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Will I Ever Belong
by rebel in
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as a jw, i was always on the outside, looking in.

i never belonged and boy, did they make sure i knew it!!!.

all my life i have been an outsider.
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Panic Attacks
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i don't know if this subject has been touched on before - i didn't know what section to put it under.. i have to go to the meeting this sunday - basically emotional blackmail by my husband (long story).

i have suffered from panic attacks in the past.

when i don't go to the meetings, and my family do, i get very panicky and breathless.
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607 for Babylon's destruction
by rebel in
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2. beliefs
this has probably been discussed on this forum hundreds of times - my excuse is that i am fairly new.. i have a friend who has decided to listen to me as regards why i do not go to many meetings any more.

i mentioned the 607 bce for babylon's destruction but could not remember where the 'society' get the date from.

i know some of you will say they just counted back from 1914 etc, but i have read that they get the date from jeremiah, isaiah or daniel or something.
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Wish I wasn't wishy-washy!
by rebel in
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no - i'm not talking about the pantomime character.

i'm talking about my beliefs.. i really envy those of you who say "there is no god" or "there is a god" because at least you have a belief one way or the other.

some say they believe in the trinity, others say it is rubbish, some say when we die we go to heaven, others say we go to the grave, others say there is no resurrection hope.
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Probably a really silly question
by rebel in
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i have been meaning to ask this ever since i started posting on this board but i didn't want to admit i didn't know what it means......because you all seem to know....and i don't....but now i don't care if you all think i'm thick.....here goes..... what does 'dub' mean?.

xxr
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Will the guilt pass?
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"and let us consider one another to incite to love and fine works, not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together, as some have the custom.....".

i didn't go to the meeting today (again) and i felt dreadful.

my family went and i stayed behind.
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Bad things in JWs eyes
by rebel in
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joy2bfree's post on cults got me thinking.. was anyone else told that certain harmless things (harmless in my eyes) were satanic.. i know you have all mentioned smurfs, but i was also told that the 'my little pony' toys were demonic because they were designed by a wizard?????

did i really believe this rubbish - my daughter always wanted one but i wouldn't buy one for her cos i thought i would be inviting demons into my house - i feel really rotten now!.

also wind chimes (which i always wanted cos i love the sound), anything written by sir arthur conan doyle (and i love sherlock holmes and felt so deprived), the beatles, john denver - can't think of any more at the moment but there were quite a few.
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Why do Some Ex-JWs go Wacko?
by rebel in
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i don't intend to offend anybody with this post, so please excuse me if i do.

i have often wondered why some people that leave the wt organisation go really weird.

there is a couple near me who left a couple of years ago.
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Question about Appeals
by rebel in
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has anyone ever appealed against disfellowshiping and been successful?.

do any ex-elders know if appeals actually work?.

i was told by an ex-elder that he has never known an appeal to be successful because it would be elders verses elders and they would not take the side of someone against the body of elders.
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Blood Issue
by rebel in
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just a quick point - it may already have been covered.

if jws can now take blood components, where do they think the components come from?

don't they realise that someone has had to lie on a hospital bed for an hour or so whilst a pint of blood is taken from them?