How do people get trapped in cults? One tool cults use is emotional and mental coercion to exercise undue influence keeping people stuck in the group. The post ICSA Annual Conference: Unpacking Belief Systems appeared first on Cult Mediation.| Cult Mediation
Individuals who leave cults frequently exhibit symptoms of mental illness, in particular: depression, anxiety and schizotypal disorders. While these symptoms can affect all former cult members, they are particularly problematic among young people who have left cults, and especially those born into one. Although there are a number of interventions that can help these people live full, productive lives with robust mental health, many do not take advantage of them for a variety of reasons, large...| Cult Mediation
Alors que dans un communiqué de presse public, l'affaire perdue était présentée comme une victoire, l'organisation a reconnu, lors de son assemblée générale, que les choses s'étaient passées différemment.| Bitter Winter
Courts of law throughout the world have concluded that teaching and practicing shunning is protected by religious liberty. They are right.| Bitter Winter
