Pete Zahut

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  Ex JW of 30 years , still messed up from it

  by Doubledecker in

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  hi , this is my first post .. i left jws 30 years ago as 18 year old unbaptised youth and after the initial fallout from leaving pretty much put the whole thing in a box and buried it .. however , i am now starting to realise how much the doomsday messages and the ‘them and us’ doctrines that’s fed to you from birth has remained in my core beliefs.. how have others managed to reprogram themselves ?.

  thanks for reading , have a good day .

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  Pete Zahut

  We are wired to survive and keep ourselves alive therefore we pay more attention to information that causes us to be fearful. Information that cannot be backed up by hard and tangible evidence can cause fear in us because we are afraid of the unknown and willing to fear the worst...just in case.

  People used to believe that the earth was flat and if you sailed off the edge of it, there were monsters and dragons waiting to kill you. They could’ve just as easily assumed there were fluffy clouds and magical fairies there to rescue you but it was easier for them to believe in something scary.

  Accurate information about the earth was the key to ridding themselves of these fears. Likewise disapproving the doctrines of Jehovah’s Witnesses that established these fears in you in the first place, is the key to ridding yourself of the fears they systematically placed in you.

  The trouble is, the doctrines of Jehovah’s Witnesses also teach you not to dare to look beyond what they have instilled in you.
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  My husband and I told our families we want to disassociate

  by erinee in

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  2. beliefs

  well, these stories are always fun, right?

  let me share mine.. my husband and have been pimo for 2 years.

  inactive for one year.

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  Pete Zahut

  My husband and I don't want to be recognized as Jehovah's Witnesses anymore.

  insist

  I understand this but really it’s an ego thing and it’s about you getting to have the last word and all the drama that follows. In reality no one really gives a rip. Non JWs don’t even know who JWs are and the JWs you know, don’t really care until you insist on getting up in their face about it.

  Put your ego aside and get on with your life. Don’t burn any bridges... they’ve made it clear, you don’t have to.
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  How Satan has helped the WT

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  satan is the number one enemy of gods chosen ones a.k.a.

  the jw's.. as far as they are concerned, this whole world belongs to the devil and is designed by him to make life hard for true christians.

  with that in mind, why has satan made it easier than ever before to preach the good news?

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  Job is a humbling book showing how disaster draws strong believers closer to God

  So you literally believe that God allowed Satan to kill all 10 of his children by collapsing his house on them and that his solution to replace them with 10 more, was a good one?

  What about poor Mrs.Job?

  She had already given birth10 children and tragically lost them in the game God was playing with Satan. Then, after all she'd been through, was supposed recover from that trauma and be pregnant 10 more times.

  Would this solution bring anyone closer to God?

  Come-on...really ???
  
  
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  How Satan has helped the WT

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  satan is the number one enemy of gods chosen ones a.k.a.

  the jw's.. as far as they are concerned, this whole world belongs to the devil and is designed by him to make life hard for true christians.

  with that in mind, why has satan made it easier than ever before to preach the good news?

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  Pete Zahut

  Let's not forget how most nations of the world (awful worldly people being directed by Satan) will uphold freedom of religion and speech and will come to the legal defense of anyone who's rights are infringed upon.
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  Why the Oxygen Special will not work like we think it will...

  by HiddenPimo in

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  2. child-abuse

  within the very documentary is a reason i think that jw's for the most part will not wake up even if they watch this program.

  the one lady actually saw as her family sat behind the abuser in court supporting him despite the established fact that he had abused their very own child.. this shows how deep the indoctrination is.

  i am not saying that some won't wake up, but the majority will carry on, not even because they think these things are lies but because they will look past that at all costs to side with jehovah.

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  They might not get up and leave all at once but little by little as these and other kinds of reports are broadcast, they'll begin to see the little things taking place around them as part of a whole picture rather than as isolated incidents that are only happening in their own congregation.
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  Elders Know of Serial Killer & Told to Keep Quiet

  by Sea Breeze in

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  Pete Zahut

  Pete Zahut is this person based in the Tampa bay area? If so, I went to the same person and had to sign the same document. She did help me at the time but looking back I feel she is breaking the law by doing that. Take care. Still Totally ADD

  No this was in the Pacific Northwest. I'm sure her document wouldn't hold up in a court of law as it attempts to supersede the HIPPA laws and gets people in a vulnerable state to sign away their legal rights. I only went to see her 2 times because she seemed as if she was more in need of counseling than I was.

