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  Another Gem Of a Book

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  2. friends

  currently reading recovery from abusive groups by wendy ford.

  a truly worth reading book.

  so many things resonates with jdumbs and what i have heard people go through!

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  Describes every stage / steps I have been through precisely, bang on as if I wrote these lines.:

  "Thoughts and doubts which challenge the teachings are shameful. There is also a sense of betraying the leader. This shame inhibits critical thinking. No thinking means no mental exercise. No mental exercise means atrophy. To rebuild the mind, the ex-cultist needs to reflect upon information, wonder about how pieces fit together, and ponder ideas.

  The challenge to thinking, however, is that as you ponder you may find yourself coming up with new and different conclusions about many things. It takes courage to face these reflections honestly and not to run away from them or hide behind a myth.

  As time went by, I found myself scrutinizing everything I believed in, such as religion (what is God now), the purpose of government (why isn't it more effective and why doesn't it get rid of the cults), the purpose of language, the responsibility of friends, trust (how could I ever trust anyone again), and more ".

  Well thought out presentation of her experience with so much clarity.

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  Excerpt from an interesting book ? ?

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a deeply interesting read.. i have been reading: 'soul snatchers,the mechanics of cults' and i am finding it so precise in explaining /analysing cults.

  here is a few lines:.

  drug addiction and cult-membership have striking similarities.

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  @Spiral

  Agree fully with you Spiral. Once I started reading it I just could not put it down. I am having a load of books on cults and the like on my shelf,currently taking time out to read more.It is therapeutic for me.Check out my new post.

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  Another Gem Of a Book

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  currently reading recovery from abusive groups by wendy ford.

  a truly worth reading book.

  so many things resonates with jdumbs and what i have heard people go through!

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  ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara

  Currently reading Recovery from Abusive groups by Wendy Ford

  A truly worth reading book. So many things resonates with jdumbs and what I have heard people go through! She has also hit the nail on the head like my previous post about a book. Every page had meaningful, valuable information which I guarantee many will find useful. This should be the "go to" for cultists and excultists imho.

  Decide for yourself. A little taste:

  "Many ex-cultists, especially in the early months, try to get anyone and everyone to comprehend the experience. This is not effective communication. Some, a bit less tactful, even try to cram comprehension down the throats of their listeners. Like a bull in a china shop, they do an "information dump" on anyone within range. If the listener doesn't understand, the ex-cultist gets frustrated and angry and/or judges the listener to be a fool. Those listeners who do manage to understand something out of this barrage are usually overwhelmed and frightened when they leave the discussion. This is not a healthy or responsible "

  My icing on the cake :

  "When Have I Studied Enough?

  One gauge I use to answer the question "how much studying is enough?" is that you have studied enough when:

  1. The experience has no more hold on your ability to live the life you want to live.

  2. You can explain the experience to other persons so they can understand it.

  3. You can explain mind control to other persons so they understand how and why it could happen to them."

  An amazing life experience well written .Truly a remarkable book.

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  Cutting Back to Only One Cup a Day!

  by Atlantis in

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  new years resolution, i am cutting back to only one cup a day!.

  https://docdro.id/owpendb.

  atlantis!--old timer class!.

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  Cutting Back to Only One Cup a Day!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  new years resolution, i am cutting back to only one cup a day!.

  https://docdro.id/owpendb.

  atlantis!--old timer class!.

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  My New Year Resolution:

  My stomach is flat with a silent L, so I am removing all flattening food items ie hammers, meat-beater/tenderizer, straighteners etc.

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  Excerpt from an interesting book ? ?

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a deeply interesting read.. i have been reading: 'soul snatchers,the mechanics of cults' and i am finding it so precise in explaining /analysing cults.

  here is a few lines:.

  drug addiction and cult-membership have striking similarities.

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  Has anyone read : Thanks for the memories by taylor Brice?

  A gripping book!

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  Excerpt from an interesting book ? ?

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  2. friends

  a deeply interesting read.. i have been reading: 'soul snatchers,the mechanics of cults' and i am finding it so precise in explaining /analysing cults.

  here is a few lines:.

  drug addiction and cult-membership have striking similarities.

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  Some more:

  Journalist Edward Hunter explained that the goal of this brainwashing — it is he who popularized the term — was to “radically change a mind, so that the individual becomes a live puppet, a human robot, without the atrocity being visible on the exterior, the objective being to create a tool in flesh and blood, furnished with new beliefs and new thought processes inserted into a captive body.”

  SPOT ON!

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  The Family- Cedars St in DC -on netflix

  by nonjwspouse in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  omg i just watched some of "the family" on netflix and the similarities with the jw are strong.

  i just saw the in beginning of one episode, that it began in eisenhower administration!

  his mother was a bible student.

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  Yeah , I watched it and was amazed at the similarities too. There are some other culty movies on there too. eye openers all of them.

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  Excerpt from an interesting book ? ?

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a deeply interesting read.. i have been reading: 'soul snatchers,the mechanics of cults' and i am finding it so precise in explaining /analysing cults.

  here is a few lines:.

  drug addiction and cult-membership have striking similarities.

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  A few more lines:

  The dependence is twofold. First there is ideological dependence,
  subjection to the cult’s thought; then there is sociological dependence,
  stemming from the membership in a new groups, which becomes a protective refuge, a substitute family where complicity takes over, unifying
  the disciples while cutting them off from society even more. Here you
  can see a very real similarity to groups of drug-users.
  The third phase is the progressive increase in the constraints applied
  and the submission that results, with no chance of exit. At this stage the
  initiate is dependent on the cult, cut off from society at large, and psychologically and physically bound by obligations that deprive him of his freewill and of all social and economic freedom. This process is in every respect parallel to that of addiction and drug dependency; in the same way,
  it leads to the complete subjection of the individual. "

  
  

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  2019--2020-- 3 New Files For You!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  2019-12-12-special preaching campaign in central london.

  https://docdro.id/r8mfxeh.

  2020 london campaign application form.

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  ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara

  Thank you Atlantis, Petra and Vulcan for your hard work and uploads.

  Have a good festive season.

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