It seems like Christmas has been ruined for the rest of her life, she always wanted it and when she finally got it, it only brought back bad memories of missing out as a child.
Very sad really
Kate xx
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Time Magazine Article.. It Happened to Me: I Grew Up as a Jehovah’s Witness
by GodZoo inthis was interesting... http://time.com/3654731/grew-up-as-jehovahs-witness/.
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Interview with an Apostate: Downtowner
by Downtowner intell us a little about yourself and your family.i grew up in the organization and baptized at age 10 years 11 months.
i lost my father to cancer and nearly lost my mom (thank goodness i didn't) to an illness both in 1999, i became inactive in 2000, and came out of the closet in 2001.. were you a born in or a convert?i was born in.
are your parents / family jws?
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Thanks for sharing your story. Sorry to see you're struggling financially. I gave up a good career to pioneer and now I have left and have no current experience I am struggling too. I know how you feel.
Kate xx
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1st POST: A romance with a JW
by myangelface ini am not a jw ...however i began having bible studies (i d call them watchtower studies).
i was beginning to get lured in and brainwashed into accepting the religion as the true religion...but something inside of me told me there was something odd.
some time passes and i was invited to a meeting and i accepted.
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KateWild
No there are many JW couples who love eachother dearly, learn TTATT and leave WT together.
JWs are in a cult and indoctrinated. He needs to learn TTATT before he can fall in love properly with a Non-jw.
Kate xx
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1st POST: A romance with a JW
by myangelface ini am not a jw ...however i began having bible studies (i d call them watchtower studies).
i was beginning to get lured in and brainwashed into accepting the religion as the true religion...but something inside of me told me there was something odd.
some time passes and i was invited to a meeting and i accepted.
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You are trying to seduce him out of his religion. If he leaves for sex he won't be out mentally and will always feel guilty.
He needs to leave because he no longer believes it's the true religion and then he will stay out and be happy.
If you can help him see TTATT good for you but it's difficult removing someone from a cult.
Kate xx
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Counsellor needed please!
by stuckinarut2 inhi all.. i have noticed that many of our forum members have sought professional help from counsellors who deal with ones like us who have broken free from high control groups or "cults".. my self esteem has been rocked by recent events in the cong, and while i know ttatt it still has taken my joy in life away quite a bit.. as you all know, mentally i broke free from the org several years ago, but now that i am trying to start making the physical break, i feel really unsettled and nervous.. i wonder if a good counsellor could assist in helping me clarify and sort my feelings and emotions , and provide help to take practical steps to cut all ties with the org?.
if anyone can provide ideas of good counsellors, it would be appreciated.. thanks everyone!.
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It depends where you are based. I have found in the UK most psychologists and therapists are greatly under qualified and just blame the parents, they have no idea about cults.
In the US however I have heard better experiences.
You are in Oz aren't you? I think many have had success there too.
I hope you can break free one step at a time Stuck.
Take care
Kate xx
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Trying to figure things out!
by RecoveringISFJ inwell, i made comments on a couple of post already, but i guess i should somehow introduce myself.
i choose the user name to hopefully try and identify my past while working for future changes in myself.
ive been in and out since i was a kid.
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KateWild
Welcome thanks for your story. It was really interesting to read, I am so sorry your wife was unfaithful and you are going through so much. Well done for your recovery so far you sound like you have put a lot of effort into it.
Kate xx
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First Time Post - Long time reader
by Samaritan At the Well intoday is my first post on jwd, i was one of jehovahs witness for almost 50 years of my life, i was born into the religion.
i was baptized at a young age and once i got married i was a very spiritual woman as they would call me.
my husband and i served as full time pioneers, we traveled abroad and went to international conventions, did some special pioneer service in other states in the us.
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Thank you so much for your story. It's really nice to see people wake up. I am so glad your hubby woke up with you that is so lovely.
Kate xx
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Freedom Post # 1 - First Timer
by 7Starz insynchronicity - the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.
today is the first day of the rest of my life.
freedom.
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KateWild
Welcome 7starz,
Thank you for finally posting. We like to hear of ones who have left. I would like to know about some of the hypocrisy and nepotism you experienced. Each of our experiences helps ones who are stuck in to see that holy spirit is not guiding the WT.
Kate xx
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Islam is a religion of Peace
by Coded Logic inwarning: poes law may apply.
i just wanted to take a moment and remind everyone that all muslims are good people.
"real" muslims would never kill in the name of their religion .
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Gladiator,
I don't know if they want to escape or not, I just said they don't know how to. That is quite a different thing. They are indoctrinated victims that are trapped. Just like most JWs.
I can only judge on the individuals I have met. None of them have ever killed anyone or planned to. There is no evidence to suggest all Muslims are the same. Generalising is a bad thing and we should never judge people by our generalisations, we should judge people on their merits once we get to know them.
Kate xx
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Islam is a religion of Peace
by Coded Logic inwarning: poes law may apply.
i just wanted to take a moment and remind everyone that all muslims are good people.
"real" muslims would never kill in the name of their religion .
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KateWild
This is a really sad story. The fact that crazy Muslims can kill 12 people just because they're taking the mickey out of their religion, is tragic.
Sadly many don't realise that not all Muslims are killers and take the Koran literally and tar all with one brush, when in fact most Muslims especially women and children are victims of this high control religion and don't know how to escape.
Kate xx