Recovering Emotionally 1 Work on your boundaries. Hassan has several models to illustrate how healthy influence differs from the unhealthy, along with criteria to help determine whether a group is, in fact, a cult. When Benscoter's conversation with Queen veers off toward an area of disagreement one more time, Benscoter makes one last pivot to try to end on a more congenial note. Thats toxic and going to drive the person deeper [into the conspiracy] by persecuting them.. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Web site: www.goldhammer.com, Gerard Webster, PsyD SydneyProvides psychotherapy to ex-members of cults Web site: www.gerardwebster.comEmail: This email address is being protected from spambots. We've come to start to think about it as an attack on the supply chain of information. And Benscoter warns Queen about believing everything from a trusted friend; they may have the best intentions, but anyone can be deceived, she says. "It may seem like you're being tricky or crafty, but really what you're doing is respecting the fact that this is not going to be an easy process for [people] to get out with their dignity.". "I know you do," Benscoter says. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: A controversial election bill clears another hurdle at the state capitol. 13 Irving Place, Ste. Like, are we just going to start fighting for just thought control? var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; that Congress introduced a resolution to condemn it Tuesday. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; In fact, in the early days of cult deprogramming, more aggressive techniques were sometimes used. 01.19.21. Cult expert Steve Hassan told CNN on Tuesday that "all of America needs deprogramming" due to the negative influence of President Trump, especially rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. You didn't want to be drawn back to that confusion. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; Today, experts say the engagement is voluntary, and more cooperative than confrontational. The QAnon conspiracy theory has exploded in popularity this year, but its just one of a depressingly wide array of crackpot beliefs that certain Americans adhere to, including that vaccines implant microchips in people or that Covid-19 is a hoax. Heres how cult deprogrammer and mind control expert Steve Hassan says you can talk to friends and loved ones who believe conspiracy theories: Hassan most recently authored The Cult of Trump, an analysis of the presidents hold over his most ardent supporters, and began deprogramming people after he left the notorious Moonie cult in 1976. For example, Hassan will ask a person to recount how they first started buying into the ideology or group, hoping they, themselves, may start to recognize ways in which they were manipulated or led astray. document.getElementById('cloakd477c46acce837837ff43023e001dfd2').innerHTML = ''; Also, if he gets the family to back off a bit, he scores instant points with the loved one he's ultimately trying to reach. She also cautions that when people are suffering like they are during the pandemic it's easier to get them riled up," and how big-hearted, caring people can be especially "susceptible to buying into things.". var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; 465 (1982)Google Scholar; Note, Religious Cult Members and Deprogramming Attempts, 15 Akron L. Rev. He implores them to change their tone to be less adversarial, disdainful or mocking. The ICSA website also has much valuable information there. It started when he questioned the Black Lives Matter movement online and got assailed. Two weeks ago, we watched a pro-Trump mob storm the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overthrow the results of a U.S. election and keep Donald Trump in power. Cult psychology is known for its "all or nothing" approach, in that there are implications if you denounce or leave the cult a system of punishments and rewards kicks in. It's why he recently helped launch a hashtag campaign, #IGotOut. var addy_textf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f = 'therapist' + '@' + 'beaarmstrong' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloakf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f').innerHTML += ''+addy_textf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f+'<\/a>'; SHAPIRO: NPR's Tovia Smith, with some additional reporting from NPR's Joel Rose and Sarah McCammon. Copyright 2021 NPR. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; Cult deprogramming was once a hotbed of dangerous experimentation. Another approach to helping people exit cultic groups is a kind of mirror image of the tactics used to lure them in. Phone: (510) 292-0509, Steven Eichel, Ph.D., ABPPNewarkSpecializes in harm done by exploitive, coercive and/or destructive movements and groups.Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. 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 addy1d7636c60bf66e28f720217bac536c67 = 'vanessa' + '@'; var addy_textb2de03711ae6bd99ac1a0f1add652edf = 'rbbernstein' + '@' + 'socal' + '.' + 'rr' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloakb2de03711ae6bd99ac1a0f1add652edf').innerHTML += ''+addy_textb2de03711ae6bd99ac1a0f1add652edf+'<\/a>'; Before Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij created The OA, the pair teamed up for a spellbinding drama about two journalists who try to infiltrate a secluded cult led by an . var addy36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6 = 'Rosanne' + '@'; Specializes in litigation against cults. In Northern California, a typical meeting of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors used to run around two or three hours. As part of a special series on disinformation, we are going to spend the next few minutes talking about why it's spreading, and we'll go inside the practice of deprogramming people who believe it. Diane Benscoter has been helping people untangle from extremist ideologies since the 1980s, after she herself was extricated from the Unification Church, commonly known as the Moonies. There seem to be almost no resources at all despite QAnon's head-spinning growth and the urgent calls from extremism experts for the government to invest in deradicalization initiatives. Dan featured on the Break It Down Podcast. addyf8cac7ff1581dc987ce8d90a07bec040 = addyf8cac7ff1581dc987ce8d90a07bec040 + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; In Combating Cult Mind Control, Hassan describes what he calls his "BITE model," an acronym for the four components of "mind control": behavior, information, thought, and emotional control. Nuh-uh.". But to Gilley, it felt like validation. They also questioned the very idea that brainwashing and deprogramming were real phenomena. She expresses sympathy for how Queen's business has been hurt during the pandemic. Govt considers deprogramming terrorists Mother saves daughter from religious sect Bob Pardon to the rescue History of Cult Deprogramming Breakthrough Scientologist "Deprogrammed" "I think it's really important to try to help people inoculate, to try to create herd immunity to psychological manipulation," Benscoter says, "and to hit that tipping point in society where more people understand how these tactics work, and those who try to use them will be less successful because those using them are easily spotted now. document.getElementById('cloak3b255930a16b40f719162d87866cd410').innerHTML = ''; Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; document.getElementById('cloakf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f').innerHTML = ''; addyde94da22e197db1d535fa5dc06c0facf = addyde94da22e197db1d535fa5dc06c0facf + 'goldhammer' + '.' + 'com'; They have incorrect wiring operating in their brain for conscience and empathy and reality testing and respect for others, as. Michael Travesser is the leader of the cult called Strong City. With disinformation spreading on an unprecedented scale, experts in cult deprogramming are turning their expertise to those who have fallen down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories. But the deal is we both listen respectfully to each other.. Phone: (347) 554-0191. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. var addy58e313c97f95266c6ebc9cf6532a97bb = 'cathysharrislcsw' + '@'; SHAPIRO: Now it's sometimes closer to six hours. BENSCOTER: I started believing that all information from regular news sources is just wrong, and they became, like, the enemy. SMITH: It'd be the first of many times that Benscoter would back off and pivot in search of even the tiniest patch of common ground. 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. Oh, absolutely. TOVIA SMITH, BYLINE: Michelle Queen, a 46-year-old from Texas, is one of a quarter of Americans, according to a recent Ipsos poll, who believe the baseless claim that Trump won the election and President Biden did not. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. With everyone in distress from coronavirus, maintaining meaningful spoken communication with loved ones through phone calls and - where safe - visits are more important than ever. And so then we have a path to go on. addy36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6 = addy36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6 + 'CultRecover' + '.' + 'com'; Ginger Brown was 22 years old when she accused her parents of kidnapping her. Phone: (415) 785-3513 Web site: www.ColleenRussellmft.com, Marlene Winell, Ph.D. Berkeley Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. 