They will wear the “Stepford Wife” smile and say ‘everything is wonderful’, but the pressure, stress and depression is killing them. Every Ex-mo female I know says the same thing."
I've seen some episodes of the TV show, Sister Wives. Now I know they are so-called "fundamentalist" Mormons, but they say polygamy is so beneficial for the soul because it challenges you to be your best person, to rise above your jealousy. It came out later that the woman who was most vocal about it was on anti-depressants because of "jealousy issues."
It's not natural, and it's very sad for those women.
Not just the polygamists. Prescription drug abuse is rampant in Utah and Utah has the highest per capita people on anti-depressants.
There really is a huge pressure to perform - to have the ‘perfect’ house, the ‘perfect’ marriage, the ‘perfect’ kids, the ‘perfect’ church callings, the ‘perfect’ LDS testimony. It is unreal and very few women feel they can take off their masks and share their problems, because they have to show all their friends (who are usually LDS and in the same congregation) how perfectly they are living Mormonism and how happy they are.
Mormonism teaches that moral perfection is possible in this life (since Jesus proved it because He did it) and ‘living the (LDS) gospel’ will bring happiness, the perfect life and even financial wealth (which is where real stressor is for men).
Plain and simple, it is a demonic cult!
they say polygamy is so beneficial for the soul because it challenges you to be your best person, to rise above your jealousy
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