I've worked with several clients who were raised as Jehovah's Witnesses, and the educational impact is significant. Many adults I've treated for trauma and depression describe how the community discouraged higher education beyond high school, viewing it as spiritually dangerous. One client in her 30s shared that she was actively discouraged from attending college because the Watchtower publications emphasized that time spent in secular education took away from evangelizing and studying scripture. The psychological effects of this educational restriction show up in my practice as internalized shame and stunted identity development. I had a 28-year-old client who left the faith and struggled with basic career planning because he'd been taught his entire childhood that professional ambition was worldly and prideful. Using CBT and Narrative Therapy, we worked on reframing his relationship with education and building new beliefs about his worth outside the religious framework. What's particularly challenging is the shunning practice if someone leaves or questions the teachings. I've seen clients completely cut off from family support systems when they pursued college against congregation advice. This creates a dual trauma--both the loss of educational opportunities during formative years and the loss of community support when trying to correct that as an adult. The socio-economic impact is measurable: most of my former JW clients report significantly lower earning potential and career mobility compared to peers, directly tied to limited education encouraged during their upbringing. Many are working through co-dependency issues because they were taught to prioritize group conformity over individual development from childhood.