Are Jehovah's Witnesses the 'Happiest People on Earth?' 

There are happy and sad people regardless of religion, but the worst part is, if you are trapped being a JW with your family being used as leverage, it's quite literally a killer

Being a Jehovah's witness is not a happy place, it is a nightmare for free thinking people. I was raised to be a good little JW drone. How could anyone be happy when your life is micro managed by other people. I am very happy that I didn't let them shape me into what they wanted. If you love surfing, horses, gardening, anything you love, peruse it and be successful, and when you look back on your life as you get older, you will have good happy memories. Do not be a slave to other people. Don't let your life be stolen by other people trying to exploit you. Stand up. Thank you Surviving Paradise.

We were reminded of his undeserved kindness DAILY NOT JUST WEEKLY..

Are Jehovah’s Witnesses a happy people? Absolutely, when they escape! I was the saddest soul in the cult, yet the happiest person when I got out!!!

I was born in and left when I was 35. I married at 22 and that lasted for 14 years. Throughout my teens I remember having depression and dark thoughts. I even rehearsed seeing if I could still reach the trigger with the barrel in my mouth. When I was being dragged through a judicial committee to be disfellowshipped at age 20, about 2 weeks before the announcement, I awoke from a dream that would repeat for the next 15 years or so. When I awoke, I couldn't move, I felt squashed into my bed, and my first response was to say "the name", but I couldn't get the breath. I finally spewed out some version of it, and felt like everything lifted. I was convinced for many, many years that I'd just experienced a demon attack. I told this to the elders of my committee, and instead of helping me, as I sobbed relaying the events to them, they disfellowshipped me. I was reinstated in 6 months out of pure spite, but that's another story. This event, though, I would learn was a full-blown anxiety attack with a dose of sleep paralysis. One hundred percent explained. Why? Because I was in the process of my life and eternity being decided for me. I firmly believed that if DFd, I would be a crispy hot dog, as it were. Constant states of guilt, fear, being observed by invisible perverts and your own congregants at all times. Hypocritical parents that seemed to only revel in the rules they could enforce under the veil of bible standards, while being emotionally, physically abusive and rampant with alcoholism. Throughout my entire marriage, during which she would have to wake me from that same dream and my loss of breath trying to rid myself of demons, my wife ALWAYS was trying to get me to seek therapy and get on medication for my moods, anxiety, anger, and depression. Of course, that would just sent me into a rage. I never did until I left at 35. The combination of some therapy and about 3 years of anti-depressants, mixed with no more JW influence, my state of mind is at least stable in these last years. I have no doubts what-so-ever that the beliefs and environment of that community ruined my mind and all of my formative years. In fact, though feeling relatively stable, I will never be able to completely wash the stink of my rearing out of my being. So much lost time. I can't say I'm "happy" now, after all, I'm shunned by my parents, siblings, children, and everyone else I ever knew for the first decades of my life, but I do feel untainted and no longer afraid. I should say, I have not had that dream or the "demon" experience for 20 years now, almost immediately after I left. This was a great show, Stacey. Thank you so very much. It was very confirming.

Oh geeze! Undeserved Kindness. I heard that sooooooo many times as a jehovah witness. It made me sick to my stomach. They beat that dead horse continuously. New System is another term that they harp on almost continuously.

THIS. This is what broke me out of there. I looked around me and I saw 'happy people,' but I was not happy. So, as I had been taught, I thought the fault was in me. I wasn't doing enough. I didn't have enough faith. I wasn't good enough. So I did more; I prayed for faith and I hoped I'd get to where I was good enough. Meetings, assemblies, conventions, studying, praying, trying to make friends, trying to be a good JW. Doing a Bible study in order to be baptized. I strived to do more and more and more. Maybe I'm more fragile than most, idk, but I didn't get very far before I broke. councilor During all of this, I faked being happy at the meetings. I would be crying my eyes out at home, or sitting in a corner wanting to die, but at the meeting, I'd put on that happy face. noticeable

No, they are the saddest, sickest people I know. When I left, even tho I was devastated by the circumstances & the loss of all I knew...it was such an instant relief! And it just got better & better. All the tension & pressure & hours sitting on my butt in meetings about nothingness. Happiness is exactly what you said. Finding & doing what your soul purpose is. Yes, coffee in the early morning, puppy breath, driving to music, floating thru space on the back of a horse, the smell of the air, the day after the storm & the storm itself, camping, viewing wild animals, the wind & sun or rain & snow on your face, hard work (real work that accomplishes a goal), conversation with intelligent people, living the life we are in! Challenges dont bring you down, you thrive on them. No wonder JW's are unhappy. They are twiddling their thumbs, with their hands tied behind their backs, while this life passes by, in favor of a life that is the figment of some other mans imagination. Sad.😒 My sentiments exactly about the Caleb & Sofia cartoon. Wow, those men need to go to jail! Thank you, always appreciate your words!

