Steve2
Who are you speaking for? Children raised in the religion who were born into an environment that rewards conformity and punishes self-initiative?
NO. But even before the "children" becomes of legal age they can do something about it. Sooner or later it is THEIR responsability to validate whatever she/he learned.
And when you say the person is not balanced, who legitimised that imbalance in the first place? People in positions of power over the individual!
A person that after so many years is still CONTINUOSLY "bashing", about ANYthing, is not considered balanced, we can ask a professional for clarification... a true and ethical professionals will always tell us to stop whinin and get a life for OUR own benefit
Even if a person has in some way contributed to the problem
- and I concede you may have a really good point there - does that mean the individual cannot attempt to bring some balance back into his or her life by speaking out against the religious practices that increase the person's vulnerability to traumatic stress? Like you, I too have been there, done that!
speak out? Sure why not, again balance is the word,
Regarding my comment about some ex-JWs being fortunate enough to have supportive families:
This is a protective factor and may actually help the individual come to terms more quickly with what they have been through.
I agree, in my previous reply i insinuated that that if you think my opinion or attitude is due to having had such support, it is not true, it was totally in the other direction, my departure from the religion even caused a divorce. I could write a book thicker than... .
Flying,
What is really is going on is a lot of people who were hurt are telling about it: warning others about the danger.
If that is what is "going on" fine.
And how do you know the severity of what any of us have been through? Some of us have not posted our whole stories. Are you going to tell parents whose child has died, from bleeding to death, to stop their whining?
"Severity"?
it can be taken into account but eventually it does not justify acting in a counterproductive manner.
""stop"?
yes they should..sooner or later and concentrate on what to do about it.
I think you hope that all of us are making progress on our journey to healing. Well, talking about it helps us. Warning others helps us. Finding humor, even dark humor in our experience makes us laugh. Laughter can be very healing.
yes i "hope" and if whatever we are doing help to tone down negative feelings it is ok, if not, then professionals will advise to review what we are doing, for our own benefit
