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  PAIN

  by Maddie in

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  2. entertainment

  hello everyone, i haven't been on the forum for quite a while.

  i have been trying to move on with my life i guess and succeeding to some extent - got a new job and getting out and about more etc.

  for anyone that remembers i have a jw son, his wife and a one year old grand daughter who i have been trying to keep in my life after deciding i didn't want to have anything to do with the cult myself.

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  Help Me Please !!!!!!!!

  by Maddie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i need some support and advice with my situation and hope you don't mind me going on a bit because i feel wretched!

  i hurt so much with my jw family relationship and find it so frustrating that whatever i do or say doesn't make any difference.. my son and wife had a little girl 9 months ago, my first and only grand child and i love her so much.

  when she was born my hubby and i helped them a lot wiith buying all the expensive things she needed, as my son hadn't a well paying job as being a die hard jw he believes in the "education and career isn't what you should be doing propaganda" put out buy the wt.

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  Drug Study In The UK !!!!!!!!

  by Maddie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i watched the horizon programme on bbc last night and it was an eye-opener.

  a scientific study listed britain's 20 most used dangerous drugs in order.

  not only did it show that the old classification system of illegal drugs is not a true representation, it shows that so-called legal drug such as alcohol and tobacco are high up on the list above some illegal drugs and result in many more deaths.

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  Who will picket the Kingdom Hall with me?

  by Maddie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm sorely tempted to picket the 2008 memorial.

  i will go in disguise and carry a placard with the words :-.

  "the governing body of jehovah's witnesses are false prophets.

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  WHY DO PEOPLE JOIN CULTS?

  by Maddie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have become aware since being on jwd that many of us who converted to jw's as adults suffer from feelings of guilt and self-recrimination for being so badly deceived.

  i for one sometimes have the desire to punish myself for becoming a jw, being instrumental in my son being in their clutches, and the pain that is caused by it all.

  i have started to read "releasing the bonds" by steven hassan and i hope and pray that in time i will be more able to help my family leave the jw cult.

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  Post-Cult Recovery

  by Maddie in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  common issues in post-cult recovery .

  sense of purposelessness, of being disconnected.

  they left a group that had a powerful purpose and intense drive; they miss the peak experiences produced from the intensity and the group dynamics.. depression.. grieving for other group members, for a sense of loss in their life.. guilt.

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  The Gift of Speaking in Tongues?

  by Maddie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with the increase in evangelical churches there seems to be a lot more emphasis on the practise of "speaking in tongues".

  i quite like the way these churches conduct services, with live music and great singing.

  it is so different to the kh meetings and like fresh air.

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  I Felt So Much Rage !!

  by Maddie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i watched the programme on channel 4 tonight called " the end of world cult", and had an idea what it would be like but i was still badly affected by it.

  perhaps it's the way i am feeling at the moment, but to see the self-named michael travesser proclaiming himself to be the son of god was mortifying.

  he manipulated his pathetic deciples (mainly women), for his own narsistic perversions, while they obeyed his every whim with glazed expressions.

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  What Happened Next !

  by Maddie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a couple of days ago i asked for advice because the elders have got on my case and wanted to come and see me.

  my jw son and his wife are the only ones who know my feelings on the borg.

  i also told them some home-truths about the wt, so i wasn't sure if they had turned me in or not.

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  The Borg is Hounding Me Now !

  by Maddie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i knew it was going to start soon.

  the hounding by the borg is in full throttle now.

  i have been experiencing the lull before the storm but it seems to be over and the hurricane is looming overhead.

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