Happiness to me is watching a good movie, having a great conversation with a friend, enjoy a delicious meal, or just waking up in the morning and thankful that I’m still alive. It’s the little things in life.

one of the many things that woke me up was when my mom said she stayed up all night praying that her children make it through Armageddon. I was like that sounds a little crazy.

The best life ever was when I faded away from the happiest people on earth! 😊

I notice that those "happy paradise" pictures from the organization looks eerily similar to North Koreans propaganda pictures of their so called "happy" citizens...

Worldly (human) wisdom: No one can be always happy. It is ok to experience all the emotions and it is ok to let feel these emotions to yourself and to express them.

One of the biggest breakthroughs I had in therapy was when my therapist showed me the Map of Consciousness by David Hawkins and she explained that the highest levels of consciousness involve the feelings of enlightenment, joy, peace, love and reason and the lowest levels are guilt and shame. And anything that invokes those feelings in someone isn’t good for them. That’s it. That’s all there is to it. That put it tangibly in a way that was so instrumentation in my healing process. The organization is dependent on its followers saturating themselves in those lower levels of guilt and shame because at the height of consciousness is enlightenment and the things that lead to it are things like joy and peace. Because enlightenment would cause people to LEAVE the organization there is literal incentive to NOT allow its members to enjoy true happiness. It’s such psychological Soviet Union era brainwashing it’s crazy to see it from an objective plane at this point in my life.

I feel sad and sorry for all the JW.

Thanks again Stacey for a great show 👍...happy smells...I love walking at night (winter) and smelling in the air Coal being burnt to heat their homes ,also cut grass in the Summer ,I look forward to your next podcast, thanks again

They are the most judgemental on the earth.

Your humor brings me happiness! As does my husband who stood by me through indoctrination and leaving the JW Culture, not to mention being disfellowshipped when I married him. "Do not be unevenly yoked." I am also so much happier now that I have DAed. I no longer live in fear of Armageddon, of the thought of my loved ones being annihilated, or being in a paradise without them. I have so much more peace now knowing that every day I get on this planet is awesome and when I have no days left I get to go back to the earth and elements and energies from where I came. On a side note, since I left the JW Culture I am no longer taking ANY depression or anxiety medications!

Not in any particular order, but the things that make genuinely happy: 1. Music. I’ve actually gotten into trouble before because unless I’m sleeping or in the shower I usually have at least one earbud in. 2. The great outdoors. I live in Oregon, and I love to just… go outside. Go for a walk in the beautiful PNW woods. Appreciate the beautiful, green, rainy, tree-covered landscape of the PNW. Go to the coast. Absolutely love it. 3. Food. So many delicious flavors and wonderful textures. It literally keeps alive. It’s fun to make and eat. Healthy food. Unhealthy food. Comfort food. Fast food. Simple food fancy food. Slow cooker/crock pot dinners I throw together before I leave for work/class in the morning and come home to a delicious dinner and my place smelling absolutely amazing in the evening. Just… food. 4. Smells. Pine/balsam. Burning wood. Incense(which I burn all the time). Lilacs. Lavender. Mugwort. Clean water. The smell of the PNW after/while it rains. The smell of a home-cooked meal. My favorite perfumes and lotions. I could go on and on. 5. Animals. Cats and birds are among my favorites. 6. Sewing. Sometimes I’ll literally just cut a small square of fabric and sew or embroider whatever comes to mind on it. So fun, relaxing, and satisfying. 7. Just being alone at home. Sitting in front of the fireplace with a warm cup of tea and some lofi, vaporwave, swing, jazz, classical, or other chill genre of music playing on the stereo or my earbuds. 8. Meditation. It has, and continues to, help my mental health and life in general immensely. 9. Hearing people’s stories of leaving cults and taking control of their own damn lives. Lol.

Shortly before covid I asked the circuit overseer’s wife what she sees in our circuit to be the biggest problem. Thinking she might say immorality, she said depression. Now I know why!!

