No, I was mostly just bored, a result of being dragged into the cult as a teenager.
Were You Always Feeling Guilty As A Witness?
by minimus 27 Replies latest jw friends
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minimus
Such interesting comments!!!
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Quirky1
Always felt guilty..
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darkl1ght3r
Yep, as a witness, I always felt weighed down, down trodden. Like I wasn't good enough. I'm fine now. :)
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OUTLAW
The WBT$ and JW`s tried..
It was pointless..
I was a smart Kid..
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caliber
they're all reading and paying attention ( I believe that is Outlaw on the left ) ... he he he he... LOL
The WBT$ and JW`s tried..
It was pointless..Outlaw
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OUTLAW
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~Jen~
Always. I constantly felt that I could never be good enough so what's the point?
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greenie
I 'm no Dub, but I see it firsthand. It makes me ill to see a religion that motivates by guilt. Actually, it seems like the two common feelings are guilt or self-righteousness.
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tinker
Nope, never. I figured out a long time ago that guilt is a useless emotion. It paralyzes and undermines growth. And I guess I always believed that 'Jehovah knows everything' anyway, no such thing as a secret sin, he knows the heart. I always knew my intent was never bad. Sure I did lots of 'bad' things but in my heart I'm a good person but I make mistakes sometimes. When I know better I'll do better.
So guilt was not a factor in my leaving the WTBS. It was the fact that they try to use guilt to mistreat and beat down the flock. At this point in my journey I am not sure if I even believe in a god but IF I did believe he would be a god who knew my intent and would not use a useless emotion to chain me to the BORG.
