D'f'w'd 25 years now
I am here for help & support from others who know what it's like to be where I am now. I probaably do not need to detail the sordid events of my childhood; suffice it to say that I come from a...
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I can understand everything that you are talking about, and hopefully by talking about it, you can start to feel better. Depression is something that everone on this board has gone through at times. I...
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welcome ezjoy just wondered if you could shed some light on how and why you were able to get out of this cult.
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Hi ezjoy, and thanks for posting your story.I think you can feel pretty sure that EVERYONE here knows where you're coming from. It is comforting to know 'you're not alone', so keep posting here and...
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Thanks everybody for your help. I wish there was a pat answer to the question of how I decided to leave the cult. I was baptized at 13 and disfellowshipped at 15 when I decided it was all a bunch of...
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Hi ezjoy, It really is amazing how prevelant mental illness is among the jw's. Your family is by far not alone in that. It is sad how often it occurs and I don't think it is a coincidence. Sarah is...
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Thanks for sharing that, Ronnie. Sorry to hear about your sis & glad to know you're doing better. Yes, I do think that being a JW can certainly exacerbate mental illness, esp. depression; and the...
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Ezjoy,The whole time I'm reading your story I feel myself cringing. I had the typical JW childhood(or lack of). My stepdad, who was a MS molested me for years. Was df'd twice before 20yr. Did the...
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Hey Shelley. I definitely sympathize with your situation. I have struggled with low-level depression & heavy duty PMS for many years and have only recently come to the conclusion that I ought to...
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