St. Matthew attributes the following words to Jesus:
"When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest and findeth none. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwelleth there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first."
I don't have much use for the supernatural these days, but nevertheless, there might be at least a metaphorical sliver of truth here.
I've watched many JW's leave their religion and develop serious, serious health problems within a few years of leaving.
Is this coincidence? I don't know, I'm not a healthcare professional, but I suspect that it is not.
Besides being traumatic, losing your religion is bound to leave a great big gaping hole in your psyche. I believe the mind exerts a very strong influence over the health of the body and that hole needs to be filled with something positive enough to replace the JW myth of certainty.
If you don't know how to play a musical instrument, why not learn how? If you've never done volunteer work for a local charity, why not volunteer? If you don't know how to speak a foreign language why not learn one? If you don't know how to cook, or garden, or paint, why not learn? If you can't read the New Testament in it's orginal language, why not enroll in a class? If none of these things appeal to you, why not go through the course catalog at your local community college and find something that does?
~tom (Who worries about many of you)