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My Experiences in a Controlling Cult

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  What is cult mind control and why should we be concerned about it? A cult is a group of people with extreme dedication to a leader or set of beliefs. There are the more obvious cults like the Moonies and the Hare Krishnas.   You may think that you would never fall for something that silly. But there are many cults that appear as conventional religious, therapeutic, business, or philanthropic groups. Many of them use covert manipulation to gain recruits and control their members.   If you aren’t aware of this, you are vulnerable. How does cult mind control work? The purpose of cult mind control is to get you to drop your reliance on your own judgement and depend on the doctrines of the cult or the authority of its leader. This is done in order to make you a tool for the cult’s use.   Cults try to manipulate you in many ways. For example, by bombarding you with loving attention, by playing on your idealism, your fears, your pride, or your greed. All the whil...
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Communication Styles and You

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  When we want to communicate with others what are we trying to do? W e want people to listen to us, agree with us , or d o something. It can be challenging. What is clear and important to us o ur listeners often don’t understand or care about.   Why is this?   Different people care about different things. The first principle of good communication is understanding what your listener cares about. Then you can tailor your communication to them by choosing the appropriate communication style.   Communication styles can be broken down to four types: ·          The Direct Style or the no non-sense style. ·          The Initiating Style or let’s be friends style. ·          The Analytical Style or the let’s be logical style. ·          The Supportive Style or the let’s be allies style.  Each ...
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Yikes, I've got two brains!

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