Step 2
We believed that something outside JW's could restore us to our sanity.
The path after leaving is no man's land filled with high's and lows. Some go the path of religiosity, some atheism, others a hedonistic path or some version of the three. Regardless of the chosen path, the guiding force is what is "truth".
I wrote this years past and it's still relevant
http://www.jwfiles.com/wt_professional_look_at_jws/ten_step.htm