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  new, nowhere to turn, ashamed & afraid

  by azzazel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hullo everybody i'm new here, even though i've been lurking now for several months.. i have to say how afraid i am to post, afraid and ashamed but i feel if i dont tell my story, i honestly dont know what may happen to me or my children if they lose me, right now i feel like i've got nowhere left to turn and have my doubts about this place as well.. i know my story will shock you but i cant keep it in any longer.

  i am recently disfellowshipped for immorality, the subject of a kingdom hall witch -hunt and subsequent congregational humiliation, .

  during the process of the judicial committee meetings and proceedings no consideration was given to my real human circumstances nor to the spirit of survival nor human nature nor that of a mother seeking to protect her children from lack of basic fundamentals such as food, shelter and clothing.

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  I am so impressed with the out pouring of kindness on this thread!!
  Welcome to the board Jeff.
  TW
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  depression and why JW's don't reconize it

  by nogs in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  well as you know unless you are an elders son or daughter generally jw's don't lift a finger to help all those ones feeling downtrodden and lonely.

  i felt like this from july 1994 to march 2000. i prayed to jehovah constantly for help to ease the loneliness, i begged the elders and even others.

  for a long time the only ones who would talk to me where the elderly ones(who i miss now since i left) i cried every night and felt after five years of being at meetings and feeling invisable (even though i was an auxillary pioneer) i decided that my life was worth fighting for.

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  Pom,
  Welcome though belated. And thankyou everyone for bringing this very real problem to the surface.
  A man named Bergman (I think) was a witness and a phsycologist, recognized that there was much depression with the org. He subsequently left because the Society rejected his views and offers to help the members within.
  Very sad.
  TW
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  HELLO? HELLO? "ALL" SIGN IN???????

  by waiting in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  simon did away with the sex forum - so i must take the tradional route and post under "make new friends.

  " how mundane!.

  fyi ---- for all of us, please take the time to write a sentence or two about yourselves, and encourage new ones to do the same.

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  WH aka Kath,
  You go girl!!! I know it took a lot for you to share that. Know that I have "been there done some of that". Love to you!!!
  Francoise thank you for sharing too.
  TW
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  Meeting with Elders, need help

  by 7robert7 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello, my name is robert and as you folks can tell i'm new to the forum.

  i'm a ba married to a jw and am meeting with 2 elders this saturday to discuss jesus christ being michael the archangel.

  any tips beyond the usual daniel verses, and 1 thessalonians, oh and of course revelations.

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  thinkers wife

  Welocome to the board Robert!!! Good luck with the elder's. Please tell us what the outcome is.
  TW
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  new, nowhere to turn, ashamed & afraid

  by azzazel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hullo everybody i'm new here, even though i've been lurking now for several months.. i have to say how afraid i am to post, afraid and ashamed but i feel if i dont tell my story, i honestly dont know what may happen to me or my children if they lose me, right now i feel like i've got nowhere left to turn and have my doubts about this place as well.. i know my story will shock you but i cant keep it in any longer.

  i am recently disfellowshipped for immorality, the subject of a kingdom hall witch -hunt and subsequent congregational humiliation, .

  during the process of the judicial committee meetings and proceedings no consideration was given to my real human circumstances nor to the spirit of survival nor human nature nor that of a mother seeking to protect her children from lack of basic fundamentals such as food, shelter and clothing.

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  thinkers wife

  Azzazel,
  My email is open. Feel free to write privately if you so wish.
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  Allow me to introduce myself...

  by MuzicmanCa in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am a new face to this website, although i have poked around in it for some time.

  i was born and raised as a witness starting in brooklyn, new york in 1973. i was disfellowshipped on my 26th birthday, november 20th, 1999. i am not one of those that feels bitter about it.

  i know full well that the jw's have a code of morals and behavior that quite honestsly, i did not live up to.