When I first heard JWs were “the happiest people on earth” I thought it was mockery from outside the borg. Nope, it was instructions from the GasBags

This is a superb podcast and so true. Look around any Kingdom Hall and you see a lot of tired, unhappy people, because the driving force is fear, which is the flip side of the same coin. My ex wife was constantly depressed because whatever you do for WT was never enough, to the point she didn't want to get up for field service or meetings. Your point of the NW Translation of "Undeserved Kindness" instead of God's "Grace" is so true, and just keeps JWs feeling unworthy and useless, living in fear of dying at Armaggedon. This was the 1st of your videos I watched, and I will go through the rest! Keep up the good work!! Thanks again x

Things that make me happy are celebrations like Christmas, thanksgiving, birthdays. They bring families together to laugh and reminisce, and honor life’s milestones.

I loved the songs and would sing them frequently. And I would feel better by the end of the meeting. But why was I always anxious about going to the hall? Why was I afraid? I couldn't accept that the religion was making me miserable until the pandemic gave me some space to think. I didn't know most of them were unhappy because they were so good at putting a mask on, something I could not do.

Witnesses are struggling to maintain all the things they are told must be done to not only gain but maintain God’s favor. Not to mention keeping up appearances so you are not marked. It’s exhausting.

The happiness Jehovah's Witnesses know and experienced is the love bombing they had when they first joined, which stopped when they were baptised and now they are continually yearning for and trying to get back to. Love your podcast. I am the same age as you and had similar experiences in the WT land. Disassociated at 18 for smoking cigarettes and never looked back.

YO!!!! One of the first rhings i realized and never liked was undeserved kindness... so we were raised to believe we were never deserving!!! This is HUGE!!!

I have had some very bad moments in my life, caused by alcoholic Elders, going to my wife behind my back, being completely unaware, coming home from work having a wife attack my character out of no where. Me sitting alone asking myself "what just happened to my life" and both times my wives divorced me and I was never told why. Going through that embarrassing 😳 moment in divorce court, telling the judge, asking the judge, to please have someone tell me why this woman is divorcing me? Unreconciled differences! Never was I violent, never was I abusive, always at work. Never having any concrete reason why! 😒 until I found out later, Elders gave the advice to divorce me. I confronted one of those Elders, and asked him directly if He was communicating with my wife behind my back, his response was, absolutely not! A bold face lie. Turns out they were communicating at least a year, having her beg me to put our phones on the same plan, then when I did, she was getting my phone records turning them over to the Elder's. Then I started getting calls from long time friends saying someone called them asking why they were sleeping with me, and did they know I was married 😒, finally all my friends no longer communicated with me. Three years later I contacted a friend, and was told someone sent a message that I was molesting my youngest daughter. Refusing to give a name, but the phone number they gave to me. Turned out to a false phone contact. So I called my daughter, she said no one ever contacted her about it, that is why my daughter who at one time gave parts on the school, told me she will never become involved in that Cult. Then she said something else that really hit home; "Dad, if you ever want peace in your life, you need to be more careful of who you make your friends." Remember the recent Watchtower article? You Can Trust Your Brother's" Study Article 37: November 7-13, 2022 You Can Trust Your Brothers. I realised my 25 year old daughter just gave me sound advice! I had that pounded into my head for years, you can trust the Elders! The big lie that totally destroyed 2 of my marriages! Elders in wolves clothing, some complete drunkards, playing with other mens wives in the Congregations! But don't worry, Jehovah is in complete Control! 😉 Just pray to Jehovah! He will not turn His back on you!!! My children still Communicate with me, knowing the truth, but none have returned to Jehovah's Witnesses. Now I have adopted my wife's niece of 9 years. I have her in a bilingual school she speaks 4 languages now, French, English, my wife's dialect, and West African Pidgin. When she came to us she could not read even one word. Now she reads from the Bible difficult words. And on top of that I am teaching her piano, which she loves! And is doing better than I expected. Elders tried interfering but I told them to put it where the sun never shines! Does this sound like the happiest group of people on 🌎 , when they conduct themselves as major backstabbers?

Woke up this morning and found mana on RU-vid.lol

👋🏼Things that make me happy: Domestic tranquility, helping nieces/nephews do better in life, Lasagna & garlic bread… 🥰🥰🥰

I recall as a young child, 5 -8.. I'd be playing then the thought of Armageddon, the death, the illustrations, would hit me. And I'd crawl under a blanket feel depressed for hours. On a lighter note, scent is one of the most powerful memory triggers. Certain smells immediately bring me back to my childhood in the P.N.W.