7:15 On Thursday, Vanity Fair published an interview with cult expert Steven Hassan detailing how to go about "deprogramming" Trump supporters, while arguing for a "massive education" effort involving the participation of schools, mental health professionals, law enforcement, media, politicians, and intelligence agencies. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; addyfefae804527880e22aa3cd22f2d08a08 = addyfefae804527880e22aa3cd22f2d08a08 + 'earthlink' + '.' + 'net'; document.getElementById('cloakf020b5c9b482943f070d4f6e57a6e054').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; And that's just not what this country should be, I don't think. Subscribe 33K views 1 year ago KONCRETE Podcast S1 E123 Rick Alan Ross is a cult deprogrammer who has been helping people escape cults since 1982. var addy_text9ab5a63abd787008bc43f649316071fa = 'sarawaters' + '@' + 'protonmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak9ab5a63abd787008bc43f649316071fa').innerHTML += ''+addy_text9ab5a63abd787008bc43f649316071fa+'<\/a>'; New York City Web site: Daniel Shaw, CSW, Sara Waters, MS, MA Specializes in treating post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and recovery from high-demand and abusive relationships. FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday rejected conspiracy theories blaming left-wing extremists for the violence. QUEEN: When you are evil, you're evil. document.getElementById('cloak5fb41fcd031f23f99e1fe74c1f0c8e03').innerHTML = ''; addy7b57602c4cc4d305ebe32094a0517282 = addy7b57602c4cc4d305ebe32094a0517282 + 'aspiremhnv' + '.' + 'com'; addy3b255930a16b40f719162d87866cd410 = addy3b255930a16b40f719162d87866cd410 + 'eurekamail' + '.' + 'net'; You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The Atlantic Monthly, Sept. 26, 2016 How Well-Meaning, Intelligent People End Up in a Cult. That's counterproductive, typically causing a person to just dig their heels in, Ryan says. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Get talking and learn how they coped and overcame their challenges. document.getElementById('cloak91074be5ee59a2d78187577491ccc5ac').innerHTML = ''; You need JavaScript enabled to view it. And many of these beliefs are fueled by false conspiracy theories that people found online. var addyffec56a2dcd6b68be693d9a3ad7e4687 = 'gerard' + '@'; The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. CIFS was initially formed by parents and family members of loved ones caught up in abusive groups. His approach is to "ask gentle questions" and then allow people "to connect the dots themselves. He hopes destigmatizing those who have fallen prey to disinformation, and might make it easier for them to get out with their dignity intact. 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('cloak7a81c507740ba1e5a4b8252e1b215489').innerHTML = ''; "I started believing that all information, from regular news sources, or different faiths or churches was wrong," Benscoter says. var addyb2de03711ae6bd99ac1a0f1add652edf = 'rbbernstein' + '@'; 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 . "Just having someone tell you you're right, and don't listen to people, it just leads you down that path so fast," he recalls. This bankrupted the co-defending Cult. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; 383 (1983)Google Scholar; Note, Tort Liability for Cult Deprogramming, 43 Ohio St. L.J. Web site: www.dallascult.com, Cyndi Matthews, PhD, LPC-S, NCCCounseling for cult survivors, domestic violence survivors, and LGBT populations Dallas Web site: www.drcyndimatthews.com Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Web site: freemindsuk.tumblr.com. Today, experts say the engagement. "Often strong men muscle the subject into a car and take him to a place where he is cut off from everyone but his captors,". var addy_text36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6 = 'Rosanne' + '@' + 'CultRecover' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6').innerHTML += ''+addy_text36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6+'<\/a>'; var addy1d5d405a44b140051bf1a553979856bb = 'malinoski' + '@'; Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. 1: It can help to know that you are not the first person to leave a controlling group and you won't be the last. 