by Dawn 11 Replies latest jw friends
Dawn,
Your post gave me hope that someday I can can overcome the feelings I am having at present whenever I have a JW encounter (anger, fear, feeling ill and shaky, etc). I know it just takes time and I will eventually move ahead with it. Anything that was especially helpful to you?
cybs
Anything that was especially helpful to you?
I had to talk positively in my head to myself - for example, when I would be in the grocery store and would see the JW's in the next isle I would say in my head "you belong here, you have a right to be here, you do not have to hide, you are a success" - sounds funny, but it does help. I had to learn how to treat myself kindly and love myself - and the first steps were saying things like this in my head.
After I started feeling more confident, then I would purposely go down the same isle they were in or get in line at the grocery store directly behind them. It was a way of confronting my fears and forcing myself to stand up to them - a way to confirm that I was worthy.
