Hell YES!! I went to get through a divorce after my JW husband cheated on me 4 times.....14 years of being a submissive wife was actually me not knowing how to stand up for myself and have a say in my life. I went from my JW parents home to my husbands home and when my world fell apart from his philadering and bipolar CRAZY A$$, I didn't know which end was up and had no way of supporting myself in the lifestyle my children had become accustomed to. So I enrolled in school, started therapy, "drifted away - YAY" and finally I'm LIVING!!! That was 6 years ago and each passing day, month, year is AWESOME!! I, like some others I've seen post, have continued therapy, and I'm actually graduating in December with my Bachelors in Psychology and will start graduate school to become a counselor in the Spring!! I hope to help OPPRESSED women, whatever their circumstance....go to therapy, you'll be glad you did!
Miss Nic
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Did any of you need counselling or psychotherapy as a JW?
by TimothyT ini have just started my new course to be a qualified counsellor.
naturaly i am studying this because of my own background and now i want to help others who have had similar strains on their lives.. i know the pressure that the jw organisation puts on its members, so i was wondering, if you dont mind saying so of course, did any of you attend counselling sessions due to the pressures and problems that the jw life brought along?.
i can imagine that the majority of my old congregation (myself, my dad and my brother included) would need some form of counselling or medication in order to remain sane.
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