I posted awhile back asking for advice on how to go about quitting my bible study and got a lot of excellent advice from people.
I just wanted to thank all of those people they really and truly helped me.
I am really enjoying my new job and finally making some friends on base. My marriage is doing IMMENSELY better. We are finally getting out and enjoying Japan and going to see the shrines I wouldn't see before (Satan) and travel more, I didn't have time before with all the meetings.
At my job I work at the phone company on base and when people sign up I encourage them to go unlisted. The base directory is available online and the JW's like to print it out and phone witness since they can't get on base. I met a guy who was concerned because his wife was doing a phone study and offered to talk to her about my experience with the Watchtower.
We are also thinking about having a baby since my husband isn't terrified to get me pregnant because of the blood issue.
In general my life is so much better since I stopped studying. For the first few weeks I was being harassed and developed stress rashes, very distraught but I am better. I still get emails from my bible study teacher. I just got one today that the UN has a section on their website called "Peace and Security"...it actually made me laugh. Then a part of me worried that maybe this is the end and I was wrong. But I am getting better with irrational, programmed thinking. I realize that the Watchtower society was wrong about SOO much, so they can't be the "true religion"- so all of it must be BS.
In general thank you all so much and I am glad I lurked this site for so long before getting the nerve to QUIT.