(In the beginning) Ok bonfire on Jeron's beach! 😂😂 This is awesome and gives a very good description outside the Cult. There's good people and bad people in or out of the org. In the back of my mind i always knew that but it was confirmed in March (for me) at the Blue Ribbon. We're all weird coming out... so true. One reason I've mentioned to Joe and Fran (I think Vern and Shawna on discord) why higher education would be my ticket because it will help me interact and develop social skill in a different way. I lost so much as a kid because i was expected to be this and that (following the families legacy) that I never really got to enjoy life. Well 2025 NY I'm coming to visit Joe and Fran and the other regulars i met on their show (open invite to all) where we'll be having a meet up. Vegas well i don't see August as having anything booked so i should make it (nine months to get in shape 😂😂). These meet ups are so important because the EXJW community (vs those never in the JW) know where you're coming from. I still use JW language but slowly getting rid of it. Not sure when our next meet up will be but i may think about coordinating something next summer maybe at one of of the Harbors where they have a fire pit.
Unfortunately I became friends with the wrong crowd 😕 I'm trying to get my life on the right track without the cult of course and find the right friends (which I have a few)
Also learning how to look after your own mental health is super important. Developing a range of techniques and strategies for this is important - I've found keeping notebooks for things like trying something new every week, taking regular time to connect with nature, noting 5 things a day that brought you joy or happiness (however hard it seems, I found that challenge super helpful in getting me to notice what was good and valuable to me and helped me find ways to make more of that happen!). Also committing every day to make the very best of your life - we never know how long we've got, sorry I probably shouldn't say that on an ex JW thing, but I don't mean it in an end of the world way, I just mean we're all mortal and we better live NOW! ❤
Interesting topic (I'm only just starting to listen), I realise at the start of this that I found it harder and harder to make friends after Uni and reflecting in that now, as I begin to listen, I think part of this was because I was an evangelical Christian and didn't realise that I was judging/filtering ppl on the basis of whether they were believers (I think I mostly did this subconsciously, not consciously) and also I didn't have enough interests which involved meeting other people or Interesting ppl - or rather quite a lot of things I was interested in and committed time and effort to - either weren't inherently sociable or only seemed to involve meeting ppl who were very introverted/non communicative or odd (yeah I know that's judgemental of me!). Anyway, thankfully, possibly now I've left my religious beliefs a long way behind, I seem to be more open to and able to make new connections and friends. I've also become better at sussing out who is genuine and who not... I've also become better at understanding that different people are different and so some friends are good for interacting with in some ways, but not good in other situations (ppl can only give what they can give) ppl have different strengths and weaknesses and so there are some ppl who can be helpful in some situations, but I wouldn't look for their support or help in other situations as they are either unable or unwilling to connect on that level and that's ok.... I have a few close friends and a lot of other social contacts who are friendly and a positive part of my social network and structure, but I don't look for more than that from them and I guess they don't from ne and that's fine.... ❤
Oh, what I meant to say at the start was, I think follow your interests, do things you enjoy and think are interesting and worthwhile and you'll meet people you get along with and make new friends... ❤
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(In the beginning) Ok bonfire on Jeron's beach! 😂😂
This is awesome and gives a very good description outside the Cult. There's good people and bad people in or out of the org. In the back of my mind i always knew that but it was confirmed in March (for me) at the Blue Ribbon.
We're all weird coming out... so true. One reason I've mentioned to Joe and Fran (I think Vern and Shawna on discord) why higher education would be my ticket because it will help me interact and develop social skill in a different way.
I lost so much as a kid because i was expected to be this and that (following the families legacy) that I never really got to enjoy life. Well 2025 NY I'm coming to visit Joe and Fran and the other regulars i met on their show (open invite to all) where we'll be having a meet up. Vegas well i don't see August as having anything booked so i should make it (nine months to get in shape 😂😂).
These meet ups are so important because the EXJW community (vs those never in the JW) know where you're coming from. I still use JW language but slowly getting rid of it. Not sure when our next meet up will be but i may think about coordinating something next summer maybe at one of of the Harbors where they have a fire pit.
Unfortunately I became friends with the wrong crowd 😕 I'm trying to get my life on the right track without the cult of course and find the right friends (which I have a few)
The friendship is whatis making people get stuck, they think they have no where to go when they leave
Rick Fearon from the Six Screens of the Watchtower is having an EX-JW meetup in Massachusetts in August of 2025 also.
Also learning how to look after your own mental health is super important. Developing a range of techniques and strategies for this is important - I've found keeping notebooks for things like trying something new every week, taking regular time to connect with nature, noting 5 things a day that brought you joy or happiness (however hard it seems, I found that challenge super helpful in getting me to notice what was good and valuable to me and helped me find ways to make more of that happen!). Also committing every day to make the very best of your life - we never know how long we've got, sorry I probably shouldn't say that on an ex JW thing, but I don't mean it in an end of the world way, I just mean we're all mortal and we better live NOW! ❤
Thanks for sharing. Good tips!
Hi 👋🏻
Interesting topic (I'm only just starting to listen), I realise at the start of this that I found it harder and harder to make friends after Uni and reflecting in that now, as I begin to listen, I think part of this was because I was an evangelical Christian and didn't realise that I was judging/filtering ppl on the basis of whether they were believers (I think I mostly did this subconsciously, not consciously) and also I didn't have enough interests which involved meeting other people or Interesting ppl - or rather quite a lot of things I was interested in and committed time and effort to - either weren't inherently sociable or only seemed to involve meeting ppl who were very introverted/non communicative or odd (yeah I know that's judgemental of me!). Anyway, thankfully, possibly now I've left my religious beliefs a long way behind, I seem to be more open to and able to make new connections and friends. I've also become better at sussing out who is genuine and who not... I've also become better at understanding that different people are different and so some friends are good for interacting with in some ways, but not good in other situations (ppl can only give what they can give) ppl have different strengths and weaknesses and so there are some ppl who can be helpful in some situations, but I wouldn't look for their support or help in other situations as they are either unable or unwilling to connect on that level and that's ok.... I have a few close friends and a lot of other social contacts who are friendly and a positive part of my social network and structure, but I don't look for more than that from them and I guess they don't from ne and that's fine.... ❤
Oh, what I meant to say at the start was, I think follow your interests, do things you enjoy and think are interesting and worthwhile and you'll meet people you get along with and make new friends... ❤