Another great video bro. Man I’ve been out for 7 years but I remember the last few years of being in I was always tired after every assembly. I was tired of all those days in a building, my ex wife pretending this was true. I actually found joy at work where I could speak of different topics instead of the same old crap year after year. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Great ice cream analogy. You can tell you were good on the JW stage. Lol

Ironically enough, that was the WT study, yesterday. When I was a teen, I'd rather be in school, for no reason, during the weekend, than being out in service on Sat. & meeting on Sun..., or even, Disneyland (which I can't stand [I know what you're thinking, "But, Disneyland's the 'HAPPIEST' place on earth?!"]that places).School or Disneyland was (& still are) the lesser evils against ANYTHING that's JW-related.

Always happy to start my week with another episode...take care Sir

The most influential elder in my last congregation pushes the idea that JWs are the happiest. Meanwhile, the congregants are miserable because they are deferring their happiness for an imaginary paradise and shunning the people they love.

This was a very thought through and intense podcast. I also have seen several depressed people in my congregation. They just weren't good enough. What hurts me most as a teacher, is the suffering of JW families with 'disabled' children. (Autism, ADHD, learning or behavioural disorders etc.) I felt they were a sort of nuissance: during meetings, field service etc. The children were very unhappy, the parents got depressed....🥺

Another great podcast! Thank you. I was thinking when you spoke about the psy-violence/weaponry (35:23). Interesting how the watchtower is invested in the Rand Corporation which is military training/obedience/groupthink/psychologysociology so how they use it in the cult is really sickening when it is applied to babies/children/youth etc.

WT provides articles to teach us how to act happy. That’s why they patiently explain it to us again & again. Emotions are odd things to deal with but learning thru them has brought me contentment with bursts of sheer happiness ✌️

I could not make sense in my mind from young why we were always telling people how bad everything was but we spent no time making things better.

👋...Music... When I find everything on my list at the supermarket...🥰🥰🥰

I can honestly say that I was never happy as a JW but have experienced a lot of happiness since leaving. I feel free to be me and enjoy a normal life. I remember all the gossip in the congregation on who was on anti depressants. I was among those people. No more. I now have a healthy mind and I’m at peace with myself and my life. Really enjoyed this episode.

I highly doubt it. Being forced door to door is awful especially if you’re an introvert.

👋... Wine glass in hand while reading horrible people's obituary... 🥰🥰🥰

Such a great show about such a sad, depressing subject. Makes me also think of when we were told that we should not even be sad at funerals because we should be happy that they would now be sure of a resurrection. How we react to death is yet another reason to judge your faith. If your too sad then your faith is weak. A relative unexpectedly lost her husband and the rest of my family was commenting how well she was doing because she had the hope. I told them she is not doing well, she is in shock. Months later she was crying all the time and they did not understand???? The control of our natural emotions is mind boggling. It is not the best life ever and we were not the happiest people on earth. Thanks again for your excellent part! 👍👍

Great podcast before work 👌

Thank you sir, that was an amazing analysis. When you grow up in that religion, it is hard to recognize exactly why you're unhappy, you just feel that something isn't right. The shunning, the pressure to constantly do more, the endless negative gossip, the reinforcing of their dark message of Armageddon, no holidays, etc. It is quite a lot. When I was started fading 2 years ago, I was given a pamphlet by a coworker explaining God's grace, it was my first time really examining the difference between "grace" and "undeserved kindness". The concept of Grace emphasizes God's love. You are are right, it is a psychological ploy to make you feel worthless, and guilt you into doing more for the Org.

When I got disfellowshipped and walked out the door that night it was the happiest night of my life I feel like this huge weight was lifted off my chest and could breath again.

Thank you for your podcast helping us to continue in searching for our very own personal happiness! "Happy" to be pomo! 💯%

30:33 yes exactly. Proof that they know exactly what they are doing. It can’t get more evil than this. When I first had this realization I got physically sick. It’s really hard to come to terms with the fact that this is all on purpose and their intentions are bad.

Hi, and thanks again for this podcast. What you say is so true ! I have seen it over and over again, in congregations. You must be happy whenever you are in God's organization, because it is a fruit of the Holy Spirit; though, you must be happy the way the Wachtower tells you, but if you do are happy, then, you are guilty of being happy and must humble yourself, because you don't deserve it. This is how to turn people crazy ! This is called: playing with your mind !

Another Insightful drop! Thank you Stacy,.....digital hug in-bound!

Please cover the topic of caleb and sophia! It sickens me to know my niece and nephew are subjected to that since birth, now being about 3 and 4 years old.

