been a lurker here for a long time.
i am just now starting to deal with the issues from my witness upbringing.
it's been about 10 years since i was df'd.. just recently i started to see a therapist and i am trying to get across the depth of the effects of growing up a witness.
thanks everyone
fortunately I don't have to pay for my therapy as I'm so dirt poor I get state assisted medical care. The therapist I have right now is an intern and soon I will be assigned to one of the regular counselors who are currently behind. I was hoping to enlighten my current therapist for the sake of any current of former witnesses she may come across in the future.
thanks for all the links and the advice.
been a lurker here for a long time.
i am just now starting to deal with the issues from my witness upbringing.
it's been about 10 years since i was df'd.. just recently i started to see a therapist and i am trying to get across the depth of the effects of growing up a witness.
Hello
Been a lurker here for a long time. I am just now starting to deal with the issues from my witness upbringing. It's been about 10 years since I was df'd.
Just recently I started to see a therapist and I am trying to get across the depth of the effects of growing up a witness. But she doesn't seem to understand how much it means to me or how totally my life is affected.
In an attempt to help her understand I am giving her the pages for therapists off of Bonnie Ziemans site, which lists some of the treatment a person might experience while in a high control group, as well as the symptoms experienced by former members of these groups. The problem is that my therapist doesn't seem to know that the witness religion is a high control group or cult. I get the impression that she thinks its just a normal religion like any other.
So my question is this: does anyone know of a concise list that shows a comparison between the characteristics of a cult and then gives a short blurb about how the witness religion fits each of these?
I was hoping for something maybe a page long and not too in depth as this will be going in my file. I looked on here and a couple of other places and a lot of what I found was quotes from the watchtower etc. and they were very long and detailed. I was hoping for a short overview.
My next appointment is July 24th and I hoped to have something for her by then.
If anyone knows of anything like this I would be very grateful for the help. Thank You.
