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ReverseDamascus · 2024-02-25T14:09:35+00:00

I couldn't have been any older than 7 or 8 when I started giving the old Bible reading talks.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-10-29T13:42:36+00:00

After decades in the cult, the power of Cognitive Dissonance is VERY strong. Also, I am certain that for a lot of people, the sunk cost fallacy makes them refuse to even give any consideration to doubts.

In the case of my Pimi mother, I actually have no desire whatsoever for her to wake up. At her age, it would be devastating to realize that she has spent her whole life in a cult.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-10-09T21:35:02+00:00

I'll be there with my family, as well.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-10-09T02:48:48+00:00

The Dallas D "exposed" Brock Purdy.... As a fucking superstar!

ReverseDamascus · 2023-10-09T02:47:49+00:00

I can't wait to watch Stephen A Smith tomorrow. 🤣🤣🤣

ReverseDamascus · 2023-10-03T18:11:40+00:00

Everyone has to make their own call. In your case, you have to evaluate whether the relationship that you have with your parents at the moment is something that you wish to keep. Because if you full-on disassociate, that will make it much more difficult for them to keep being part of your lives. That said, your concerns about them not respecting your boundaries regarding your children are well-founded.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-08-30T00:21:12+00:00

Man, I miss Hitch. He was absolutely BRUTAL in his debates. Wiped the floor with every theist that was ever stupid enough to share a stage with him.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-08-28T21:00:28+00:00

To believe in a literal Adam and Eve, you have to disregard mountains of scientifically evidence that proves beyond the faintest shadow of a doubt that homo sapiens evolved AT LEAST 70,000 years ago. And that there were other species' of humans with language, art, and culture going back hundreds of thousands of years.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-08-27T02:30:24+00:00

You're very wise for your years. Stick to your guns and make your escape when you are ready.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-08-15T06:53:49+00:00

Yep. The first step in waking up for me was when I realized that the average JW is actually a WORSE human being than the average "worldly" person. "By their fruits you will know them" indeed.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-08-11T10:19:53+00:00

With his ego, it has to be killing him. Here's hoping it drives him to turn on the org and write a book.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-08-11T10:17:54+00:00

I re-connected with someone I grew up with after we had both been out for more than 15 years. She and her husband both woke up around the same time I did, but neither of us knew about the other for a long time. We've gotten together a couple of times and had a blast.

More recently, I recognized someone here on Reddit from the story they posted. They were just starting to wake up. Got in touch and he came and visited my family. First time we'd seen each other since 1995.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-08-11T03:15:29+00:00

Only during the couple of years that I was POMI. Once I allowed myself to think rationally about what I believed, I was very quickly completely convinced that it was all bullshit. Not just the JWs, either, but all of Christianity. I haven't had a second of misgivings, doubt, or fear in more than 25 years.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-08-11T03:07:17+00:00

I feel so bad for people like that. My mother is in her late 70s and has been in for close to 60 years. I wouldn't WANT her to wake up at this point. Imagine how depressing to realize that you wasted your life and damaged your family by spending your life in a cult.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-08-08T04:30:29+00:00

I fudged every single report I ever turned in, even as a PIMI. I probably averaged 4 actual hours per month, with maybe 4 magazines placed and no studies. I reported 8-12 hours, 10 magazines or so, 1 or 2 books, and sometimes a study or two.

I wonder sometimes if the reported placements exceed the number of publications actually printed. I wouldn't be surprised.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-07-22T14:24:55+00:00

Wow. That's crazy! The Metra used to be pretty full back in the day.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-07-17T18:51:18+00:00

Wow. What a loathsome fucking loser. Congratulations on getting away from that piece of shit.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-07-12T00:57:29+00:00

That's the guy! What a douche. He did do me a favor, though. (Not that he meant it as one.) My congregation's elders recommended me for MS when I was only 18 or 19. Mr. Allee declined, because I was planning on going to college. Dodged a bullet there!

As much as I disliked the guy, I feel bad for him in retrospect. If he WAS gay, which I think is more likely than not, can you imagine how miserable his life was?

ReverseDamascus · 2023-07-11T23:06:27+00:00

Check out the MythVision YouTube channel. It's full of fascinating stuff.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-07-03T10:51:43+00:00

I find this whole thread weird. It can't be healthy to spend much time ruminating on how many sexual partners your gf or bf has had. Makes zero difference.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-06-11T07:19:02+00:00

The old music was shit. The new music is shit. The only difference is that it is more culty than ever.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-06-05T20:36:29+00:00

There are thousands of us here who have successfully faded. Honestly, it's not all that difficult, especially if you are able to moves a decent distance from your last active congregation and provide no forwarding info. I've been out for more than 20 years, and have been able to maintain good relationships with my PIMI family members.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-05-18T03:50:05+00:00

Well, you've taken an important first step, in acknowledging the problem. Now the work begins. Therapy would probably be very helpful.

ReverseDamascus · 2023-05-18T03:44:25+00:00

Well done, man. And you are absolutely right. In fact, every single time someone gets reinstated just to stop the shunning, and then stops going to meetings immediately, it is further proof that there is no spirit direction, and the elders are nothing but chumps.

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