It's been said on this forum that you can leave the JW religion, but the JW religion doesn't leave you. It's hard to break free of what controlled your mind and actions and life for the best years of said life. I'm finding it hard too, but have been assured by many like Smiddy and others that it just takes time.
Julia Orwell
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Have I really left?
by KateWild init was a meeting night last night.
i didn't go nor did i stay on jwn instead.
nugget gave me her time.
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Strange things happening...
by DS211 insome strange things are happening.. 1. wife started smoking.
2. wife agreed that the whole "clean up after armageddon while growing to perfection" thing is all speculation.. 3. as i was going to the meeting tonight (i had a part and kids are sick so she stayed in) she says "do you have to go?"..
4. when i got home she says " i wanna go out and party..... hmmmmmm.
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Julia Orwell
Ok smoking is one of the 100 ultimate signs of leaving JWs, but it's bad for her health!!!! Help her to give it up.
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Old Literature being destroyed again!
by KW13 inthe society are at it again.
witnesses at a local congregation are getting rid of old literature that predates the early 90's.
you can imagine why.
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Julia Orwell
Just read 1984 and it all makes sense.
Of course the the GB are interested in their history. "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."- George Orwell
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Depression amongst JWs
by tornapart inhas anyone seen this post on facebook?
the comments below it are staggering!
so many suffering from depression... along with the few judgementalists.
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Julia Orwell
My depression/anxiety disorder literally halved when I left JWs. I've also noticed that JWs mope about negative things at the hall, like sickness, how tired they are, how 'hard' it is in this system, and so on and so forth. People who aren't JWs have tiredness, sickness and difficulties too, but it's not their whole topic of conversation. They have pleasures and things to look forward to and don't get so stuck in the victim mentality. Being around people who always see the glass as half empty and always see the big dark rainclouds rather than the silver lining is bound to increase depression.
And then told you should be happy and are living the most fulfilling life possible, well you feel rotten and then feel guilty for feeling so because you shouldn't, which then leads to more depression. It wears you down.
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That was creepy says the Mormon
by jam inmy son and his mormon girlfriend went by to pick up his.
mom and her husband for a ride around town.
they drove.
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Julia Orwell
And the husband probably counted his time as 'a fine witness' and thinks the mormon girl might be 'interested in the truth'.
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ITS A MIRCALE,YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPEN TO ME.
by Crazyguy infirst i made love to my wife, maybe i'm better in bed then i thought, because about an hour after that my wife comes back in and i'm sitting at my desk and i asked her, "when the elders df me are you going to leave me, spiritual endangerment and all" she said, no, i don't feel endangered and we talked awhile and i talked about da ing and not sure what to do, then i shared with her a toned down version of the da letter that i posted and that led to her asking about my beliefs and understandings of who the great crowd and 144k, heaven and earthly hopes.
i was even able to tell her how they changed or distorted the meaning of the word naos to show the great crowd not in heaven.
i was able to show her some of the scriptures from the da letter, able to tell her a little about 1914 and how jesus did'nt invisably come in a presence, showing her scriptures on that and some more ttatt.
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Julia Orwell
Just keep showing her love. I say, JWs love bomb you when they want you to be one of them, so love bomb her when you don't want her to be one of them. Worked with my husband.
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So what types of people actually flourish under the JW regime?
by Julia Orwell ini sure as eggs know which types don't:.
creative types: to do well at a creative industry one must dedicate a lot of time to developing one's talent, and as a jw one simply doesn't have time.
since writing a story or painting a picture doesn't contribute in any way to prestudy, meetings or fs results it's considered useless anyway.
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Julia Orwell
Yes, and the JWs happened to be there to recruit them. It could be any high control group, but the JWs put themselves there. Still, the pentacostals and that seem to attract more people.
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Jamaican Branch Office Closing
by jw07 ini'm from jamaica, montego bay to be exact.
if there are other jamaicans here, feel free to let me know.. with that said, it was announced at our last meeting (a letter was read) that the branch office (bethel) in kingston would be closing, and affairs would soon be directed from us hq.
now the branch office here is a large compound built on acres of prime real estate.
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Julia Orwell
I know they've just expanded the Myanmar branch. It was tiny, but now it's small.
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People, I'm still living in fear.
by Julia Orwell ini'm not da or df and for some reason i can't bring myself to da just yet.
but i'm living in terror.
today it something came up that reminded me.
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Julia Orwell
LOL that's hilarious! I'm not as strongly constituted as CAA though. He has nerves of steel.
On the plus side, I just drew a transfer of Bender smoking and drinking on the rear window of my car. Let JWs see that. I can't get dfd for putting a cartoon character on the back of my car, but it's something that will make me look really 'worldly' in their eyes. Mind you, I didn't do it to flip them the bird, I did it because I like Futurama.
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Interview with an Apostate: Julia Orwell
by Julia Orwell intell us a little about yourself and your family.. i have a husband and we've been married nearly three years.
no kids.. were you a born in or a convert?.
convert- converted from atheism in my teens.. are your parents / family jws?.
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Julia Orwell
The one I found had been a 'worldly' until about 18 months before we met. Find a guy like that, before he becomes a JW.