Hey Rawe your advice is pretty sound and i believe you were and elder(xD).
I am pretty familiar with how elders in a congregation can be. My father has been an elder for.... a long time xD... hmm maybe 35 years and he has told me some stories of some of the cases he's handled... of course it wasn't anything revealing(about the case or the other elders), but they leave a bad taste in my mouth after hearing them.

Anyway, I want to be completely honest with everyone, but at the same time I want to be prepared. And I want to sever my ties with people who don't support this decision of mine. I know the process of losing all the people I love will be hard on me, but I feel like I deserve to be able to live in a form that I want... without the influences and pressures of those that are close to me... Maybe life outside of the congregation will be horrible... I accept that possibility. But there's a chance that I will find fulfillment and enjoyment of life that I haven't found as a witness out there. I feel like I deserve to be able to make the decision, you know?

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