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. Court Dialogue Helps Moon Cultist To Break Without Deprogramming By Marjorie Hyer April 13, 1977 Barbara Underwood and four other members of the Unification Church went into a San Francisco court. SMITH: The Ipsos poll shows a close correlation between those who believe in conspiracies and those who get most of their news from conservative news sources, social media or apps like Parler and Telegram that have become disinformation superspreaders. QUEEN: That's who they said they arrested. That's what drew in 32-year-old Jay Gilley, a pizza delivery guy from Alabama who spent three years caught up in QAnon. Tovia Smith, NPR News. Annie Reneau. Deprogramming is a controversial tactic that attempts to help someone who has "strongly held convictions . Our country needs leadership that will bring us together more than ever, he said in a statement. A few words on a CBS News New York segment on fraudulent meditation schools - 9/17/2017 Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. Phone: (214) 607-1065 Email: info@dallascult.com Web site: www.dallascult.com Cyndi Matthews, PhD, LPC-S, NCC Counseling for cult survivors, domestic violence survivors, and LGBT populations Dallas Web site: www.drcyndimatthews.com Email: cyndersm@verizon.net The spread of QAnon is so prevalent that the House of Representatives introduced a bipartisan resolution Tuesday condemning it as a dangerous, anti-Semitic, conspiracy-mongering cult.. "Individuals who are. For the last 40 years, he's . Sidney and Shoe are here to go over the different methods of cult deprogramming, and so much more! cult deprogramming hotline Home; About; Services; Testimonials; Contact; Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You don't want to be dragged back into that confusion.". Then, Benscoter wades in, carefully making the case that anyone can be duped, making sure never to take aim at Queen. With disinformation spreading on an unprecedented scale, experts in cult deprogramming are turning their expertise to those who have fallen down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories. var addy08a3115d0b8c7e253703ff3626436340 = 'dwehlelcsw' + '@'; Queen is among an alarming number of Americans responding to a recent Ipsos poll, who mistook several false conspiracy theories for truth. var addy7a81c507740ba1e5a4b8252e1b215489 = 'drjackie' + '@'; var addy_text8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0 = 'info' + '@' + 'dallascult' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0').innerHTML += ''+addy_text8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0+'<\/a>'; She recently founded a nonprofit called Antidote to run Al-Anon-style recovery groups for those caught up in disinformation and their loved ones. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Like, this is, like, a war on thought. addyffec56a2dcd6b68be693d9a3ad7e4687 = addyffec56a2dcd6b68be693d9a3ad7e4687 + 'gerardwebster' + '.' + 'com'; Focus on those in recovery from cults and narcissistic relationships.Phone: 408-486-9202 Web site: www.beaarmstrong.com, Rachel Bernstein, MSEd, LMFTEncino Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. [2] [3] [4] It was founded in the wake of the 1978 cult mass murder/suicide at Jonestown, Guyana. NPR's Tovia Smith took a look inside the practice of deprogramming. Andrea Moore-Emmett, MA, LMFT Rancho Cucamonga helps individuals dealing with former cult affiliation. Tell them, Share with me what you think is a really reputable article. addyd477c46acce837837ff43023e001dfd2 = addyd477c46acce837837ff43023e001dfd2 + 'colleenrussellmft' + '.' + 'com'; You need JavaScript enabled to view it. "This is like a war on thought. 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. "Some of the things that are being spread about babies being eaten and things, I don't think those things are true, personally," Benscoter says. SMITH: Eventually, thanks to a patient friend, Gilley came to understand how he, a left-leaning Obama supporter, allowed himself, as he puts it, to fall down a far-right rabbit hole. Bea Armstrong, MFT Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; It's not only because that's counterproductive, Ryan says, but also, if he gets the family to back off a bit, he scores instant points with the loved one he's ultimately trying to reach. Phone: Tf 00 8+34) 609-16-14-65, Alexandra Stein, Ph.D. Cult recovery counseling and education, and support group for former members and others affected by cults. Australia has said it would consider a plan to "de-programme" militants held in jail despite criticism by a rights group that it amounted to brainwashing. var addyc86dd6e18b3f6b7519f1d77b8ebc194c = 'ingozen' + '@'; And among those insurrectionists were well-known adherents of . document.getElementById('cloakffec56a2dcd6b68be693d9a3ad7e4687').innerHTML = ''; We used to think smokers were only harming themselves. And it just SMITH: And Queen listens quietly as Benscoter continues explaining how the indoctrination tactics worked on her. "I know that sounds outrageous," she sighs, "but I was wasn't stupid, and I just one thing led to another, and it kind of fed into some fears that I had, and it just kind of just pulled me in. 