  All I needed to do was to stop attending 3 funeral services per week AKA "the Meetings". Within a week or so, my anxiety was gone.
  
  
  
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  The Oxygen Special...

  by Biahi in

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  2. scandals

  just talked to my pimi mom about this special, of course she saw it advertised, but didn’t watch it.

  she told me those programs are “ apostate lies.” i asked her if people magazine is apostate.

  she said no, but the one who wrote the article is.

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  The world and it's media is run by Satan and can't be trusted except when the say something complimentary or favorable about JW's.
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  Elders Know of Serial Killer & Told to Keep Quiet

  by Sea Breeze in

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  Pete Zahut

  In my final years as a JW I was overcome with severe anxiety because I didn't listen to the inner voice telling me to get out of a religion that I knew to be wrong.

  I went to see a local Counselor who was a well known JW who had a booming practice treating JW's with anxiety and depression. She made her JW patients sign a document that gave her permission to run to the elders if any information about "unscriptural" activity or actions, was revealed in the course of her counseling.

  It's ironic to me, in view of this letter, that JW leaders don't feel a sense of moral or legal obligation to report murder(s) to the authorities yet they want a counselor to (illegally) reveal to the local elders, information that a JW patient divulges during a counseling session.
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  *WARNING SUICIDE RELATED POST

  by Annamouse in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  bit of background: a couple of years ago i was reproved after i slept with a brother that i was in love with but we were not married.

  in fairness, the elders were kind and supportive.

  the problem is, i had always been the model witness before that.

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  Pete Zahut

  My question, if there are any paramedics/A&E workers on here, is why my clothes were cut off me?

  As others have said, your clothes were cut off for quick access so that emergency personnel could utilize life support and medical diagnosis equipment. I'm guessing you had a heart monitor and respiratory management equipment attached and were given Naloxone or some other medication depending upon what you O.D'd on. If you'd have had CPR, you'd likely have extreme bruising and a cracked sternum.

  The problem is, I had always been the model witness before that. I felt dirty and disgusting, I went into a deep depression and ended up trying to end my life by overdose.

  As a "Model Witness" you likely had a lot of unrealistic expectations of yourself and of others and an imbalanced view of yourself and your worth for having been less than perfect. This is because JW's tend to forget that the moral code they follow and refer to as "Gods Law", was meant to be a protection for mankind not a means to catch them out and punish them. They tend to emphasize the punishment and sin aspect rather than the intent of the moral laws they follow.

  In fairness, the elders were kind and supportive.

  Remember, the people who saved your life, didn't learn those skills just for you. They are there to help millions of others like you who really love life and do want to live but just couldn't see past their current painful situation.

  Thankfully you survived and those highly trained individuals were able to help you in a real and tangible way rather than read you a daisy chained set of scriptures to show you the error of your ways and then read your name out in front of a congregation of people and require them to abandon you in your hour of need. That is not at all "kind and supportive" and to think that it is, may be a bit of the left over skewed JW thinking.

  Glad all of that is behind you now. Thanks for sharing your experience with us !
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  the FULL EPISODE 'The Witnesses,' from 🇺🇸 US Oxygen

  by NRKoppe in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the full episode 'the witnesses,' from 🇺🇸 us oxygen(viewable from 🧶 outside of the us!

  )https://www.facebook.com/jws4justice/videos/543483709706749/

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  Pete Zahut

  Pete zahut that link asks you to login your TV provider and apparently there all USA based providers .

  I can click on the link and watch it directly on my laptop by clicking on the video and waiting for the commercials to finish playing https://www.oxygen.com/the-witnesses/season-1/the-watchtower

  It's a bit misleading when you download the Ap. on your television, but if you look closely you'll see that it asks you to log in with your TV provider OR it also gives you another option where you can log on with your google or Facebook etc account. by going to their website and entering the code they provide you with.