over many years i have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon jw's due to the effects of indoctrination.
in my case; when i was 21 i had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks.
i was diagnosed with anxiety tension state disorder.
Thank you to all for your posts. Really appreciate it.
My breakdown occurred 30 years ago. It took me about 1 year to get back on an even keel. I have long since recovered and no longer take medication.
I do think the FOG which I was hammered with (which we were all subjected to) played a huge part in causing the anxiety and tension / stress I felt.
Anyway, here's wishing good health to you all.
over many years i have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon jw's due to the effects of indoctrination.
in my case; when i was 21 i had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks.
i was diagnosed with anxiety tension state disorder.
Over many years I have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon JW's due to the effects of indoctrination.
In my case; when I was 21 I had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks. I was diagnosed with Anxiety Tension State disorder. When I should have been enjoying the 'prime of my youth', I was lying in a hospital bed with a Valium Drip inserted in my arm. I was so 'spaced out' that I didn't know if I was a boy or a girl. It took a further nine months to wean me off the medication coupled with monthly appointments with the psychiatrist.
Looking back, I wonder if the cause of my breakdown was not self inflicted due to all the 'worry and stress' over the teachings and indoctrination. E.G. 'guilt over alleged sins' which could have lead to judicial meetings and potential disfellowshipping, etc.
What are your thoughts on the matter?
so lloyd evans aka cedars says on his facebook page when he attended a reveal jw child abuse event.. .
interesting stuff but no details!.
See this topic on Exjw reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/67nuga/there_gb_will_be_sued_in_america_in_the_near/
i read a fantastic quote that applies to the way the society treats those who choose to leave...:.
"when a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try and control how others see you".
just wanted to share....
When a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try and control how others see you
Never truer words written / spoken. Great quote; thanks for sharing.
april 15, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: kingdom hall and assembly hall construction worldwide.
versions: us, great britain, ireland.
Thanks Wifibandit
I noted that the letter addressed to the US Congregations was signed by; Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.
The UK and Ireland letters were signed off by; Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
Does anyone know what the significance of this is?
howdy guys!
so how long has it been since you have seen your jw family or friends?
or do you even care to have them in your life anymore?
The last time I saw some of my distant 'in' family was a little over 15 ago.
A sad state of affairs indeed however, such is life.
Maybe some day it will change. One can only hope.
dear all,.
i have been a member here for some years although mostly in the background.
many of you have bravely shared your own experiences and i am very grateful for that but i have never been open about my own experience.. nevertheless, i would be very grateful to those of you who would now take the time to read about my own personal journey from the jw religion and the circumstances that caused me to abandon that way of life and how i landed up where i am.
Hello Erbie
I too have not experienced what you went through, so I'm sorry to read of this.
Stay strong. All the best to you.
born in 1970, 4th generation jw and parents who were loyal to but could also think on their own.. my father always said, the show goes on, so he had a respectable community job, advisor of the city counsel of the town.
and buying ald building houses for us.
we were on the move.. what i remember is the many conversations at home about the other witnesses.
Great thread, Gorbatchov.
I came from what the JW's at that time (maybe even to this day) would call a 'divided household'. My mom was attending meetings and father was df'd.
Having said that, both parents supported us kids in whatever career we wanted to pursue. None of us had good enough grades to study at university. My sister undertook a secretarial course and did exceptionally well in her life and career. My father insisted on us boys undertaking an apprenticeship. He couldn't care less what trade we took up, but an apprenticeship we will do.
My electro-mechanical engineering trade served me well. It was also a solid basis for my current profession. In time, I added higher education too.
Thanks, mom and dad!
last night i had jw broadcasting on in the background while i was working, i like to keep up to date with their crap.
which is strange because when i actually was a jw i hated reading or watching their material.. anyway, on the streaming section, anthony morris comes on screen telling me that higher education is bad and "the better the university, the greater the danger".
i never would have believed it if i hadn't seen him say it myself.
"Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity."
Aristotle
jerome over on discuss the truth has picked up on something interesting.. in the july watchtower on page 28 of the article entitled “winning the battle for your mind” the following statement is made “keep in mind that satan does not want you to think clearly or reason things out well.
because propaganda is likely to be most effective, says one source, if people… are discouraged from thinking critically.”.
the quote comes from a book entitled: “media and society in the twentieth century: a historical introduction by lyn gorman, david mclean" the watchtower however, chose to leave out a portion of the quote.. the full quote is "therefore, it is likely to be most effective if people do not have access to multiple sources of information and if they are discouraged from thinking critically.. the following sentence which the watchtower also decided was best not to include states,.
... I personally hold those in the writing dept., who are allowed full access to "outside" scientific and research based articles, to account for the huge con they are pulling on the R&F. - Diogenesister
Therein lies the crux of the matter. You summed it up well!