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. document.getElementById('cloak58e313c97f95266c6ebc9cf6532a97bb').innerHTML = ''; She has developed an approach to counselling former members - "Time Away for Post-Cult Counselling." Gillie was a member of an abusive Bible-based cult in the . A Cult of One by Richard Grannon takes the reader through an intimate, honest and personal journey of Narcissism, trauma and self discovery. BENSCOTER: I know you do. Hassan most recently authored The Cult of Trump, an analysis of the president's hold over his most ardent supporters, and began deprogramming people after he left the notorious Moonie cult in 1976. Thats how many Americans believe that the death toll from coronavirus has been overinflated, according to a July 21 Axios/Ipsos poll. var addy12e374cf467cf94c035e499fed3d9ec1 = 'consulta' + '@'; addy08a3115d0b8c7e253703ff3626436340 = addy08a3115d0b8c7e253703ff3626436340 + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com'; It's just trying to disrupt the meeting and disrupt county business. He implores them to change their tone, to be less adversarial or less mocking. var addy3b255930a16b40f719162d87866cd410 = 'hochmanmd' + '@'; Specializing in cult recovery counseling with support group for former cult members. var addy_text08a3115d0b8c7e253703ff3626436340 = 'dwehlelcsw' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak08a3115d0b8c7e253703ff3626436340').innerHTML += ''+addy_text08a3115d0b8c7e253703ff3626436340+'<\/a>'; Wellspring Retreat Albany Greg Sammons, Director Specializing in the rehabilitation of individuals who have suffered in abusive religious groups, relationships and organizations. Misia Landau You need JavaScript enabled to view it. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Some claim that rules to enforce social distancing could lead to civil war and violent resistance. Practice making your own decisions, and work on rediscovering your personality. Read transcript. Ross is the preeminent cult deprogrammer in the United States and the head of the Cult Education Institute, a nonprofit library with archived information about cults. var addy9ab5a63abd787008bc43f649316071fa = 'sarawaters' + '@'; You need JavaScript enabled to view it. And radical, in this sense, doesn't simply mean "somewhat out of the norm." In religious cults, it would mean something along the lines of believing that your leader is the reincarnation of Jesus. The Phoenix Project was created by Diana Pletts as a healing, liberating, and empowering experience. addy1833e4fdcb5e73c4e79dca8a1e8dad0d = addy1833e4fdcb5e73c4e79dca8a1e8dad0d + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com'; Patrick, and the parents who hired him, assumed that cult members must have been brainwashed, and therefore it was necessary to brainwash them, in reverse, in order to return them to "normality." You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. Benscoter talks about the many reputable non-profits fighting human trafficking, and suggests Queen might like to get involved. Modeling QAnon as a cult suggests that "deprogramming" techniquesa kind of "un-brainwashing"could be helpful, but when deprogramming was used in its 1970s heyday, it usually began with. addy8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0 = addy8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0 + 'dallascult' + '.' + 'com'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; SMITH: But a few minutes in, Queen starts to push back. P.O. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; The anti-cult movement soon ran into opposition from many sociologists and historians of religion, who argued that the anti-cultists often targeted religious movements that, while exotic to most Americans, were doing nothing wrong. One click led to another, and he wound up deep into dark conspiracies and hate speech dressed up as dogma, which to Gilley felt like validation. 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. Web site: Wellspring Retreat.org, Colleen Russell, LMFT, CGP 70 SW Century Drive, Suite 100-363 Bend, Oregon 97702 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. var addy_text1833e4fdcb5e73c4e79dca8a1e8dad0d = 'mwinell' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak1833e4fdcb5e73c4e79dca8a1e8dad0d').innerHTML += ''+addy_text1833e4fdcb5e73c4e79dca8a1e8dad0d+'<\/a>'; 165 (1981)Google Scholar; Note, Conservatorships and Religious . Michelle Queen, for one, is adamant that no one can change her mind. 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