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One other point RR, I got the impression that your family was not in the religion from earlier posts you made. Here, I think you indicated they were, so I am not clear on this point. I think it is much harder on someone who was raised in the religion and all their family is there plus most of their freinds, than it is for someone who came in later and had a "safety net" on the outside when they left.
No, I was not raised a JW, I joined when I was about 19, thus the best years of my adult life were gone, my teenages years were spent at the bottom of a bong.
Yes, I do have family who are witnesses, personal and on my wife's sides. I didn't have a safety net, because when I joined the Witnesses ALl my friends abandoned me because I was no longer any fun, when I left the Witnesses ALl my friends abandoned me becaise I left Jehovah's organization.
But like you, I was prepared, I counted the cost, it wasn't as if I was fed up and had to leave, it was because I was spiritually stagnant, I honestly believe the experiences within the Society were directed by God.
I agree, anger is only good for so long, then it eats you like a cancer. Of course there are exceptions, those who were physically and emotionally abused, take a longer time to heal, this can be seen from many who were never JW's, but even they in time, fight to survive and overcome the anger and bitterness and move on with their lives.
I say, don't give the society the satisfaction, rise above it, so many have, so many will.
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