"I pray on everything," she says. She's upfront that her aim is to get Queen to consider the possibility that she's caught in a web of disinformation, while at the same time, she insists she's not trying to change her by turning her into a Democrat, for example. var addy08a3115d0b8c7e253703ff3626436340 = 'dwehlelcsw' + '@'; Specializes in recovery from cults, trauma, and abuse. Margaret Singer, PhD psychologist advocates for "showing them how their own decision-making power had been taken away from them." And she tells Queen how those indoctrination tactics worked on her. Cult deprogramming techniques used to change someone's mind Alongside discrediting the authority of the cult leader and presenting contradictions in the group's ideology, a strong emphasis is placed on education. var addy_text7b57602c4cc4d305ebe32094a0517282 = 'deirdrewilson' + '@' + 'aspiremhnv' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak7b57602c4cc4d305ebe32094a0517282').innerHTML += '
'+addy_text7b57602c4cc4d305ebe32094a0517282+'<\/a>'; You can find this movie on Vudu. Ingo Michehl, M.Ed., Counseling Psychologist Bodensee, Germany Web site: psychotherapiebodensee.comEmail: This email address is being protected from spambots. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; QUEEN: And I pray on everything. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; addyb2de03711ae6bd99ac1a0f1add652edf = addyb2de03711ae6bd99ac1a0f1add652edf + 'socal' + '.' + 'rr' + '.' + 'com'; document.getElementById('cloak08a3115d0b8c7e253703ff3626436340').innerHTML = ''; document.getElementById('cloak8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0').innerHTML = ''; document.getElementById('cloak36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6').innerHTML = ''; And those who try to use them will be less successful using them because they're easily spotted now. It's also taxing a bevy of "deprogrammers" who are trying to help. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; document.getElementById('cloak3001007811159a16eabbf160ee2e3f2d').innerHTML = ''; addyd837acf5bd986a89f36638fee3f1630d = addyd837acf5bd986a89f36638fee3f1630d + 'verizon' + '.' + 'net'; And so then, we have a path to go on.". "When you are evil, you're evil," says Queen, 46, from Texas. Remind yourself why you wanted to get away, and tell any current members of the group that you don't want to talk to them. document.getElementById('cloakde94da22e197db1d535fa5dc06c0facf').innerHTML = ''; A cult keeps people in by its magnetizing and entrancing environment, so if the person gets away from this environment, they'll have space to think and reflect. Y'know the news ain't gonna give you the whole thing.". Dan's talk on The Psychology of the Cult Leader. Advertisement - story continues below. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var addy9305946a8da6033cf0ae51a493ea258b = 'info' + '@'; addyde94da22e197db1d535fa5dc06c0facf = addyde94da22e197db1d535fa5dc06c0facf + 'goldhammer' + '.' + 'com'; Read transcript. "That's who they said they arrested," Queen says. So the question is, when someone buys into disinformation or conspiracy theories, how do you help them back out? Overcoming the charisma of cult leaders, such as Jim Jones, is not an easy task. The similarities between cults and being in love with a narcissist fall into three basic categories: the people involved. The numbers for PCR testing SHAPIRO: Shasta County is rural, mostly white and very Republican. Experts see it as a public health emergency, threatening democracy, straining family relationships and now also straining an industry of folks trying to help. Phone: (347) 554-0191. For the last 40 years, he's . Specializing in working with former members, and the families of those in cults.Phone: (818) 907-0036, Cathy S Harris, MSW, LCSWSan Diego Web site: www.discoveryouservices.com Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. Or they were likely to have recently used social media platforms like Parler and Telegram, which experts say have become disinformation super-spreaders. "That's not what I'm about," Benscoter tells Queen, "even a little.". GILLEY: Looking back at it now, it's terrifying. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Anyone can be drawn in, she says, as cultic groups all tend to fill some psychological void. SMITH: It's a tedious and time-intensive process, too, that can't keep up with disinformation spreading virally online. that Congress introduced a resolution to condemn it Tuesday. "And sturdy bridges! Phone: (303) 797-0629 Web site: http://cultrecover.com/, Vanessa N Weber, MSW, LCSWNew Milford Counseling5Bennitt StreetNew Milford, CT 06776 Phone: (860) 717 4400 Web site: www.newmilfordcounseling.com, Erika Van Meir, LMFT Atlanta Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. "It's almost unfathomable.". BENSCOTER: I think it's really important to try to help people inoculate, to try to create herd immunity to psychological manipulation and to hit that tipping point in society where more people understand how these tactics work. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. var addy8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0 = 'info' + '@'; In Northern California, a typical meeting of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors used to run around two or three hours. SMITH: Queen is also among the 20% who believe that those who broke into the Capitol in January were actually undercover members of the left-wing antifa, even though most of those arrested have been affiliated with right-wing groups. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addy_text1833e4fdcb5e73c4e79dca8a1e8dad0d = 'mwinell' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak1833e4fdcb5e73c4e79dca8a1e8dad0d').innerHTML += ''+addy_text1833e4fdcb5e73c4e79dca8a1e8dad0d+'<\/a>'; SHAPIRO: Of course, that's false. Specializes in recovery from authoritarian religious organizations. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; The question is whether the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol can begin to steer some of the Trump faithful toward the kind of cult deprogramming they so . document.getElementById('cloak91074be5ee59a2d78187577491ccc5ac').innerHTML = ''; It would add voting restrictions to upcoming elections. Horshack joins a religious cult and decides to drop out of school to go live with with the cult members. Use the vacation to have fun, not to press your views onto the person. "I'm not in a cult. Another approach to helping people exit cultic groups is a kind of mirror image of the tactics used to lure them in. document.getElementById('cloakf8cac7ff1581dc987ce8d90a07bec040').innerHTML = ''; document.getElementById('cloak5fb41fcd031f23f99e1fe74c1f0c8e03').innerHTML = ''; Cult leaders are much more dangerous because they have a delusion. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; Phone:(657)229-1178Web site:Aspire Mental Health, Bill Goldberg, MSW, BCD, LCSW Lorna Goldberg, LCSW, BCD Englewood, NJ Specializing since 1976 in working with people involved in cults and destructive groups Web site: Bill and Lorna Goldberg. SMITH: Other experts liken the threat of disinformation to secondhand smoke. Instead, Hassan recommends reconnecting with the believer over shared interests and experiences, like fishing or vacations taken together, because those reminders will help the believer remember their identity before the conspiracy theory took hold of them. document.getElementById('cloak7a81c507740ba1e5a4b8252e1b215489').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var addyd477c46acce837837ff43023e001dfd2 = 'crussell' + '@'; It's why he recently helped launch a hashtag campaign, #IGotOut. Web site: Odenwald Residence, Miguel Perlado, PhD BarcelonaSpecializes in cult-related problems with current members, ex members and victims of abusive relationships.Roger de lure 26, entlo 2B (08010, Barcelona/SPAIN) Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. Then, Benscoter walks a fine line. For the last 40 years, he's . var addyf020b5c9b482943f070d4f6e57a6e054 = 'erikastille' + '@'; var addy_text36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6 = 'Rosanne' + '@' + 'CultRecover' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6').innerHTML += ''+addy_text36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6+'<\/a>'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; Phone: (214) 607-1065 Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. She served two internships at Wellspring Retreat Center, Ohio, and has many years' experience working with trauma, including survivors of spiritual and cult abuse, and sexual abuse. Grannon uses simple yet invocative language to articulate complex psychological ideas, inviting the reader to follow him through his narrative of the understanding of CPTSD (Compex post traumatic stress . Cult Hotline And Clinic Description: Provides a 24 hour hotline, services to former and current cult members and their families and friends. With Gabe Kaplan, Marcia Strassman, John Sylvester White, Robert Hegyes. SMITH: While Queen does not consider herself part of QAnon, she also believes some of its most outlandish tenets - for example, that Satan-worshipping elites in a secret pedophile cabal are killing babies and drinking their blood. And that's just not what this country should be, I don't think. DONALD TRUMP: This election was rigged, and the Supreme Court and other courts didn't want to do anything about it. P.O. Then, Benscoter wades in, carefully making the case that anyone can be duped, making sure never to take aim at Queen. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Published by ICSA: "Harms associated with cultic groups have been addressed through various forms of self-help, conservatorship, habeas corpus proceedings, consumer protection . addy7986d920f3745ab243b59af6f71579f5 = addy7986d920f3745ab243b59af6f71579f5 + 'verizon' + '.' + 'net'; Benscoter talks about the many reputable non-profits fighting human trafficking, and suggests Queen might like to get involved. The Phoenix Project was created by Diana Pletts as a healing, liberating, and empowering experience. "Looking back at it now, it's terrifying," he says. It's also about things like voting. Phone: +61 (2) 8065 8237. var addyffec56a2dcd6b68be693d9a3ad7e4687 = 'gerard' + '@'; And one thing led to another, and it kind of fed into some fears I had. var addy_text1d5d405a44b140051bf1a553979856bb = 'malinoski' + '@' + 'faxtone' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak1d5d405a44b140051bf1a553979856bb').innerHTML += ''+addy_text1d5d405a44b140051bf1a553979856bb+'<\/a>'; Sadly, there is no magic hotline or manual to deprogram your QAnon-addicted loved one. Dana Wehle, LCSW, MFA Specializes in treating cult/controlling group related issues; individual, family and group services Union Square, New York City Web site: danawehletherapy.com Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. In a classic deprogramming scenario, a cult member is physically abducted and held at a secret location or forcibly detained while visiting home. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; addy91074be5ee59a2d78187577491ccc5ac = addy91074be5ee59a2d78187577491ccc5ac + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com'; Get into a strategic and interactive mode by building a good rapport with them, asking good questions, and giving them time to answer before following up. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; She recently founded a nonprofit called Antidote to run Al-Anon-style recovery groups for those caught up in disinformation and their loved ones. They also both abhor the idea of hurting children even though they disagree on how much of the fantastical, horrific stories are actually happening. Kathleen Lee var addy3001007811159a16eabbf160ee2e3f2d = 'robertaeisenberg' + '@'; var addy_text9ab5a63abd787008bc43f649316071fa = 'sarawaters' + '@' + 'protonmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak9ab5a63abd787008bc43f649316071fa').innerHTML += ''+addy_text9ab5a63abd787008bc43f649316071fa+'<\/a>'; MICHELLE QUEEN: No way. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; addy1833e4fdcb5e73c4e79dca8a1e8dad0d = addy1833e4fdcb5e73c4e79dca8a1e8dad0d + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; That's counterproductive, typically causing a person to just dig their heels in, Ryan says. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. var addyf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f = 'therapist' + '@'; Like, this is, like, a war on thought. Most cult experts themselves no longer use the terminology of deprogramming because of the controversies surrounding this intervention process. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. A documentary following the Lord of the Righteouess Church. Nuh-uh.". var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Sidney and Shoe are here to go over the different methods of cult deprogramming, and so much more! You didn't want to be drawn back to that confusion. According to the Ipsos poll, more than 40% of Americans believed some of the most virulent and far-fetched disinformation either the baseless claim that the election was rigged, that a Satan-worshiping child sex ring is trying to control our politics and media, or that Antifa activists were responsible for the Capitol riots. addyf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f = addyf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f + 'beaarmstrong' + '.' + 'com'; SHAPIRO: Former President Trump has led that attack on the truth on an unprecedented scale. BENSCOTER: I think now is the time to start building bridges. QAnon, for example, is known for dropping "bread crumbs," or little clues that followers piece together to draw their own conclusions. Acknowledging that joining a cult requires an element of voluntary self-surrender also obliges us to consider whether the very relinquishment of control isn't a significant part of the appeal . Pat Ryan, another former cult member-turned-deprogrammer or exit counselor, says when a family hires him to meet with a loved one, his first step is to do a kind of intervention on the family. A place with limited internet or phone will be especially helpful in giving them time away from the cult. Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce House Resolution Condemning QAnon 'Cult' (Forbes), Nearly A Third Of Americans Believe Covid-19 Death Toll Conspiracy Theory (Forbes), Trump Refuses To Denounce QAnon After Conspiracy Theory Is Described To Him (Forbes), The QAnon conspiracy theory has spread so widely. "And we need to get to the bottom of that. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The approach has evolved since the days when some deprogrammers came under fire for crossing legal and ethical lines by holding cult members against their will. var addy7a81c507740ba1e5a4b8252e1b215489 = 'drjackie' + '@'; ", In other cases, the allure may be what Benscoter calls "easy answers to life's hard questions.". NPR's Tovia Smith took a look inside the practice of deprogramming. var addy9ab5a63abd787008bc43f649316071fa = 'sarawaters' + '@'; Joe Biden, who denounced Trump for refusing to criticize QAnon during a press conference last week. Specializing in working with ex and exiting members of religious, secular or treatment groups using a trauma-informed perspectivePhone: (619) 807-9159, John Hochman, MD Los Angeles Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. document.getElementById('cloakb2de03711ae6bd99ac1a0f1add652edf').innerHTML = ''; Annie Reneau. Community education and consultation are offered. In New York, there is the Cult Hotline and Clinic at the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, reached at 212-632-4640 . It's a plandemic (ph), and it's a damndemic (ph). The network has grown to include families, friends, former members and concerned individuals working together towards a common goal, to provide support and develop awareness for those affected by high demand groups or cultic relationships. Hassan says that no matter what conspiracy theory a friend or loved one believes in, the same approach can help them. The ICSA website also has much valuable information there. SMITH: Then Benscoter walks a fine line, being totally upfront that she wants Queen to consider that she's caught in a web of disinformation while insisting that she's not trying to turn Queen into a Democrat, for example. Newly released reports from the Illinois Department of Human Services' watchdog office reveal shocking instances of cruelty, abuse and poor care of patients who have mental illnesses and. 4. document.getElementById('cloakf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f').innerHTML = ''; You could also give us a call. addy12e374cf467cf94c035e499fed3d9ec1 = addy12e374cf467cf94c035e499fed3d9ec1 + 'miguelperlado' + '.' + 'com'; If you are a former member of a cult or high-demand group, we invite you to submit your work to be considered for the Phoenix Project Virtual Montreal 2021. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: It's a fraud. More commonly referred to as "exit counselors" or "de-radicalizers," they help people caught up in cultic ideologies to reconnect with reality. The Cult Awareness Network ( CAN) was an anti-cult organization created by deprogrammer Ted Patrick [1] that provided information on groups that it considered to be cults, as well as support and referrals to deprogrammers. 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