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  Excellent article on WT mind control!

  by truth_about_the_truth in

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  jehovah's witnesses .

  if you are one of jehovah's witnesses your mind is being controlled by someone else without your knowledge.

  mind control - what is it?.

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  BTTT

  Long, but excellent!!!
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  Producer of KNOCKING posts at my guest list, Barbara Anderson replies

  by Dogpatch in

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  the following was posted at my guest list the other day, by a producer of a new documentary that is pro-witness and may go out on pbs.

  i'm joel engardio, director of the project.

  joel .

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  You rock, Hawk! :D

  Alan and Barbara, thanks for your erudition.

  The above information will certainly help me compose my own protest letter. And SHOULD the "documentary" air, I'll be happy to participate (as I am able) in physical protests and letters to the press at the local affiliate level.

  Brenda
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  Bone Pain Update

  by outnfree in

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  to those who were good enough to respond via pm and post to this friday morning update of mine on the vigil thread:in fact, last night was a rough one for me, beginning about 2 am est.

  on wednesday, i went to get my complete blood count (cbc) and i had bottomed out in white blood cells, so home to virtual quarantine after a shot of white blood cell production stimulator neupogen.

  one of the side effects can be bone pain, and i felt some pressure in my sternum and vertebrae, but not too terrible.

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  luna,

  LOL at the nurse advising the doctor! "Oh, no, Dr. A------! She's had EXCRUCIATING side effects, we can't do that to her!" <<--what she said.

  frog,

  Resiliant. I really like that word. It made me feel good to read it, because I think it IS descriptive of me yet I had never used it to describe myself. Thank you!

  (((HB)))

  It IS scary, isn't it? Glad your tumor was benign. It is really a special thing to have the outpouring of love and concern by strangers here. Thanks for your love, HB.

  I am feeling almost normal. I am achy in my bones, but I can manage. Energy levels are returning to normal. I went to class last night at university. I went for a 15 minute walk today with daughter and dog. I'm doing laundry (and liking it -- lol) and even packed a box to put in storage. Life goes on, doesn't it, despite trials and tribulation?

  Brenda
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  My Vacation with JW Relatives

  by Nosferatu in

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  hey all.

  i promised i'd tell you about my holidays visiting my non-jw brother and his jw family.. the first thing i noticed when we arrived was a whiteboard stuck to the fridge.

  it seems the rest of the family decided to follow the family schedule found in the tms.

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  Sounds like you played it just right, Nos! Good for you!
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  New here

  by ameliasmom in

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  i have been "lurking" here for a while and just wanted to share with those that would, maybe, understand what i go through sometimes.

  my dad's family were mostly all witnesses.

  my most vivid memories of my grandfather as a child were of his recording all of the assemblies (or conventions, as i suppose they are called now) and listening to them over and over.

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  Hi, ameliasmom!

  I hope it felt really, really good to get all that off your chest! You are right that it's difficult for those never-in-the-JW-world to really "get it" about JW thinking and behavior. Sounds like you were better off leaving your dad's family out of your life. At least now your cousins know you're open to socializing with them. If they ever leave, they'll have someplace to turn.

  Welcome to the board.

  outnfree
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  Five Little Monkeys (witnesses) a nursery rhyme dedicated to my JWD Friends

  by Netty in

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  2. friends

  five little monkeys witnesses.

  five little jw's walking down the street.

  one fell down and broke both her feet.

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  Silly, but cute!

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  Kristi died about 30 mins. ago

  by Frannie Banannie in

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  for those of yall that didn't know, kristi was a 37-yr-old ms patient that i took care of for the last year of her life.

  she had a wonderful ribald sense of humor and talked like a sailor at times.

  but it was all to cover up the ultra-sweet and tender heart she had.

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  ((((Frannie)))))

  I've just now seen your sad post. My sincere condolences.

