Who personally knows of a jw commiting suicide?
I know there are many and just wondered how many here know someone who has taken this heartbreaking action.Edited to add that I know of one who jumped out in front of a truck and killed himself....
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Papillon1960 wrote:(((BeachLady))) Thank you for sharing that! I have been suicidal on and off my whole life too. My heart goes out to you Dear. I am so glad that you are here so you can see just how...
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froggie-Isn't it strange how just about everyone here can think of at least one "off the top of their head" who has tried to or committed suicide. "Off the top of my head", I can't think of any...
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I have only met less than 20 Jws in life as ive been non practicing for most of it. so the ratio for friends is about 1000/1 in favour of worldly people. The score for suicide in my life is... Worldly...
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jehovah666-Welcome to the forum! That is rather shocking but not surprising, if you know what I mean. The fact that out of only 20 JWs, 2 of them have killed themselves is not surprising at all....
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PHR-Yeah, I think with most other non-cult-like religions, this thread would not have gotten past the first page, but the fact that it is now 9 pages is indicative of the seriousness of the...
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Yup! An Elder hung himself leaving a wife and young family behind...............no one ever knew why! Well, I think we can guess = the FUD (Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt), caused by the Governing Body!
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How sad Punk, but not surprising. Elders have a lot of pressure on them. All JWs do and elders are no exception. They are given responsibiliies that they are totally unqualified to cope with. There's...
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Not sure if I should put this here but it's seems somewhat appropriate. If you have kids and you know a parent who has lost theirs for any reason but especially suicide for gods sake DO NOT hide your...
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Scuzzy-What an excellent point! I'm glad that you talked about it and think that this subject deserves its own thread. Why don't you go ahead and make a new thread? Feel free to put it on this helping...
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I recently found out that my sister thought about doing it a few times, myself as well. Like me she said she never felt she was good enough and couldn't do anything right and she'd be better off dead...
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My brother-in-law ran head on into a fire truck killing himself and his wife last October. My mother-in-law tried to overdose a week and a half ago and was in ICU for 3 days. Sorry for everyone here...
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tarheelgirl87-You are quite right in that feelings of inadequacy among JWs and ex/JWs are common. When you are made to feel that no matter what you do it will never be enough, how else would you feel?...
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"OMGoodness! I'm so sorry! I'm glad that your m-i-l is ok. Is she an active JW? This danged cult does so much damage to people."Yes. Meetings twice a week. This is the family that became active again...
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Sounds like she's not coping with her grief very well at all just42day. She's fortunate to have been found in time to get that much needed help.
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I know that it has crossed several of my family member's minds but none actually did it. That being said I was surprised by how many I actually know of that did in my circle of dub friends. One that...
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How horrible! That poor man must have been in immense pain to do something like that."That cult has a lot to answer for IMHO." That is a fact!
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That is so sad InspecterD ...... I had a former work colleague (non jdub) who took his own life the same way as your friend's husband did. He was going through a family meltdown at the time and just...
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