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moi
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Date: December 04, 2018 04:35PM
i get it, the whole bit about it, but, really, for me, the experience was quite cringe-worthy.
it made me feel very uncomfortable and was a more than a bit traumatising to view all the weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth.
they'd reach a point in the testimony, where i could tell where they should just pull out, with their dignity intact, and wrap it up. (and i was mentally saying 'wrap it up, now!' in my mind at them)
but they'd get to a part where they'd start to get off on a tangent that usually wasn't really about an actual 'testimony' but more about something in their life that bothered them, more often than not....
and at that point, they'd start to get rambly, then, the voice would start shaking, and then, the sobbing and blubbering would start...and then, they would go on and on and on...
i felt a bit embarrased for them, really, it was like watching an animal being tortured.
being that i am what you call 'psychic' and i easily can pick up the 'empath' vibe from people, it was very difficult for me to sit through it, feeling all that unhappy energy.
the testimonies that were kept short and sweet and *happy* and, to the point, felt good sometimes, but it was those ones that seemed to want to 'put on a show' (always the same ones, usually pretty big-names in the local branch or ward.) and so, i would brace myself when the showboater got on stage, and as the sobbing began and the water-works began to squirt, as it was not like a television set, where i could just change channels or switch it off, i would cringe and just try to tune it out the best i could.
it was not a very happy experience to sit through. not a bit of 'spirit' felt at all when that happened. i ended up feeling more drained afterwards, than 'uplifted' each time.
so, i eventually let wisdom prevail and did myself a favour and started intentionally missing that day or coming in 'fashionably late' to spare myself. ;D
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/04/2018 04:42PM by moi.