  "someone please tell me again there is a god" -- bikerchic

  "I think that your helping her through all this is such an admirable thing and that people like you are what the good stuff in life is." -- Decki/Spark Plug

  Katie, THERE is god: Frannie expressing deep and abiding love for Kristi and her family and the love they receiprocated. At least, that's my definition. Frannie, may you find comfort in knowing that love never dies, that all your efforts were appreciated, and that Kristi will never forget your ministrations. Now, it's just the missing her that will hurt. Love, Brenda/outnfree
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  Very proud Mam and Dad

  by alw in

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  our daughter jw83 has finished her degree with first class honours - something we can all share and enjoy - graduation day next week - then party party party!!

  hip hip hooray!!!!

  we are very proud she has completed the first part of her dream and support her the rest of the way.

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  HIP HIP HOORAY!!!! HIP HIP HOORAY!!!! HIP HIP HOORAY for JW83 !!!!

  I hope you are as proud of yourself as your mom and dad are of you!

  Cheers,

  outnfree
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  I am new here, former JW left years ago.

  by out of the box in

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  2. experiences

  i want to discuss my experiences with the witnesses.

  how it began: i was recruited during the time i was escaping from a violent husband to a shelter.

  a witness came to my door as i was preparing to move during the day without him knowing (while he was at work).

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  Welcome to JWD, out of the box!

  My children hated their growing up years in the organization, too, and I did find apologizing to my relatives difficult, but they were more than gracious.

  Try on the saying, "What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger." That's how I now view my 11+ years as a baptized JW. How much more aware are we of manipulators, half-truths, faulty logic, subtle brainwashing techniques, etc., now that we've escaped WT bondage? And how much more determined to live our lives in ways that are true to the real us inside? It gives one a sense of gratitude for the sweet life one can now live, don't you think?

  Cheers!

  Brenda
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  Bone Pain Update

  by outnfree in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to those who were good enough to respond via pm and post to this friday morning update of mine on the vigil thread:in fact, last night was a rough one for me, beginning about 2 am est.

  on wednesday, i went to get my complete blood count (cbc) and i had bottomed out in white blood cells, so home to virtual quarantine after a shot of white blood cell production stimulator neupogen.

  one of the side effects can be bone pain, and i felt some pressure in my sternum and vertebrae, but not too terrible.

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  To those who were good enough to respond via PM and post to this Friday morning update of mine on the Vigil thread:

  In fact, last night was a rough one for me, beginning about 2 AM EST. On Wednesday, I went to get my complete blood count (CBC) and I had bottomed out in white blood cells, so home to virtual quarantine after a shot of white blood cell production stimulator neupogen. One of the side effects can be bone pain, and I felt some pressure in my sternum and vertebrae, but not too terrible. However, yesterday, I went for another shot, and by the middle of the night, I had SEVERE pain in my lower back and hips that was sending shooting pains into my buttocks and thighs. It was like the pain I had before my back surgery years ago. I took a muscle relaxer, because my back muscles were definitely in spasm, but it wasn't very effective at all. (I wondered if it would be, as the pain was really from INSIDE the bone.) In addition, I had muscle tics in my left thigh and later in my left trunk. I was like a baby, asking Lena to stay with me because it was so frightening!

  please know how grateful I am for your concern.

  What happened Friday was that my white blood cell count was even WORSE than Wednesday's. The doctor on call actually wanted to give me TWO doses of neupogen, but the nurse (Bless you, Trish!) explained that I had had SEVERE reactions to the shot already and convinced him that one shot at a time was a better idea and also that I needed some Vicodin for the pain.

  So, feeling like I was volunteering for self-torture, I took one more shot and headed to the pharmacy and began taking one Vicodin every FOUR hours. I am usually knocked out by 1/2 tablet every 6-8 hours, but my fear of a repeat of the previous night's pain led me to comply strictly with the Rx and just live in a buzzy fog for the next 20 hours or so. Hey! It worked.

  I am still achy today, but it's waaaaaaaay more tolerable. Also, Saturday's blood count showed improvement, finally. Not so much that I could attend last night's JW MeetUp in my area , but enough that I didn't have to have yet ANOTHER Neupogen shot. Now, THAT's progress!

  Now I can stay away from the treatment center until July 21 -- date of my next chemo. YAY!!!!! And, I am not feeling nauseated anymore, either. YAY, again!!!!!

  I will, however, continue to "watch my line"! The weight loss part of this is GOOD in my case.

  Hugs and thanks,

  outnfree