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  Ever just want to run away.

  by LouBelle in

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  just give up the job, the house and go somewhere where life moves at a slower pace and there are not as many electronic intrusions?

  only thing to get to a place like that costs money.. if i had my way, give all of this up for a quiet life on a little small holding that can look after my needs..

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  It might take a few sacrifices, but it can be done.

  I've downsized my life, so to speak. Had some health issues including depression so can't work full-time, so currently studying full-time (which is really part-time hours compared to the 40+ hr week I used to work) and left the rat race to live in a country town which is quieter and much cheaper to live in.

  I don't know your circumstances and I wouldn't presume to tell you how to live your own life, but I do recommend downsizing your life if your current lifestyle is seriously affecting your physical or emotional health.
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  Update on Mrs Obvious and myself

  by Captain Obvious in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well it's been about 8 months since my final wake up.

  as some may remember for my intro thread, i panicked and was way too aggressive at first with telling my wife all about this scam we're a part of.

  she freaked, thinking satan had me for sure.

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  You're doing all the right things in the right way, and the results are already in your favour.

  You sound like a lovely couple, I hope she can be where you are sometime soon.
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  Health - has anyone else suffered long lasting health effects from years with the Borg?

  by Chariklo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  does anyone else feel or know that jehovah's witnesses damaged their health?.

  i know many have emerged with depression, and i'm very relieved that i am not one of them.. but, being the age i am, (a large tribe of grandchildren) i was nonetheless pressured to go out door to door in steep countryside often in bad weather, and because i was doing my best to keep up that ended in an injury which has proved to be long lasting.. and that's not counting the stress-induced consequences...i won't cite them all here, but physical.

  a few days in hospital and a summer spent on compulsory almost complete rest can all be laid at the watchtower's door.the trauma of actually extricating oneself from the borg is not stopped when one has finally written that letter that disassociates oneself from them.

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  Congrats designs!!
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  Our First Halloween

  by Red Piller in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  (i grew up in the "truth".

  ) very risky, considering we are still active in the cong..... so we started at the first house and methodically walked up and down each driveway as worked along the street.. we were quickly over-taken by kids who were zig-zagging across lawns and doing houses in random order.

  suddenly, it dawned on me.

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  I agree with the comments about it fostering a community spirit.

  It's nice to wave to complete strangers who are just having fun like you are. The little kids look so cute in their costumes.

  And it feels good to hand out lollies (candy) to happy kids (and adults lol).
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  I just bought "What has Religion Done for Mankind" at an estate sale...

  by Left in the Cold in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it's copy right 1951. it is so different than the things i learned from 79-today.

  wt heavily relied upon wwi to show that god's kingdom was established in 1914 etc.

  chapter 24 is called "the remnant restored from mystic babylon".

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  I look out for those old books too. They're good to use if the JWs ever deny an old teaching.
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  How would you feel about this and would you steps to change the situation

  by troubled mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  next week i am having surgery at the local hospital .

  one of my old jw 'friends ', that no longer considers me worthy of even a hello ,is a surgical tech there .. would you take steps to ask she not be on the operating team ?

  it was brought to my attention today that i do have the right to ask for that person not to be present because of personal issues .. what would you do ?

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  Hope all goes well with your surgery.
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  Health - has anyone else suffered long lasting health effects from years with the Borg?

  by Chariklo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  does anyone else feel or know that jehovah's witnesses damaged their health?.

  i know many have emerged with depression, and i'm very relieved that i am not one of them.. but, being the age i am, (a large tribe of grandchildren) i was nonetheless pressured to go out door to door in steep countryside often in bad weather, and because i was doing my best to keep up that ended in an injury which has proved to be long lasting.. and that's not counting the stress-induced consequences...i won't cite them all here, but physical.

  a few days in hospital and a summer spent on compulsory almost complete rest can all be laid at the watchtower's door.the trauma of actually extricating oneself from the borg is not stopped when one has finally written that letter that disassociates oneself from them.

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  depression, since childhood but didn't know it

  Same here.

  I didn't get diagnosed until my mid 20s when I finally realised that not everyone saw the world with the same gloom as I did.
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  Anyone else in the path of Hurricane Sandy?

  by ShirleyW in

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  2. friends

  so far here in nyc nothing but light rain and wind, i wish it would stay that way for the duration, but they say so far it's gonna hit hard.. .

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  NY's Stock Exchange has just been flooded.

  Under 1 metre of water.
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  Need Advice. Quick.

  by AwSnap in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i apologize for being absent for so long.

  i've got a jw at my house right now (unexpectedly) who is talking to my husband.

  he keeps on bringing up that only jw's have universal love....that if you go anywhere in the world, you can mention you're a witness & you'll automatically be welcomed and accepted by fellow jw's.

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  The love that they show is superficial.

  As long as you're a JW, they're happy to give you a meal, even give you a place to stay overnight.

  But it's CONDITIONAL - are you "in good standing"? Can your elders recommend you? Have you engaged in any immorality or dabbled in "the world" that might contaminate you spiritually?

  Now, miss some meetings, be known to frequent bars or date an unbeliever.

  That "love" disappears pretty quickly.
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  Anyone else in the path of Hurricane Sandy?

  by ShirleyW in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so far here in nyc nothing but light rain and wind, i wish it would stay that way for the duration, but they say so far it's gonna hit hard.. .

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  We're getting coverage of the storm on our tv here in Australia.

  Stay safe everyone!