Excellent commentry and info as always Stacy. Many thanks.

The pursuit of happiness will always be an elusive, unnecessary, and harmful goal because basing your life pursuing a feeling is a wasted life. CSLewis writes of this in “Surprised by Joy”. Contentment however is achievable and more realistic. Contentment is arranging your life so you enjoy the present moments such as music, flowers, rainfall, friendship, a good book, a cup of hot tea. Joy is those little bursts of elation you get as a reward for practicing contentment.

I love the sarcasm, wittiness, and overall healing aspect of this podcast!! It helps me deal with the trauma of being shunned by all my friends, as well as unpack the subliminal and liminal messaging that has been hardwired into my brain from being a witness from birth. Can’t wait for more episodes! Thank you!!

“Us aid, we aid” =kool aid! You’re hilarious.. seriously, these vids make my whole day!

👍🏻!!! Sending my best and wishing much happiness to all of us!

Being the happiest people on earth was the biggest lie every told.

This was a really great video. Thank you. 💐

👋🏼 Listening to the Surviving Paradise podcast makes me happy 😎 Please keep up the excellent work🥰👍🏼

Happiness to me: crochet, animals, cooking, traveling and making people smile.

I mean to be fair, when you’re told constantly for your entire life that “The World™️” is full of miserable, evil, crazy people, being the happiest people on earth is a pretty low bar. Lol. Also, for what it’s worth, I’ve never met more unhappy people and people with more problems, demons, and skeletons in their closet than my JW and ex-JW friends and family.

Wouldn't it be interesting to test the cortisol (stress hormone) levels of the happiest people on field service day?

Just finished this video and all I can say is. BRAVO ‼️👏 and 🎉🙏🤩

My parents been witnesses since the 70s. Never been happy. Always been poor and sad. But faithful to Watchtower.

Excellent coverage of this topic. Psy-weaponry. Watchtower is essentially saying to even the little children, "If you're not happy then there's something wrong with you." Wt convinced jw that there was no way we could feel unhappy if we are jw. If you're not happy it is because your God is not pleased with you for some reason. I remember my mother hated when my siblings were happy together. This old system was not supposed to make us happy.

I love a cup of coffee and a cigar in the morning. I was free to have all the coffee I wanted as a JW because the GB loves coffee, but I didn't know the delight of tobacco since WatchTower villainized it. Still can't believe I haven't gotten caught. I've smokes within feet of believing JWs and I'm still not DF'd.

Stacey, my time being married to a Jw I could see how miserable she was, Though she would not admit it. And I don’t know how any jws can walk around going door to door with a fake smile on their face. They are oppressed and that’s what I could see on my ex wife face but she was still devouted to it or as I like to say she’s trapped in it.

Thank you Stacey for this timely information. I never felt truly happy being a single sister nobody really bothers with you you I really do not have close friends. If you are not a pioneer and just a publisher nobody really bothers with. I did know a sister who had mental problems she hardly ever went to meeting has a mental health worker she went to see. Was on medication constantly and at times she was suicidal I tried to help her talk her out of doing anything,, now that I am no longer a witness she shuns me saying we have nothing in common we use to hang out at different times for coffee etc but I feel sad for her that she does not see the light… blinded she thinks ai turned my back on Jehovah… crazy

Another great episode! Anyway you can turn up the volume of your voice by about 5 or 10%? I can’t blast this around the house so have to listen on headphones. Your voice comes in a little low.

What makes them the happiest people on earth? They don't understand the Bible, they follow men, they are taught to judge and hate, they are told how to dress, how to have sex, no higher education, no critical thinking, their "jesus" is not real, no salvation of their souls, must obey those 8 men no matter what, there's depression, anxiety, worry, and no hope because the gb cannot discern the Bible, had to write their own Bible because they don't believe the KJV Bible, etc.... how can they honestly be the "happiest people on earth"? I don't get it...🤔😕

Ex Jehovah witnesses are the happiest people on earth 😄

"Turn that dial, all the way Shoot me like a rocket, into space Lovin' every minute of it Lovin' every minute of it" - Loverboy "Happiness, is a warm gun" - The Beatles

Hello, another great video I’ll share my research with you on Happiness, Spoiler I have never had a JW define what happiness is Happiness actually has its origins in scripture. KJV will use the word Blessed. Happiness is to experience the effects of Holy Spirit. A particular aspect of HS becomes more pronounced as one’s circumstances change Galatians 5:22-23 When we have great news or see something absolutely adorable we experience Joy When we do not retaliate we’re experiencing Self Control When we are waiting for a horrible situation to end we’re experiencing Endurance/Patience When the horrible experience have ended we experience peace Love ya Bro, keep these vids coming Puddy :)

GOOD JOB BRO!

