Guilt-mongering was the biggest trigger for my awakening.
One of the pillars of high-control manipulation. (Sorry for being redundant)
watchtower study edition- april 2019. are you fully accomplishing your ministry?.
the study article starts off with praise and admiration for members who are out in the field ministry.
the wtbts understand that you have family responsibilities, work, get sick, and have pains due to aging.
Guilt-mongering was the biggest trigger for my awakening.
One of the pillars of high-control manipulation. (Sorry for being redundant)
i had it confirmed today that 5 kingdom halls on one site in new addington are for sale.
price being asked £3.5 million.. every witness in london worked on that site.
am in shock.
Free labor... million-euro gains!!! Well done, business people!
i just cant begin to express my reactions to this....just watch it right through and see what i mean..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poxpsj5s4q4.
Ahahahahahaha....
new to this forum.
i ran across it when watching lloyd evans videos and searching out jw links.
i left the cult many years ago after a long stint in it.the cult caused me much pain and problems even though i left.
Hi Toby!
Welcome from Asia.
Glad to know that you are not alone in your family to mentally/physically leave this suffocating organization.
you know, i'm not such a conspiracy thinker.
but why do they display this sign / symbol at the background?
with some litle imagination it is a freemason sign.
They could have chosen a painting of a flower, or a sunset, a serene landscape
or of the imagine PARADISE itself. But, no. Why?
i attended a circuit arsesemblancey today.
melbourne, melton arsembley hall.
western suburbs area.. 1. re hearing negative reports in the media about jws.
I smelled something was amiss with how the WT/GB handles the monetary donation of its members. So, I think I haven't contributed a cent for the past 7 years.
without a doubt, jw life is boring.
and those meetings!
5 congregation meetings, meetings for field service, elders meetings, judicial meetings, meetings to figure out who was qualified to clean the toilets....🤔.
- Sitting on those hard benches during an assembly on a hot humid day
- Constantly sighing as quietly as possible as my eyes continue to roll up because of the manipulative talks
- Lip synching to the KH songs eventually
- Being assigned to clean the restroom after the meeting
- Being assigned to do a "part" in the "ministry school"
- Always trying to start with depressing news or a sad condition during conversations just so the WT "truth / hope" can be injected
- Packing or ordering meals for the assembly
- Monotonous or overly emphatic speakers
Ahhh, good memories
i attended a circuit arsesemblancey today.
melbourne, melton arsembley hall.
western suburbs area.. 1. re hearing negative reports in the media about jws.
It's a cult!
every witness says they are “ in the truth”.
that expression implies that what they say is the “truth “.
how could you help a witness understand that they clearly do not have “the truth “?.
I agree with ToesUp.
They have to come to a point where they open their eyes and say, "So I was asleep all along?".
They have to experience something that will make them do a double-take and ask, "Really?".
We can only be there to listen to them and throw some non-confrontational questions,
or just think out loud something quite trivial as being slightly tired instead of being motivated after a study, etc.
If they have even the slightest real desire for what is true, what is just, what is right, and what is kind,
somehow their heart will open up.... I hope.
i was raped by two brothers when i was 12 in vancouver.
one was an elder who i trusted beyond belief and the other was his 18 year old son, who i had a huge crush on.
it changed my life forever, i became a slut, sleeping with every brother i could of which there was an endless supply.
Hi Asian sister,
I'm sorry to hear about your experience early in life. While stories like this are quite a shock to me, I know that many other JWs are struggling in many many ways I cannot imagine.
I hope you get the help that you need. We are here to listen to you.
By the way, I notice that we are both from the same continent..
Warm regards,
OND