It is helpful for them to attend counseling with a counselor familiar with cults to help them understand the effects of mind control and to help them reevaluate who they and are and what they believe outside the matrix of cult doctrine. These symptoms can be alleviated given time, the willingness to look at the experience forthrightly, by moving on with constructive activity in their lives, by the understanding and love of friends and family members and by talking with other former members with whom they can share their experiences. If someone you love has joined or is considering joining a cult, educate yourself using the following resources. Continue to communicate with them. Talk with other parents, spouses, friends, lovers, children, grandchildren, and grandparents who cared enough to make a stand for the freedom of someone they love.
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