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I found this list of common traits among former cult members on the ICSA site: People who leave cultic environments may experience: A tendency to blame themselves for anything bad that happens Depression and low self-esteem Anxiety Anger Confusion, dissociation, “spacing out” Difficulty concentratin...

Thanks Hope4. I've just had a look at the ICSA website. I thought I already knew what it was but it's different than what I had in mind, so I must have been thinking of another organisation. The International Journal of Coercion, Abuse, and Manipulation looks promising. Thanks again!

Hi Dante, After some years of being out of the RFI archipelago (as I now like to call it), I began to realise that a lot of their in-house doctrine uses the logical fallacy of begging the question , or assuming the conclusion . I think the above quote is a good example. In the excerpt you quoted, th...

I haven't looked too hard into the subject yet, but I'm wondering if anyone's aware of any research that specifically looks at the relationship between cult involvement (specifically for those born into one) and pre-frontal cortex development? I'm no brain surgeon so I may have the wrong terminology...

@baptist1611 I'm happy to see your reply. I'm glad I'm not the only one who picked up 'cult vibes' about the whole C19 shenanigans. My only regret is that I didn't speak up sooner, either here or elsewhere. In my [poor] defense, I was going through something akin to a nervous breakdown (weren't we a...