HI Jeepthing, Slept in late. Just got on the board. I tend to be an insomniac.
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Ambien...Can anyone help?????
by mama1119 ini have a close family member who has been taking ambien for quite some time now, and is trying to get off of it.
this person is having a tough time, not to mention they cannot sleep at all.
does anyone have any tips on how to get and stay off, and what to do for sleep in the meantime???
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Ambien should always be tapered off if used for any length of time. She could call her doctor and ask for just enough refill of pills to accomplish that. The doctor could give her the exact schedule for tapering the medication. I have been on and off Ambien a couple of times and had little trouble by tapering the dose even after a long period of usage. There is going to be some problems establishing a normal sleep pattern again, though. It depends how long the medication has been used and what her initial sleep problems were. If she is honest with the doctor and expresses that she wants to quit using the Ambien, I don't imagine the doctor would mind prescribing the necessary medication. Not wise to quit cold turkey.
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2 dogs who are now my only children-one with ears like velvet to the touch and both with the most soulful eyes you could ask for. They are always there to welcome me home. And it doesn't take much to keep them happy. The only downside of having a pet is when you have to say goodbye.
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Friendships
by return visitor inwhen firmly entrenched in the borg i complained to my wife that friendships in the "truth" didn't seem as real as i noticed worldly people had.
for instance, the worldly person i worked with was constantly doing things with friends, whether it was going to ball games or helping a friend put on a new roof.
in our circle of friends we could never count on help, our friends were too busy trying to earn a living and doing the borgs bidding.
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When you are forced to associate with people you would not choose to on your own, you get pretend friendships. When you can't express an honest opinion without raised eyebrows, these are not true friends. The lack of love in the congregations is so obvious. People can be so fake. When you fade after many years as a witness and only 2 people ever call you, something is wrong. I look forward to real friends again- like the ones I gave up to become a witness. They love you no matter what.
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Do you need to be popular?
by nicolaou ineveryone wants to be liked but how important is popularity to you?
i can honestly say i've little desire to be popular but i do know i need to feel loved.
perhaps it's something to do with maturity (not age).
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When I think of popularity, I think of shallowness. A person can only be close to so many people. It is important to feel loved and needed, but that doesn't take much. Just a sincere friend you can relate to or the love of a child. And popularity doesn't lead to happiness. That can easily be seen in the lives of "popular people". They are only happy when they are the center of attention. Sometimes, it is necessary to spend time alone to really know yourself. Unfotunately, there will always be those who put themselves above others and make others feel small.
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Is Jehovah a real dude? (Sort of long)
by millions now living are dead ini don't post here much but this board has helped me through the process of extracting myself from this religion.
i thought i should share an experience that i had.. quick background: 4th of 5 generations of jw's leading back to beginning of the century.
first to leave the religion of all of the relatives and family.
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Your experiences sound very similar to Peyote. Hallucinigenics open the mind and possibly the soul of a person. I don't pretend to understand them, but I know that much insight can come through their use. I am glad you are not using them alone. I still vividly remember experiences that I had as a teenager using Peyote. The difficult part is sorting it all out. And there is always the danger of a bad experience. I never had one, but others did. I often think of all the ones who used such substances in the past and many still do. There are some American indians who use mushrooms. Even won the right to use them legally in US as part of their worship. I think you will be sorting things out for some time.
Gnostic writings and ideas facinated me when I first read them. They also tend to stretch the mind. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
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"Thats what you get for leaving Jehovah"
by megsmomma inthat is what my mom told me when i got bit by a brown recluse spider.. i was in ohio, visiting my daughter and my mom was there trying to convert me back.
she even said if i go back, we would get custody of my daughter..... well....i drove myself there from ks and somehow had gotten bitten right before i left.
it was right between my eyes, and my head started swelling up on the way there.
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That was nasty of her. I hope you got to a doctor. Depending on how much venom you received, it can bacically destroy you flesh in the area of the bite. You need to start antiobiotics right away. Please be very careful with this. I can't even fathom a mother refusing her daughter medical care.
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Baby's first halloween pics
by mariposa inlast year i still wasn't sure about halloween, but this year we're going to dress the munchkin up.
it's been alot of fun looking for something and decorating the house.
my family was not witnesses so growing up we celebrated everything...i remember it always as good times.
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So cute and precious. And such a beautiful costume. Cherish these times. I missed them all with my children.
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FAO sKally/sf
by Zico ini have decided to respond to this post via a new thread in order to stop ub's thread from going off topic: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/122731/2171641/post.ashx#2171641 .
"those who are afraid of the shunning policy {process} need to feel this on some level in order to fully comprehend why so many are hurt and angry, still.
why we are fighting so hard for truth and justice.
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I still think that putting yourself in a place where you will be shunned is playing by their rules. If you can help your family and loved ones to see the facade, it is well worth the effort you made, even if you have to keep your mouth shut about some things for a while.
I do not support the organization in any way , but am still in a position to help others. If shunning wasn't such an effective tool to prevent the real truth about many things from being known, it wouldn't be used so extensively by them.
You need to do things the way that work best for you. And only you can determine that. Sometimes people try to bully others into taking actions they are not ready for. I find this no different than the tactics used by the organization. Make your own decisions, because you will have to bear the consequences, not someone else.
(I did not read the other thread)
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Dear God ( warning might not be for everyone)
by lola28 inare you doing this because you hate me?
i know i'm not the best person you've ever created so are you doing this to her because you are angry at me?
why are you so cruel?
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Lola,
So sorry for your sister's illness. Wish I could give you the answer WHY? But I certainly have not found it. In the lowest points of life, one sometimes screams to God and I have found the silence deafening. Just be there for her. That matters more to her than anything. And I hope for both of you that things improve.
(James) Are those your own words? Very beautiful indeed. I really believe that all that separates and torments us now will someday be gone- Pain, Suffering, Time , Space, but I couldn't have put it in a better way.