Posts by Thisismein1972

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JW Carts Cause Thousands to Start Studying!!!

by Drifting Away in

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i would love to know the stats of how many hours were spent, standing by a cart, or sitting at a local town fair with jw table tent set up, compared to the number of bible studies started that led to baptism since the inception of the carts.

anyone have any idea?

if i had to guess i would say thousands of hours pent standing by a cart, and maybe less then 5 that actually got baptized.

Thisismein1972

They have started carting in my home town recently. Every Monday morning. I was down the town on Monday and saw one of the tracts on the floor...ripped up. Best thing for them really.

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A religion or OCPD?

by Xanthippe in

i came across this paragraph about the causes of ocpd and it occurred to me that jws as a religion do reward ocpd traits.

they insist you adhere to rules and behaviours to the impairment of social and family activities.

perfectionism, strict moral code, lack of generosity.. so does this religion cause this personality disorder or does it recruit people who suffer from it?.

Thisismein1972

I am just coming out of a stretch of depression. Not only that, I have had a a bout of irrational fear of death. These symptoms are a product of my upbringing in this cult. You can escape this cult. However, the mental torture can stay with you for a long time. I hope one day I can get over this. Or at least alleviate these feelings to an extent that I can live a normal life.

So yes, by my own experience, I can truly say that such mental illnesses as OCD are a product of being in a high control cult.

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A religion or OCPD?

by Xanthippe in

i came across this paragraph about the causes of ocpd and it occurred to me that jws as a religion do reward ocpd traits.

they insist you adhere to rules and behaviours to the impairment of social and family activities.

perfectionism, strict moral code, lack of generosity.. so does this religion cause this personality disorder or does it recruit people who suffer from it?.

Thisismein1972

"putting on the new personality." By these words used by the watchtower for someone who falls in line with their teachings. Yes I would say it causes one to have issues with OCD, or any mental illness for that matter. I would even argue that there is a certain percentage that may suffer from a spectrum schizoid personality disorder too.

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