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I need stories of W.T. related suicides/attempts for discussion w/ daughter
by hubert in
1. watchtower
2. medical
my wife and i are having discussions with our bible study daughter lately, and she is getting together at our house with our other daughter who is not involved with j.w.

's, tonight.

she says she wants to see all of us, and have pizza together for supper.
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great tribulation?
by under74 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was talking to another ex-witness recently and i brought up "the great tribulation" but she wasn't familiar with this term--i was raised with it.

as i recall (i might be a little cloudy in remembering) i was taught that after armageddon, satan rules for 100 years and this time was "the great tribulation" because jws would be thrown in concentration camps and burned at the stake or something...or maybe it happens right before armageddon?

i'm starting to think this may be one of those false memories...or maybe a regional thing?
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Timelessness
by Markfromcali in
1. jw
2. friends
for those who have seen the star trek: insurrection movie, remember that line where picard was talking to that woman (anij?

) about this time stopping thing, sort of being in the moment special effect portrayed as everything being really slow?

and she said "it took us hundreds of years to learn that it doesn't take hundred of years to learn.
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ANYONE KNOW A GOOD THERAPIST?
by tresbella in
1. jw
2. friends
o.k, so i have major issues people.

issues with my low-self esteem, issues with my previous abusive relationship that i once blamed on the fact that i deserved for sinning,while dating a non wiittness.

issues with the control the society has had on me and the control they instilled onto my parents to have on me way before i even knew better and i was wondering if anyone knew of any sites or possible online therapists that specialize in helping former jw's or people like me who are still young and live at home and so therefore have no choice but to live that "double life.
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What is with the Witnesses in this area???
by Dolllie in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
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"they are in my opinion, a disgrace!

" i have posted about their racest practices & unwillingness to distribute watchtowers & awake magazines to everyone on prior occasions..... i "finally" see one of them distributing the magazines at the bus stop and she is walking along "with a cigarette hanging out the side of her mouth", smoking while she is doing it.. the witnesses in this area need a better attitude about what they are doing!!
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Was there any turmoil in the congregation you attended?
by badboy in
1. jw
2. friends
?
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Just curious
by under74 in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm new to the site and i was wondering if there were any people here who attended the fauntleroy, west seattle, or maybe the white center congregations in seattle during the 80s?
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Welcome Under 74 !!!!!!
by kls in
1. jw
2. friends
i saw your first answer in a post and thought i would welcome you .,,,,hello
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This is about out beloved Dansk
by mouthy in
1. jw
2. experiences
how sorry i was to hear from dansk-he is going through a very difficult time.. i would like all prayers, thoughts, please keep this in mind ____ for me!!!!.

the sad news he has cancer.it is lymphoma!!!

they are waiting on the results of the biopsy before determining treatment..... he didnt want me to say anything at first- as he feels you all have your own problems & he didnt want to upset anyone-because he says "they are dear friends".
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Bad Nitrous Trip . . .
by carefully faded in
1. jw
2. friends
i just had the strangest experience at the dentist.

i went to have a cavity filled and the dentist gave me nitrous - as usual.

i have taken nitrous at the dentist many times with really good results.