Flossycat

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  A "brief" synopsis of my story

  by Sheep2slaughter in

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  i wanted to tell my story for sometime.

  i've been a member of jwn for a few months and a lurker even longer.

  here's my story.

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  Flossycat

  Hi S2S. What an inspirational story. You've been through quite a dramatic turn of events, and come through so strong. Congratulations. And best wishes on your journey.

  And welcome.

  Flossycat. Melbourne, Australia.
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  Losing the battle

  by irondork in

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  love endures all things, huh?

  i think the boys at watchtower hq found a way around that rule.

  they have learned how to destroy the natural affection of those doing the shunning and those being shunned.. .

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  Flossycat

  Hi Irondork, Resentment and anger can eat us up. Over the years, for one thing or another I've allowed it, too. Being angry has its place and can do us good - for a while. It took me a long time to realise that over the longer term it's wasted energy.

  Try to remember - you are the free one - you can rise above their petty, childish games. They're spiritual retards in mental and emotional chains, being told what they can do, what they can't do - and what they must do. It took me a long time before I came to feel sorry for them.

  Time to move on in your life and do the things you love to do, and meet new, better friends.

  Best wishes from Flossycat.
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  Life After Escape!

  by StephanieH in

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  so it has been about a year and a half since i left the jw's, it has been a long hard road but my life is finally great!

  i have actually had several recent magor changes in my life but i feel the peace in which i have been searching for.

  i just spent a month with my mom which was nice even though it didn't go as planned it was good to get to know her a little better.. i actually just moved back to the town i left so that i could be with my mom who is the only family i have left that excepts me.

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  Flossycat

  Hi Stephanie,

  I joined the forum only a coupla months ago, but have been out of the WTS for 30+ years. I'm 53, but it took many years of rebellion and guilt tripping till someone DEPROGRAMMED ME! Yep - so moronic. These days I'm agnostic.

  Glad you've made such great strides in such a relatively short time. Congratulations.

  Best wishes from Flossycat. Melbourne, Australia.
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  Hi, Melbournites Vic. Aust.

  by smiddy in

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  i was in a number of congregations in a variety of suburbs around melb.from 1960-1970 b4 we moved interstate, maybe we have some freinds ?

  assholes in common lol .

  then again i may know some of your relatives .

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  Flossycat

  Oh f..k it. I'm just gunna name some names here that I remember: George & Molly King; the Corners. Ray Coverdale. Steve Weigler. Rae Greerson (female). The Savages (Werribee). Jeez, so many surnames I've forgotten. Malcolm Hopper (?) Lorraine Perston. A German girl, Magda, whose husband was disfellowshipped. A Hungarian girl, Gillian. The Obermeyers, (not sure about the spelling - Austrian.) Natalie & David Gilbey (Sunshine). I knew some of these quite well, and really liked them.
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  Hi, Melbournites Vic. Aust.

  by smiddy in

  1. jw
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  i was in a number of congregations in a variety of suburbs around melb.from 1960-1970 b4 we moved interstate, maybe we have some freinds ?

  assholes in common lol .

  then again i may know some of your relatives .

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  Flossycat

  Just got your reply/help on opening a PM. Now I have to learn how to send a PM (That's me on the left, and you on the right.)
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  Hi, Melbournites Vic. Aust.

  by smiddy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was in a number of congregations in a variety of suburbs around melb.from 1960-1970 b4 we moved interstate, maybe we have some freinds ?

  assholes in common lol .

  then again i may know some of your relatives .

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  Flossycat

  Hi Smiddy. I was in the Elsternwick congo from 1977-1979. Knew some in the St Kilda congo as well then. Apparently Elsternwick went through a break-down period some time after that - half the congo left the org or something. I know one of the elders who left/got disfellowshipped.
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  They looks so old and tired.

  by jam in

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  Flossycat

  After seeing my (JW) mother yesterday, I feel old and tired

  ps it was at a relative's Catholic Mass funeral - and she attended. My, how the JWs have changed their stance since I was a JW in the 1970s. We were too scared to enter any church. More flip-flopping.
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  Still confused after all these years,,,

  by marriedtoajw in

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  as you guys can see i don't post as much as i'd like to.

  work hours and little family time don't allow me enough time to do it.

  as i've stated on some of my previous posts, also under the user name sahara, i still get confused after all of these years being married to a jw.

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  Flossycat

  I second Black Sheep's motion: get the book from the library 'Teach Your Children How To Think.'

  And for you, if you haven't already, get Steven Hassan's book on combatting Cult Mind Control.
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  Don't know where to turn, Don't know who to trust

  by BrotherPrince in

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  2. experiences

  no, not that prince, its just a username.

  hey apostates, i've heard about these types of forums at meetings and such, never would've guessed it was called jehovahs-witness.net lol.

  (excuse my shock, hope no one is offended).

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  Flossycat

  Hi BP. If you like to read true adventure stories, take a look at my website: jehovahsmysteries.com I was your age when I began to play up, left the JWs but still believed in them.

  Glad you're opening your eyes and questioning. (The height of selfishness isn't doing what you want to do. The height of selfishness is expecting others to do as you say without question.)

  Look forward to hearing more from you here.

  Best wishes from Flossycat.
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  Report back from the International Cult Studies Association event in London

  by nugget in

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  the icsa event in london was a day well spent although a little emotionally draining.

  the event was well represented by ex jws who formed the biggest group there with representatives from both the uk and europe.

  other cults discussed during the day were, exclusive bretheren, christian scientists, therapy cults, mystic cults, born again christian cults and some extremely scary mind control groups.

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  Flossycat

  Jeez, at the Australian Cult Info&Family Support conference in March (Brisbane parliament house), I was the only exJW there. However, a psychologist I met there in conversation said she'd had a JW as a patient not long ago - JW only came for 3 consultations then stopped. So I showed her the book I've written, which she gladly accepted - and emailed me a week later thanking me profusely, said it's answered so many questions she had about the WT Society - and she's going to recommend my book to other therapists.

  The conference was fantastic (written about on this forum back in March) - psychologists from the U.S. were brilliant. Totally agree with Randy - hearing testimonials from other ex-cult members is powerful in getting one's head out of enslavement for those who still doubt or still feel overwhelmed at times by old attitudes.

  Thanks, Nugget, for your update from the other side of the world.

  Flossycat, Down-under.