Jimmy, that "blows" me away, man.
Did Jehovah's Witnesses "Do A Job" On You?
by minimus 24 Replies latest jw friends
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Homerovah the Almighty
The Jehovah's Witnesses have done a job on everyone !
Coercion, oppression, repression, manipulation, exploitation, death, physical illness,
divorce, friendships dissolved, broken families, suicide, lost wealth and a standard of living,
depression and forced anxiety and assorted unhealthy mental physiologies,
and other apathetic anti-social behaviors.
The list is long and dire !
But its still God's only solemn organization on earth.........right
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flipper
Perhaps for some of my life while I was in the witnesses they did a " job " on me as far as my expecting the alleged " paradise " . But I don't blame myself for that - because I was raised in it from birth - had no choice , or so I thought for some time. The witnesses teachings on sex, or my emotional or mental outlook and behavior didn't affect me as I was always an independent thinker - even as a witness I thought " outside the box" so to speak.
Once I educated myself about how cult mind control can affect ANYBODY regardless of intelligence I was able to heal after leaving the cult and forgive myself for being duped for awhile by the false hopes the WT society entrapped people with. Now the last 5 years I'm a positive, moving on kind of guy who looks back with no regrets - I just dwell on the future and living in the here and now. It's how I roll
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megaflower
Yes to all the above ansewers. Healing is a process and progress is being made. Regrets-you betcha. I wish I had woken up sooner and did not raise 2 children in the JW. I got both of them out so that is a real blessing. We are healing as a family, very happy about that.
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Scarred for life
I got both of them out so that is a real blessing. We are healing as a family, very happy about that.
Good for you megaflower. I am very happy for you that you are all healing as a family. My family never did. But I am working on healing myself.