Depression and the LCs

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by Ohio

I have often said that my biggest failure in the LC was excessively trusting the brothers over me. I was often instructed, using Heb. 13.17, to obey the brothers and submit to them because they "watched over my soul." Hardly. They mostly put their own short-term interests first.

Agreed Ohio. As a teen and as an adult in the local churches, I often thought the problem was me. My concepts. Result I kept my thoughts and my opinions to myself.
I don't know if trust accurately described my relationship with elders, but there was submission. Did they care for my soul? Not hardly!
In recent decades I've come to regard LC elders in same manner as I do libs and progressive politicians. Their self interests and their party interests come first before conscience and compassion. Anything to avoid a conflict of interest with Anaheim (or Cleveland) is central to their decision making.