Someone once said , " what is truth ?" Similarly , , ," What is happy?"

Without even watching i can say nope. Ive been clinically depressed for 25 yrs and am absolutely miserable. Only just waking up to the falseness of it all.

" Love never fails. Love is the only key. It shows and tells. How happy life can be. No death nor pain. That time is getting near. Christ will reign, for a thousand happy years. And we're the happiest people in the world. Happy men and women, happy boys and girls." Being a Jehovah's Witness and knowing the truth is the happiest place that you can be. I cannot imagine where I would be or what I would be doing if I was not a JW.

The governing body has the gall to tell their members how they must think and feel. Worse yet it makes them feel like a hypocrite because they know deep inside they are not happy but they must keep putting on that smiling face even though it’s not how they feel and if they don’t , then they are not pleasing Jehovah, and all the while being told, from the podium, hypocrites will die at Armageddon. Talk about mental abuse! Very sad.🥺

Hello all!!!

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Apparently a study was done, JWs suffer from more mental illness than those outside.. so much for being an unhappy 'worldly' person...I have only been unhappy when I have been foolish in my decisions or actions...leaving JWs was not one of those! The only people I miss were the elderly ones I befriended in the organisation as not many younger ones were interested in them...sadly I would say most of them have passed away now, as this was back in the 90s.. I never really felt anyone was truly happy in that organisation looking back...

Quote of the Year : DEPRESSION IS RAMPANT AMONG JEHOVAH WITNESSES 👍👍👍

No no no!??..."slaphappy"???...

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A deduction of Elder arrangement explained; Go to RU-vid and watch; ("Psycopath Vs Sociopath" Why You Need To Know) How many of us know a Bully Elder? Raise your ✋! No need to count, as everyone has raised their hands!!!🤔😒😏🤭🤫 Do you notice one thing a Bully, Psycopath, and a Sociopath, have in common? 😱 0 Empathy for others, no remorse!

*I saw the most alcohol & pill abuse when I was Jehovahs Witness. I thought that Normal in time. They need intervention. Lol.*

JWs are happy because they have the truth and a hope looking forward to never ending life under God's kingdom. Revelations 21:4. People today need to be realistic in that all of us [ JWs and Non-JWs] are under a great deal of stress and pressure by this system of things. Of course, the world is in the power of the wicked one and we live in his world.

It is very annoying when watching JW propaganda videos they show how happy it is to be a JW. It's no wonder they get the uninitiated hooked at times (I want some of that). As a child you just accept these things. It's no wonder when your critical thinking develops there is a tendency not to believe in God. I listen too what I consider some insightful thinkers but whenever they mention God there is a groan inside of me because of my childhood indoctrination.

How can a person consider themselves happy when they are constantly being hammered because they are not doing enough in service, are not devoting all of their free time to the benefit of the organization and finally giving all of their discretionary funds to the organization? We are made to feel like dirt. It’s stressful beyond belief. This is not happiness, it’s misery. Every time that you hear the term Governing Body or the word organization try substituting the word Mafia. The similarities are numerous. Happiness. Ones from within and not from somebody else trying to manipulate us.

Watchtower swaps out Joy for happiness. The push "happiness" but neglect joy, which is a fruit of the Spirit. The same way they put on "nice," but neglect kindness, another fruit of the Spirit. But then the fruits of the Spirit come from knowing Christ. They have not the Christ, nor the fruits of the Spirit, so they have to substitute "fruits" of the flesh.

Also side note: does JW literature or other multimedia propaganda ever feature interracial couples? I’ve been out since 2010

My x wife is on Prozac but she said it was my fault

Happiest times in JWs? When events were over and I could go home! Regards to all here 👋

It's time theft. the watchtower stole time and committed genocide

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Since I left Jehovah I've been having a devil of a time with Satan and loving it. Justin Porter ex jw ❤️

Shoot go to assemblies and see frustrated parents smack their little babies in the face because they are unhappy being there with little ones who dont need to be there either. nope not the happiest people fake fake fake. 😒 sad and misery and depressing times

If JWs are the happiest people on earth, then does that mean they all live in Disneyland? Because I have it on VERY good authority that Disneyland is the Happiest Place on Earth. Evidently, JWs all have a season pass to Disneyland as is obvious from these two “present”truths.