Posts by Xanthippe

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Grief

by dogisgod in

having been raised in the troof i have no idea how to grieve.

it seems to never leave.

time helps but it is so horrible for so long..

I had books by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross recommended to me, particularly On Death and Dying, although she has written many others concerning coping with grief. She is a Swiss-American psychiatrist who doesn't believe we ever get over losing a loved one but we learn to live with the loss.

We have lost many loved ones in my family, my daughter had attended 15 funerals by the time she was twenty, including her father. I agree with you, grief is a long, hard process that nothing in the JW religion prepares you for. All I can say is the pain gets less awful as the years go by and you learn to carry on without them.

The way I coped was walking in beautiful countryside, listening to music, confiding in friends and planning trips. You need to plan things to continue living, something for you to look forward to. I feel for you, take care.

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Days of Elijah by US Marines U-tube

by smiddy3 in

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friends

for all the newbies and lurkers who have been indoctrinated that jw`s are the only ones who know and use the name of jehovah/.

and i don`t know how to put it up here ,oh well i tried .

Xanthippe

I tried to post the link to the Days of Elijah and couldn't .

I already posted it Jan.

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Days of Elijah by US Marines U-tube

by smiddy3 in

jw
friends

for all the newbies and lurkers who have been indoctrinated that jw`s are the only ones who know and use the name of jehovah/.

and i don`t know how to put it up here ,oh well i tried .

Xanthippe

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0MtdyRDy4fU

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Scary Experience

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

something weird and scary happened to us last nihgt.

we had a few friends over for the weekend.

we love to go hiking and long walks wherever and whenever we can.

Xanthippe

That's tragic! Stay safe, be sensible about lonely places after dark!

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I want to delete an account

by Sergey Antonov in

hello !

please tell me how can i delete my account?.

Xanthippe

You need to message Simon.

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Don't give them 2019

by snare&racket in

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i am writing the post i have wanted to write for some time.

it's a heartfelt note to those still attending meetings, still caught between the lines of watchtower and the world.

those with kids or a spouse in the society..... despite being mentally out....those who have weighed up that there is too much to lose in leaving.

Xanthippe

Franz memoirs 'A crisis of conscience'.... hands shaking as I began to read, I realised I had been manipulated. I had been brainwashed! Here I was with a book in my hands, having a physical reaction due to fear. Why was i so scared to read something negative about Watchtower???...because i personally 100% wanted to read it! Why would a man fear a book? What had they done to me?

Well said. Why be afraid of any book? I remember the fear I felt when I read this book. To me this is the true mark of a cult that people are made to feel terrified of ideas that contradict it.

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Merry Christmas 🎄

by snare&racket in

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friends

it’s that awesome time of year again...... food.

drink.

tree.

Xanthippe

Happy Christmas Snare, you're an inspiration 🎄🍹🍰🎄🍾

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Scary Experience

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

something weird and scary happened to us last nihgt.

we had a few friends over for the weekend.

we love to go hiking and long walks wherever and whenever we can.

Xanthippe

Why the heck are you walking in a country park at 11pm? Are you crazy? Think you're safe because there's five of you and two men? Oh God please be careful. There are some very dangerous people around.

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Memories from the Edge

by neat blue dog in

when waking up it often isn't an instant switch, there's a period of time when your conflicted feelings are heightened and most uncomfortable.

can anyone remember specific instances in the time before you fully woke up that made you uncomfortable or guilty, despite you still being a 'believer'?.

i can think of two right now, both about a year or two before i woke up:.

Xanthippe

Still, I wasn't fully convinced and chalked it up to that maybe there was something I was missing or just didn't understand. - NBD

Yeah I remember that feeling. I never understood the ransom sacrifice but everyone seemed to be fine with it. I understood the internal logic of it but objectively sacrifice has always seemed wrong to me. When I asked others what they thought they looked at me as if I was stupid.

I struggled when they said we couldn't just study the Bible with people it had to be a WTS publication. Asked my friend in another circuit to tell me exactly what they said at her assembly. She treated me like a full-blown apostate, 'but it's from Jehovah!'.

Surely the point was to teach people about the Bible? It just felt wrong to refuse to do that if they wanted it. Bells really went off in my head when that idea came out, but still I stayed!

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All the child abuse lawsuits are just a hiccup in the bigger picture.

by I believe in overlapping in

one of my uncles who has never been a jw is visiting for christmas.

my dad who has stopped being an elder and has stopped going to meetings started explaining to my uncle why he finally left the watchtower religion.

my dad had tried for years to convert my uncle but never succeeded.

Xanthippe

Interesting, I will say that the difference is the WTS does not have 1.2 billion members nor anywhere near the wealth of the Catholic Church to pay for many, many lawsuits. Has your uncle been to the Vatican?