YellowLab
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Mental health issues
by YellowLab inhow many of you have experienced or are experiencing any mental health related issues?
were/are any of these issues related to you being a jw?
do you feel many dubs still in "the truth" have mental health issues but are afraid to seek treatment from a "worldly" psychologist or psychiatrist?.
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Cars at the Kingdom Hall
by YellowLab inthe cars i've seen most in the kingdom hall parking lot: the familiar, dull 4-door car, the family minivan, or the old beater.
sometimes the occasional 2-door car, which was generally frowned upon for service.
ok, let's hear it... what kind of car did you drive when you were a dub?.
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The boring and uneventful lives of a JW
by YellowLab ini faded as a jw about 8 years ago.
to me the meetings were just plain boring as hell and so "robotic".
i never did feel true love amongst the brothers and sisters as they always like to tout.
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Pompous elders
by YellowLab inever have one in your congregation?.
i was at my cousin's wedding this past weekend, and the po from his kingdom hall was present.
this guy is a real piece of work.
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Trouble dealing with life as an ex-JW
by YellowLab ini'm interested in finding out if anyone here who is an ex-dub has taken or still takes prescription anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medication to deal with feelings of inadequacy and inexperience with life outside of the wts, relationship problems, stress/anger, low self-esteem, etc.. i still suffer with self-esteem/image problems as well as stress with life in general after leaving the wts.
i often feel alone and inexperienced when dealing with life's problems, and often find it difficult to handle conflict/disagreements with loved ones when they arise.
i feel these occurrences are a personal attack on myself.. i just started attending counseling to deal with these problems, and it was mentioned that an anti-depressant may help.
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Family stuck in "the truth"
by YellowLab ini often find it difficult to not be able to share some of life's important moments with other family members still stuck in "the truth".
i'm talking about the things that other people take for granted in this world.
after fading away 8 years ago, i still struggle with having to turn off my feelings around my family, or keep quiet about certain things they might deem as "worldly".
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Finally told my mother I'm no longer a believer
by YellowLab infor those who don't know, i did the fade about 8 years ago or so.
i finally had a frank talk with my mother the other day about how i no longer consider myself a witness.
she has been a witness for about 40 years now.
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JW alternatives to holidays
by YellowLab ineven though you couldn't celebrate holidays growing up as a jw, did your parents ever have alternatives instead?
in my case, we never celebrated christmas, we had "surprise day" usually a week before.
instead of celebrating thanksgiving, we would have a turkey dinner a few weeks later.
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District convention hotels
by YellowLab init's been a number of years since i've been to a district convention.
do they still have the preferred hotels list they distribute in january?
i remember how some would purposely leave the hall early that night so they could get home and call in their reservations before everyone else.
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Life after the Watchtower
by YellowLab ini was just reflecting today on how wonderful it is to be freed from the watchtower way of thinking.
no more feelings of not being good enough and pressure to do more.
no more boring meetings to go to week after week.