girasole
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Did the JW life, cause anxiety?
by JH inoften i heard the elders say, "when a person is physically sick, they should go see a doctor, and in the same way, when you're spiritually sick you should go see the elders".
so, they compare themselves to doctors.... so, for the sake of it, let's say a jw went to see a doctor and complained about anxiety due to jw meetings and their way of life, and being stressed because the watchtower asks too much.. now lets say the doctor would say, the cause of your problems is your religion, stop going and you'll feel better !
so, you go tell the elders that the root of your anxiety is the meetings and field service and all the stress related to the jw religion.
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Not DF'd or shunned?
by girasole inhas anyone else found that they were not treated as expected when they .
" i was threatened and guilted and the whole gamut but i was .
never disfellowshipped or counseled or even so much as visited by the .
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Stockpiling?
by girasole inmy mother said that the society sent a letter out to all congregations recently saying that they should keep a few days of food and supplies stored up in the case of a disaster.
anyone else heard this?
apparently it has stirred a lot of discussion about the fast approaching end of the system.
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Anyone know the answer?
by Woofer ini have been d/f for about 10 years now so i don't get to read anymore publications or keep up on any changes.
but here is my question and little background.. i work with a d/f girl and her sister was d/f as well about a month ago.
the girls sister and her husband were inactive for 5+ years.
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excerpt from www.watchtower.org...
by SB inthe official website of the true god.
here is a preview, w/a link to the rest of the information.
very interesting how they explain exactly what propoganda is.... http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2000/6/22/article_03.htm.
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Do JWs contribute to co-dependency behavior?
by love2Bworldly ini was a jw from age 12 to age 21. i also had an extremely dysfunctional family.
i am sitting here at work (work is slow) and i am wondering whether there was a bigger influence on me to have co-dependency behavior from my life as a jw or the fact that my family was really messed up.. i am thinking about the fact that i am soon to be divorced from a second person who has an addictive personality and/or abusive type of personality, and i am wondering how much influence the jws instilled in me to marry quickly and try to make that marriage work even after finding out how dysfunctional that person is.. i am not looking for excuses or blame.
i know i am the one who made the wrong choices.
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DA'ed by actions?
by SB ini have a question, for any ex-elders, ex-co's, po's, etc...what is the process when someone is da'ed or df'ed w/o an actual jc.
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Anyone from Virginia?
by girasole inis there anyone here from virginia or central/western north carolina?
just wondering... .
i'm from a small town in virginia.
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Forbidden interests?
by girasole inwhat interests you now that you can think about, study, explore, and delve into anything that you'd like?
did you embrace this freedom immediately or did it take a while?
i left the borg in 2002 and at first i buried myself in books about philosophies and such that i'd never before been allowed or allowed myself to consider.