Posts by JK666

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Seems we are having a difficult night here on JWD!

by restrangled in

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sorry to read about so many in pain and much love sent to all that are so troubled..... since i have been posting here, i have never seen so many in pain......take care we.are all here with you.. love r..

JK666

Re,

Thanx for the warm thoughts!

JK

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HELP!!!

by JK666 in

i have been in a relationship with a woman for 4 years.

we have gone through a lot of difficult things together, and always seemed to work it out.

but in the last few months things have gotten to the point that i am considering calling it quits.

JK666

NN,

Thank you for the good advice on self-esteem. It reminds me of what I was told in the past:

The way to build self-esteem is to do esteemable things one day at a time.

JK

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How Did you Feel Being Raised as a Jehovah's Witness?

by flipper in

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quite a thought, huh?

i was raised from birth as my family was in it 7 years before i was born ( 1952).

i remember wanting to go out for school sports in high school as my p.e.

JK666

I felt like the world was a tuxedo, and I was a pair of brown shoes.

JK

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HELP!!!

by JK666 in

i have been in a relationship with a woman for 4 years.

we have gone through a lot of difficult things together, and always seemed to work it out.

but in the last few months things have gotten to the point that i am considering calling it quits.

JK666

Thank you for all of your thoughtful responses.

Flipper, she is not on anything, in fact both of us are in recovery from substance abuse for multiple years. She lately has been taking cheap shots at my program of recovery, and my sponsor in a 12 step program. I have talked candidly with him, expressing both her side of the "depression thing" and mine. She thinks it is chemical, I think it is situational. She tell me he is ignorant on the subject of depression. He is a detective for the police department - I think he has experience dealing with depressed people.

He doesn't think I have a chemical problem either. She tells me I am in denial, and that he doesn't know what he is talking about. I never criticize her program, but the fact is that she hasn't had a sponsor for 3 years, and her last one was a found out to be still on drugs.

Still mulling this over, please give more comments. Thanks!

JK

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JW Kingdom Hall Target of Arson Fire

by kwr in

boise - fire crews are investigating an arson fire that destroyed a boise church overnight.

that fire happened at the jehovahs witness church just off of roosevelt and st. andrews just after 2 a.m. .

when crews arrived on scene, they found the building engulfed in flames, and say someone set the fire intentionally.

JK666

What a shame, I am all out of marshmallows.

JK

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I am angry.

by mtsgrad in

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my marriage is falling apart.

i loved her, she no longer loves me.

i was so angry i only slept for 45 minutes last night and worked for 14 hours.

JK666

They say "Misery loves company." So here I am. Going through problems too, and I feel your pain.

JK

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HELP!!!

by JK666 in

i have been in a relationship with a woman for 4 years.

we have gone through a lot of difficult things together, and always seemed to work it out.

but in the last few months things have gotten to the point that i am considering calling it quits.

JK666

I am really in need of your help right now.

I have been in a relationship with a woman for 4 years. We have gone through a lot of difficult things together, and always seemed to work it out. But in the last few months things have gotten to the point that I am considering calling it quits.

I have been out of work for two months now, actively looking for a job in my field. I have been in industrial sales for a long time, and finished my BS in Marketing last year. I live in a smaller town with limited opportunities to land a suitable position.

Needless to say this is a depressing situation! My girlfriend is telling me that if I do not get meds for my depression, she will end it. I would like to wait until I find employment because of the cost.

First of all, I am not dead set against getting the meds, my viewpoint has mellowed about this as I am feeling worse with time. I would also like to try to quit smoking, and Wellbutrin could help with both.

BUT . . . the ultimatum that she gave me bothers me. To me, that shows conditional love. I have been showing her a lot of latitude because of her recent instability going through menopause. She has been downright nasty at times, and is a dirty fighter emotionally.

She criticizes and nit-picks until I can hardly stand to be around her. Every thing has to be debated, and I don’t want to argue. She says she is freaked out about me being out of a job, and it is hurting our long range plans. But this doesn’t stop her from borrowing large sums of money from me because of her financial problems.

Our last argument, she made the comment that I should wipe that Jehovah’s Witness smirk” off of my face. Over the past 4 years (I have been out for 6) I shared my insecurities with her about my upbringing in the Org. She then uses it against me to be hurtful.

I talked to her about that remark yesterday and said I didn’t appreciate the low blow. She did not apologize, and justified her saying that.

I am seriously thinking about ending the relationship tonight. Please give me feedback pro or con, as I am very confused. And depressed.

JK