I need information about deprogramming

kedrys

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Thu May-17-07 09:04 AM
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I need information about deprogramming

as in breaking cult-implanted behaviors. I have no idea where to turn. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated.

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undergroundpanther

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Thu May-17-07 09:56 AM
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1. When I left Assemblies of God

Edited on Thu May-17-07 10:04 AM by undergroundpanther

Sites on Net helped me recover..Also I realize I and also You are not alone in this.

The term "coercive persuasion" is used in the DSM-IV to describe an established technique also called mind control.Things ARE beginning to change in the psych community on this . Decent people are catching up to what spiritually abusive perpretrators are doing to people.

This site is great help to me
http://www.sosa.org/
This site is good stuff too
http://surrealist.org/writing/handbook2.html
I found this site very helpful if your problem was with a christian flavored cult..
http://www.exchristian.net/

And this book is helpful for christian flavored cults Twisted scriptures.. here is the site
of the author..
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/6312/index.html
this is a page with book exerpts
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/6312/tbook.html
Here are a few other sites
http://www.rickross.com/warningsigns.html
A huge site with tons of links
http://earthops.org/cult/
http://www.factnet.org/Healing.html

I don't know the situation you were in but here is a link to spiritual abuse recovery for sexual abuse by clergy.
http://www.darkness2light.org/GetHelp/support_adult_survivor.asp

And humor can help too
http://www.freeminds.org/psych/humor.htm
http://www.heathenhandbook.com/humor/humorlinks.htm
http://www.thedoormagazine.com/about_the_door.html

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mopinko

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Thu May-17-07 11:46 AM
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2. is this for you?

or for someone else?

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kedrys

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Thu May-17-07 12:07 PM
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3. My spouse

Longish weird story.

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mopinko

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Thu May-17-07 05:36 PM
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4. sounds like what you need is a lawyer.

sounds like hell.
:hug:

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kedrys

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Fri May-18-07 07:57 AM
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5. I'm looking into it

just for coverage - things have calmed down at this end a bit.

Thanks for the :hug:, I really needed it. :hi:

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mopinko

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Fri May-18-07 11:03 AM
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6. take care of yourself first.

it might be all you are able to do. but you can't get much farther if you don't.
we are here. stop by any time.

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