On internet forums such as these, it is to be expected that there will be people who want to save JW's. esp from (thinking for) themselves.
However, the real dillema's facing an ex JW who leaves, whether on their own terms or being disfellowshipped are real and haven't changed.
Lonliness, how to make friends, is a big issue.
Fear, esp fear based on superstition, a fear of god and of the future that is not in any way based in proveable fact.
Education, how to think and reason critically to avoid being taken advantage of is a big challenge.
Love, sex, and how to navigate your way around all of that hot mess.
Geez, yeah, forgot. Gotta make some money some how.
Many can't afford a therapist at first (although seeing one is highly remommended), so forums like this are very helpful, not for the professional help that it's members can't offer, but rather, for the validation about the experience of being and leaving JW's.
No one on this forum can heal or save you. But we can offer you a cyber pat on the back that says "Yeah, we've been there, it gets better...."
This forum offers a glimpse of the real world, because in reality, JW's were never as unified as they brag, they just suppress uniquness and personality so that everyone appears to have a slightly yellow tinged gray appearance. This forum will challenge you to think for yourself, and test your own opinions, no matter how much you haven't thought them out. Be prepared, if you are honest, you might change your mind.
This forum isn't about helping the mentally ill, or those looking for god, because this forum is mostly about JW's, and when you think about it, being a former JW is about leaving a god, not heading to a new one. So for you theists out there, show some respect and remember that, ok?
When I see trolls and fundies come through here, it really is like shooting fish in a barrel. Big deal. Hey folks, a lot of people are like godrulz in the world. That never changed, and it won't for a long long time.
This forum is at it's best when we can support each other. (it's hard for me to comment on many new ones and their issues, but I read them. Maybe one day, I will be ok enough to offer some words). Or it can help people to think. (my specialty)
It isn't about beating up religious scarecrows who are intent on living in their own head while trying to expand that world to you. So don't forget what good we all can do by keeping trolls and fundies in their place and not taking them too seriously.