i have been explaining "cognitive dissonance" to a person (that i hope finds this site and thread) who is going though it right now.
i sent the description to them with a link to additional information.. however, from a jw/exjw perspective, i would like your assistance to build a list of the various conficting thoughts perpetuated by the wtbs that creates this condition.
for instance, i gave them:.
Appreciate and marvel at Jehovah's creation vs. Be submissive to your husband (hence being unappreciated by those who claim to love you)
The prodigal son vs shunning/disfellowshipping
Jehovah is love vs. Destroying good ppl at Armageddon
Preach to others about the truth vs. Limit contact with non jws
i haven't really been on here in like, a year.
my stbx introduced me to this site and then a whole buch of life happened and i just sort of never had time for forums.
but here i am at 3am, another sleepless night, and i feel like i am simply lost.
Wishing you the best
september 1-7, 2014 watchtower (wt) study.
"jehovah knows those who belong to him".
i printed out the next study edition of the wt, which will be used this coming week.
I remember reading articles like this and thinkng ' what is this bullsh#%!!!'
i haven't really been on here in like, a year.
my stbx introduced me to this site and then a whole buch of life happened and i just sort of never had time for forums.
but here i am at 3am, another sleepless night, and i feel like i am simply lost.
A million hugs from me to you
oh wow..... i have just seen the cover picture for the november awake!.
sorry, i don't know how to post a picture here....(perhaps someone else can assist?).
it is just plain creepy.. the article is called "keys to a happy life".... but the looks on the faces say something different!
The blonde in the middle with the curly hair does not look happy. :-\
isn't going to be wonderful??.
not being there..
Mexican wave-- bc it was led by Mexican brothers or bc it originated in Mexico? Not understanding how the adjective 'Mexican' fits here....
anyways, it looks like the waves we do at Yankee Stadium when the Yankees play, just much more fun bc we're cheering for a team with more than 25 championships!
knew that this would be the case - so not surprised.
quite happy to not go - as i would not like to see my mother / or my big sister at all.
this nephew is my small sisters son - my small sister and myself are very close - she does not go to the meetings anymore for quite a while now, her eyes have been opened.
I need to edit-- to me my friends in the cong were family, then I demoted them to friends, now theyre noone. So odd.
knew that this would be the case - so not surprised.
quite happy to not go - as i would not like to see my mother / or my big sister at all.
this nephew is my small sisters son - my small sister and myself are very close - she does not go to the meetings anymore for quite a while now, her eyes have been opened.
I hate these stories of shunning. It always breaks my heart. How can family be so cold? It hurts me when former friends do it. Thank God I have no family in! I'd b devastated about losing them! It was just the possibility of my girls shunning me when thsy got older that really helped me to let go of the cult and its members.
this is what i found at anointedjw.org.
i don't know if it's true.
on august 25, 2014, we received the following comment and inquiry: .
This would be interesting if it were true. Idk, I have a hard time getting worked up about rumors.
last week i was in hong kong on a holiday and ran into some jws.
i was in a large shopping mall and noticed a number of jws holding out a pamphlet to passerbys.
before i knew it there was one walking towards me and stopped right in front of me stopping me from moving forward.. the jw was virtually shoving the pamphlet towards me and said i would like to offer you this pamphlet that directs you to a web site that will answer all your questions that you have about life.
Awesome!!!!
