and went over to the other side.

Deciding to seek psychiatic help is the same as seeking help for anything else. I will be so glad when we come out of the dark ages and realize this. There would never be a thread entitled"i'm a diabetic, should i go to the doctor? take insulin? "

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help for hangovers

by heathen in

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here is a site that might help those who get a little carried away tonight .http://www.all-about-hangovers.com/.

have fun

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The few times i have had a hangover, i found it best to just go ahead and throw up. I hate feeling nauseated, so i'd much rather throw up than feel sick to my stomach.Totally agree drinking lots of water,b/c alochol dehydrates u, and too the water will help your body flush the alochol out faster.

U play, u pay. Be prepared to suffer unless u can use moderation.

Not only that, all alochol does now is make me sleepy and stupid.