Nine Symptoms of Cult Influence Handy Reference

Nine Symptoms of Cult Influence Handy Reference

Don't fall prey to the "self-serving bias." This bias leads us to believe that we are immune to the influences that affect the rest of humanity. This page discusses four defenses we can bring to bear against cults: 

1) detecting the warning signs of cult influence;
2) asking key questions to determine if an organization is a cult; 
3) knowing how to protect ourselves at meetings we suspect may be cult recruitment attempts, and
4) understanding deprogramming and exit-counseling, the modern methods of escape. 

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