If you were to buy only one Steve Hassan book which would it be:
Combatting Cult Mind Control
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Releasing the Bonds
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Steve Hassan
by TheListener 4 Replies latest jw friends
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TheListener
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M.J.
I would buy Combatting.
To me it gives a better and more thorough understanding of how mind control works, and is a little easier to follow.
Releasing.. gets more into his more refined "Strategic Interaction Approach" of interacting with a cult member. But much of the book isn't entirely relevant to JWs. I would get them both as Releasing provides some insight on interaction that Combatting does not, but if I had to narrow it down to one essential book, I would pick Combatting.
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M.J.
This page seems to go along with my thinking:
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ezekiel3
I vote for Combatting.
Check out this direct comparison to JWs based on the book:
Questioning the Cult - 8 questions for JWs http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/78149/1.ashx
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econaut
TheListener,
I guess I feel differently than ezekiel3 and M.J. I would get Releasing the Bonds. I got both books when I first left the JWs three years ago and found that Releasing the Bonds was exceptional in outlining the methods used in all high control groups. It helped me to better see what the methods were that were used to control my thoughts all those years I belonged to the church. It also outlines an approach to take if you are in a position where some of your family is still in the church. The book is really easy to read. I know that my 19 year old sister really enjoyed the book as well and was sharing parts of it with a co-worker to help her to understand my sister's situation.
just my two cents,
econaut