Before you buy. Doctors in the USA and in Holland have diagnosed me as having Chronic Fatigue Syndrome . However, even when challenged to contact Dutch authorities with their concerns, they have not followed through. Fact is that the social services professionals who handle my case are not only aware of my site, but actually encourage me to pursue my online activities. This is how we keep the sharks away .
Many groups use unethical persuasion tactics in recruiting and retaining members.
Cult mind control is not different in kind from these everyday varieties, but in its greater intensity, persistence, duration, and scope. One difference is in its greater efforts to block quitting the group, by imposing high exit costs, replete with induced phobias of harm, failure, and personal isolation. While we recognize that some movements employ psychological manipulation tactics in their efforts to maintain members, we do not endorse or practice deprogramming - either voluntary or involuntary. We do endorse voluntary counseling that encourages and facilitates independent, critical thinking. This includes so-called exit counseling , particularly as offered by those counselors who subscribe to the ethical guidelines for Thought Reform Consultants .