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  What is the current suicide and mental illness rate among JWs and previous members

  by 060702015 in

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  there seems to be no current data on this information and there is questions concerning the validation of past data.

  apparently there is high rate of mental illness and suicide.

  jehovahs witnesses suicide rate 5 to 10 times above average.

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  I am not going to give too much credence to one study, especially by Rolf Foruli. But I will say what I see around . There is plenty of mental illness among Jehovah's witnesses. In a congregation of 90 there are the following:

  3 known to have bi-polar

  1 schizophrenia

  10 + suffering with some depressive mood disorder

  I'll create my own study and say that there is just as much mental illness among the jdubs as anywhere else maybe more.

  A number of years ago , I worked in service with a circuit overseer's wife who was advocating taking anti -depressants. I think she was taking them too. She freely shared that there were many sisters in the circuit who got along with medication.
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  Helped with fathers funeral, helped with arranging care for my mother - then SHUNNED again!!

  by EssexBoy1 in

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  well i have not been on this site for ages - so long that i had forgotten my username etc and have had to start again!.

  anyway briefly - bought up in 'the truth', baptised at 18, married at 21, had kids, got divorced, remarried, disfellowshipped 15 years ago.. parents and brother shun me.. early last year father very ill, calls me.

  i arrange to visit him in hospital.

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  Witnesses are cruel with their disfellowshipping business. Thanks for coming back to the forum. Hope you stay.
  
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  Since My Mom's Death--not a JW in sight !

  by minimus in

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  i had one lovebombing when she died by the congregation and since then---- nada.

  lol.

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  I am so sorry Min about your mom. It's so typical of the witnesses. It's normal behavior.

  I hope you are ok. You are one of the posters I remember from way back on this board.

  
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  Happy birthday to me

  by azor in

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  i just turned 41 today.

  last year was my first celebration at 40. half my life is lost to this cult and i celebrate by almost losing my job.

  one of the only things i have left.

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  Happy birthday to you!
  
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  Governing Body Anthony Morris gives talk at convention. Child refuses blood dies

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  2. child-abuse

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yxw_wxyviu .

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  I can't watch it. Mr Morris and his cronies have a lot of blood on their hands.
  
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  Kevinly Class Activism - Brilliant!

  by konceptual99 in

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  this is great.

  i'd love to see this at brighton in a couple of weeks.... "i'm of the kevinly class" or "praise kevin" would be a great way of letting any activist know there are those awake that know what they are doing.

  https://youtu.be/ld0-jvn98aa.

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  Nice non confrontational activism. I loved it. Way to go KEVIN!!
  
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  Elder who taught at private school for JWs accused of abuse

  by Robo Bobo in

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  2. child-abuse

  http://www.presstelegram.com/article/lb/20160630/news/160639983.

  note: southwestern longview was a private school that catered to witness children.

  buena park – a south carolina man who worked as a teacher at a private school in long beach a decade ago has been arrested by buena park police officers on suspicion of the “continuous sexual abuse of a child” who was a student of his, authorities said today.. jason gorski of fort mill, 43, was arrested on june 21, said buena park police sgt.

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  another pervert in jw paradise. Sick!
  
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  Judge sanctions WTS - $4k per day penalty for not producing sex abuse documents

  by Simon in

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  2. scandals

  judge sanctions jehovah's witnesses.

  imposes $4000-a-day penalty for not producing documents in sex-abuse case.

  by dorian hargrove, june 24, 2016. a san diego superior court judge has ordered the church of jehovah's witnesses, also known as the watchtower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, to pay $4000 a day for every day that it fails to produce documents requested in a civil lawsuit brought by former parishioner, osbaldo padron, who claims a church elder sexually abused him when he was seven years old.. in a june 23 ruling, expected to be made final today, judge richard strauss admonished the church for willfully ignoring a court order to produce all documents associated with a 1997 body of elders letter that church leaders sent to parishes around the world in a quest to learn about sexual abuse of children by church leaders.. over the course of the past year, the watchtower society and its lawyers have fought hard to keep the letter confidential, claiming that turning over the documents would infringe on the privacy of those mentioned in the letter that were not associated with the case.. in march 2015, the church turned over a heavily redacted version of the letter.

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  Could it be that Leo Greenlees or Ewart Chitty (both ex-GB members) are on that list?

  Would it be grand !!!!
  
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  Mark Sanderson Talk re Belgium visit

  by Listener in

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  2. beliefs

  the degradation of the governing body members continues on.

  mark sanderson gives a talk regarding his visit to belgium for the memorial this year and was travelling from korea to munich to brussels, belgium on the day of the belgium terrorist attacks.he cannot wipe the smirk on his face as he relates his experience, with no regard whatsoever of all those unfortunately affected by the attacks.

  in fact, he personally found god's hand affecting him personally, allowing him to attend the memorial as planned and a kh dedication.he is that privileged during his flight travels that internet was available to him, enabling him to catch up on current news and to contact branch's.

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  These guys are so deluded.
  
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  Crisis of Conscience Update Status

  by blondie in

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  http://www.commentarypress.com/copyright/.

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  wannaexit

  In all fairness to kon, his comment did not reflect any ill will towards the efforts of Ms. Dykstra (spel?).