I believe that with many people with Tourette's are symptom-free when completely absorbed in something (I remember a story about a surgeon with Tourette's who also was a pilot. No symptoms when operating or flying. Barking and twitching like mad the rest of the time. So, as long as he's playing, he may be okay.
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What The F..................!
by Englishman inmaybe i'm in need of some enlightenment here.
through the means of educational tv (such as the simpsons), i have always thought that a sufferer from tourettes syndrome cussed and swore for most of his waking life.. however, just a few moments ago, i encountered this in thursdays the times:.
manchester united expect to complete the acquisition of tim howard, the american goalkeeper who suffers from tourettes syndrome, within a fortnight.
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recommend a book
by DanTheMan inany book that you like.. i am particularly interested in reading some good non-fiction.. crisis of conscience tops my recommendations, i think it is one of the best books i've ever read.
but you don't have to recommend apostate books.. currently i am enjoying dale carnegie's how to win friends and influence people.
i am enjoying it and trying to take the advice to heart - namely, don't be so negative!.
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kgfreeperson
A friend just recommended Parker Palmer's Let Your Life Speak which I'm loving.
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District Assembly talks about apostates............
by integ indistrict assembly 5/24/03 3:40 pm "beware of the voice of strangers".. 1) counterfeit words: beware of those using "counterfeit words".
2) flirting: young ones need to avoid being lured into relationships with un-believers.. 3) you trust your christian parents...listen to them.
you also trust those taking the lead among you..such as elders.
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kgfreeperson
peanut butter?????
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District Assembly talks about apostates............
by integ indistrict assembly 5/24/03 3:40 pm "beware of the voice of strangers".. 1) counterfeit words: beware of those using "counterfeit words".
2) flirting: young ones need to avoid being lured into relationships with un-believers.. 3) you trust your christian parents...listen to them.
you also trust those taking the lead among you..such as elders.
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kgfreeperson
What in the world is a counterfeit word?
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Drunk JW in the News
by Funchback inhttp://www.expressandstar.com/artman/publish/article_32856.shtml
ban ordered for smash driver
a freelance photographer who crashed while over the drink-drive alcohol limit was banned from driving.
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kgfreeperson
You know, it's also possible that it was the lawyer who said that as a way of underscoring how cooperative his client was being rather than something the JW was trying on.
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Circuit Overseer: "You Are Not Really Stressed. You Just Think You Are"
by minimus inthen he said, "if you were in africa and had people chasing you with a machete, then you'd be stressed.
otherwise, you're really not stressed.
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kgfreeperson
As I have begun to understand how this organization works, I wondered if Gregory Bateson had then in mind when he came up with the idea of the "double bind" (being kept in a lose-lose situation) as the cause for schizophrenia. I was also startled to learn that there is a higher incidence of schizophrenia among JWs than in the whole population. I do think someone tending to depression would be made much worse by trying to be a good JW.
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The Power Of The Organization
by minimus in.
what do you think makes the organization so powerful in the lives of people??
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kgfreeperson
Somebody somewhere on this forum got me started thinking about "earthly paradise" and what that would be like. I can't imagine it for myself since much of the interest and pleasure in life comes from overcoming obstacles, helping other people through hard times. So the closest I can come to is thinking, "earthly paradise" will have to be different for everybody. But who gets to have problems so I can enjoy helping them? I mean, really. No matter religions turn to fear of god's wrath--it is much easier to imagine that than to imagine eternal happiness. But what breaks my heart is all the fear. So many wasted lives and for what. I really am sorry.
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Here is how is GB now
by happy man inlook on this link, intresting to look where they come from, who they are, what they have done where they come from.. if someone here now them please tell what you now.. and if somene want to send them a leter, to them, who is best and most tender?.
http://www.geocities.com/osarsif/gb.htm.
love hm
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kgfreeperson
Is Don Adams not a member of the GB for legal reasons (i.e. to protect the WT from legal liability) or because he is not anointed. Are there now non-anointed members of the GB? From what I've read, the WTS has been able to re-write history with impunity. A few leave as a result, but enough more come in that things keep rolling along. I guess that is at least in part because the rank and file are kept so busy (exhausted) with door to door work, preparing for meetings, and attending meetings along with whatever they have to do to keep body and soul together (oops, no soul) that they have no energy for wrestling with the "wait, doesn't that directly contradict what they said last year" questions.
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"...maybe I shouldn't have left"
by GirlOnFence inafter leaving the org... and confronting problems (in the real world), did you ever feel like... maybe this is a sign i shouldn't have left?.
i felt like this a couple weeks ago after finding out the guy i lost my virginity to (an other ex-dub), had a girlfriend the whole time we were together.
the thought of the org.
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kgfreeperson
JH's got it and most concisely!
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Why I hate the WTBTS
by Freedomrules in10. my family loves the org more than me.. 9. women are treated like dirt.
(where's that in the bible?).
8. constant talk of death as a child has warped me forever.
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kgfreeperson
I don't have so many good reasons. My main one is that the org. wastes people's lives. Going door to door luring people into the org. isn't making the world a better place and that and going to interminable meetings sucks all the time and energy necessary to be who you are, discover your gifts and act on them.