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  thinkers wife

  Welcome Muzic,
  Excellent post. You sound as if you are a well balanced person. Which isn't always easy to do. Looking forward to getting to know you.
  TW
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  new, nowhere to turn, ashamed & afraid

  by azzazel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hullo everybody i'm new here, even though i've been lurking now for several months.. i have to say how afraid i am to post, afraid and ashamed but i feel if i dont tell my story, i honestly dont know what may happen to me or my children if they lose me, right now i feel like i've got nowhere left to turn and have my doubts about this place as well.. i know my story will shock you but i cant keep it in any longer.

  i am recently disfellowshipped for immorality, the subject of a kingdom hall witch -hunt and subsequent congregational humiliation, .

  during the process of the judicial committee meetings and proceedings no consideration was given to my real human circumstances nor to the spirit of survival nor human nature nor that of a mother seeking to protect her children from lack of basic fundamentals such as food, shelter and clothing.

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  Logical,
  I am so proud of you!!!
  TW
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  To Loyal Witnesses: Please Listen!

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you are a loyal, zealous witness, please listen to me.. i'm going to tell you straight from my heart, right out of.

  my hard-won personal experience, how to avoid unhappiness.. here it is:.

  don't bet on games you can't win.. let me illustrate.

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  Metatron,
  Welcome to the board and thankyou for the excellent post! So true. My Dad is still one of the good one's. I wish I could shake him and make him wake up. But alas, until you start having your own thoughts, it would be to no avail.
  TW
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  Apostates' Night Out

  by Gopher in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey all,.

  i just got home from the very first minnesota evil apostates night (mean).

  we wonder if similar apostate nights out have been held elsewhere.. we daringly held this mini-convention (8 in attendance) at a smoky bar somewhere in minneapolis.

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  Gopher,
  I am jealous and happy for you all at the same time. I am glad your dream came true!!
  Good luck with your new friends! Here is to new beginnings.
  TW
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  new, nowhere to turn, ashamed & afraid

  by azzazel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hullo everybody i'm new here, even though i've been lurking now for several months.. i have to say how afraid i am to post, afraid and ashamed but i feel if i dont tell my story, i honestly dont know what may happen to me or my children if they lose me, right now i feel like i've got nowhere left to turn and have my doubts about this place as well.. i know my story will shock you but i cant keep it in any longer.

  i am recently disfellowshipped for immorality, the subject of a kingdom hall witch -hunt and subsequent congregational humiliation, .

  during the process of the judicial committee meetings and proceedings no consideration was given to my real human circumstances nor to the spirit of survival nor human nature nor that of a mother seeking to protect her children from lack of basic fundamentals such as food, shelter and clothing.

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  thinkers wife

  Azzazel,
  First of all let me welcome you to the board. Let me just say, I have come to learn to know and love many of the people who post here on this board.
  The one's I have come to know on a more personal level have experienced varying degrees of some of the things you have mentioned. Of course, I can't make a sweeping statement, because I don't know your entire story.
  But I must say, that no matter what is involved in your feelings of trepidition, I for one will not judge you. We all do what we have to do to survive and make it through whatever circumstances we are involved in.
  This is certainly a safe place to make your feelings known. If some tend to appear to attack, choose to ignore and savor the warmth of those who don't.
  Everyone expresses themselves in different ways. We may not always know why people respond the way they do. We haven't walked around in their shoes.
  I am glad you chose to post. Perhaps we may be able to give you some small help.
  Please do not be ashamed of yourself. For that is what the WT tries to teach us. We are all human beings and we all have weaknesses. Sometimes it seems we are tested beyond our limitations. But we can make it, if we try to leave behind the mind-set of the WT.
  Sometimes, we act out. And when the elders jump in and judge us for that, I for one think it is a major miscarriage of justice. Sometimes there are just things we have to go through to learn. Or just survive.
  So please feel safe here Azzazel. What does that name mean anyway? I feel kind of foolish asking that, I probably should know. Sounds kind of Biblical. It is ringing a faint bell in my brain.
  Take care of yourself first and foremost, so that you can take care of your little one's.
  TW