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  You are NOT alone !

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  this post is mainly for our new forum visitors and members.

  perhaps even those who are just lurking or visiting here but have not yet signed up.

  maybe you are in the initial stages of researching and finding out the earthshattering and life changing information about the religion that you once held dear and called “the truth”.. it can be a very stressful period of time as you realise that your whole foundation has changed and that the people in your life that you call friends or family may not take kindly to the things you have discovered.

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  @doubtful1799 I third that.

  When I informed my mother that I would never set a foot again in a Kingdom Hall, she told me in threatening terms that "you will lose EVERYONE. NO ONE will talk to you again if you do that."

  In terms of the cult then being my entire world, she was right. But once I stepped foot out of the Watchtower stratosphere, I was suddenly overwhelmed by globular clusters, horsehead nebulas, cosmic rays and newly discovered planets. My entire universe had expanded.

  Looking back, I now see the Watchtower as nothing more than a vacuous black hole, rapidly diminishing in size as the rest of the real world comes into focus. I'm so glad I found you all. Alien territory has never felt more like home.

  
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  My Reflections On a Year of Freedom

  by Saethydd in

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  in late may 2017, i told my parents how i really felt about the religion they had raised me in, and by early june i was out of their house.

  i've done a lot since then.

  i let my hair and beard grow out a bit.

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  Much love to you and your girlfriend. Xxx

  Your smile is one of peace and closure in that picture. Thank you so much for sharing the face behind your apostasy :).
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  New Shunned VIDcast #3 - Comparing Ourselves To Others

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just released a new vidcast on the youtubes for "shunned" about comparing ourselves to others.

  you have to at least watch the first 30 seconds for my sweet sweet new theme music.. in this vidcast i drop a sweet new theme song, followed by a serious discussion of how we view ourselves and our stories after leaving the cult of jehovah's witnesses.

  comparison isn't typically healthy, and i discuss how it goes awry and how we can help give proper weight to our experiences.. subscribe to my podcast here, on itunes, google play, your podcast app of choice, and/or visit my site at http://shunnedpodcast.com for more information.. https://youtu.be/qo0n69vme-o.

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  I watched it earlier this evening! Interesting point about how we tend to diminish stress/pain/suffering/tragedy by comparing ourselves to someone who has it worse. Because there's always somebody who had it worse than the person who had it worse than you... and so on, and so forth. Total light bulb moment for me when you said, "so, what - is only the person at the bottom of this unfortunate pile - are they the only person that counts and everyone else is... of no consequence?"

  On the flip side, sometimes the only thought that can get me through a bratty day with WHAM! Jr is: at least he's not kidnapped, or at least he's not fighting a life threatening illness... And then I gratefully scrub the chunky sh*t stain off the carpet, lol.
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  Sex Offenders and Children Generally

  by Lost in the fog in

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  2. child-abuse

  is there a change in the way child sex offenders are being perceived?

  this article is from the telegraph newspaper.

  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/8201521/sex-offenders-including-paedophiles-should-be-allowed-to-adopt-theresa-may-told.html.

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  @freddo Well, this video is only a year old:

  https://youtu.be/5Q6pDGNQw3I

  Once again, the extreme left's obsession with equity pushes civilisation closer and closer to the edge of social chaos.
  
  
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  Spiritual "Protection" - a Menace on Psychological Development

  by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  not quite a week ago, @lost in the fog created a thread entitled: do you have this illness?.

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5187824140681216/do-you-have-this-illness.

  in my year of being on this forum, i have browsed many a disillusioned thread of ex-jehovah’s witnesses expressing similar symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder when detailing their awakening - my own story included.

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  @Lost in the fog: "Your post jo-ho is an inspiration for the many."

  Hey - your original post was what gave birth to this one. Thank YOU for being the inspiration behind this.

  @Whynot I didn't realize that these were tougher than usual months for you. I'm only a year faded and sometimes still get taken off guard by emotional setbacks from the cult. Thanks for keeping it real and helping me realistically see that it's okay to not have everything figured out and put behind us so neatly. You're a wonderful parent who has made great sacrifices to ensure your little ones will never go through what we're going through now. Good on you.

  @mentalclarity And thank YOU for sharing many of your own insights with me via PM/email when I first joined. I can only imagine how much more you've gained emotionally and intellectually post graduation now. Keep going strong :).
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  If the Borg is a Death Star, what is it's weakest spot?

  by Darth FayDehr in

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  Their crazy cult videos broadcasted at the conventions.

  I literally woke up DURING the Remain Loyal convention due to the insane bunker videos, and the grotesquely warm reception received by the shunning video.

  I sat there numbly, like:

  
  
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  Spiritual "Protection" - a Menace on Psychological Development

  by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  not quite a week ago, @lost in the fog created a thread entitled: do you have this illness?.

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5187824140681216/do-you-have-this-illness.

  in my year of being on this forum, i have browsed many a disillusioned thread of ex-jehovah’s witnesses expressing similar symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder when detailing their awakening - my own story included.

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  @humbled Thanks for noticing, Maeve :). I've just fired up my PC now so I can try and engage a little more on here. Time to bounce right out of that den.
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  Fear of the worldly people.

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday, i had a conversation with my neighbor during which i explained the greatest reason why i wanted to raise my kids out of the jws: the fear (which translate to hate) jws have for everyone showing no interest in becoming part of their group.

  in order for him to quickly relate to what i meant i asked him to imagine, for a moment, he was the biggest racist he has ever known, forced to live in a black neighborhood.

  how would you feel?

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  Me as I kept reading through your post:

  

  Spectacular analogy, @StephaneLaliberte. Hope you don't mind if I use that one myself when explaining Watchtower's brand of xenophobia to regular folks.
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  Spiritual "Protection" - a Menace on Psychological Development

  by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  not quite a week ago, @lost in the fog created a thread entitled: do you have this illness?.

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5187824140681216/do-you-have-this-illness.

  in my year of being on this forum, i have browsed many a disillusioned thread of ex-jehovah’s witnesses expressing similar symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder when detailing their awakening - my own story included.

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  @dubstepped Wow - having my words come to life on a platform other than print media is a whole new experience. I wouldn't have wanted anyone else to execute this except you, Mike. This is so surreal. Thanks for being my sole mouthpiece on earth today, you faithful and indiscreet YouTuber, you.

  @caves I'm so happy this resonated with you. Your rapid growth since joining this forum has been startling and inspiring. I know haven't been very active the last week thanks to my own cult heartaches plaguing me, but please know I see you. You are a strong man for giving advice and support to others while juggling your own pain. There will be lags up ahead (hello - I'm experiencing one now), but that's what we're all here for when this kind of thing happens. Here's to your continuous progress out of Watchtower's gaseous FOG.

  @stuckinarut2 I will always feel humbled and indebted to the kindness, the realness and the trueness of yours and @Unstuck's friendship. It's such an honor to be included in the Stuck circle of trust.

  
  
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  Just thought I'd share. New up coming apostate

  by joe134cd in

  1. forum
  2. links

  just listened to this delightful young irish lass and just thought i'd share.

  a pleasure to listen to her.

  well spoken and presents a good argument.. https://youtu.be/qitwc2qumgs.

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  @amiable atheist Lol, yes I'm sincere and passionate. Am I camera-worthy like Anoni Mowse? That's another story :P.

  Thank you for the compliment, though. Been going through some cult depression/heartache over the last week and just happened to pop onto the forum to see such a kind pick-me-up from you. Appreciate it.