Do you agree with his conclusion that most Jehovah's Witnesses are unhappy and chronically depressed?
I do. Most would deny it even to themselves. Many suffer psychosomatic health problems that are misdiagnosed or really are the symptoms of long-term undiagnosed depression turned inward.
Remember: They are not allowed to be depressed. They are God's "happy" people.
The year after year after year of sacrificing your individuality, identity, interests, education, etc is enough to make anyone depressed.
Never being good enough to make it through keeps everyone on a perpetual treadmill, constantly trying to be good enough. The repeated "soon" for the end to come, which never comes. This creates a constant anxiety about making it through when the end finally does come... if it comes in your lifetime.
And they turn to a wide range of behaviors to mask those feelings, which they aren't supposed to have because they are "happy".
People who leave often need counseling. Not just because of the impact of leaving, but also because of the terribly negative impact of living such a repressed life for years.
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Jazzbo, while I am not a fan of Bergman, he actually is an accredited therapist from a recognized university. (