Former members face the dilemma of what to put on a resume to cover the blank years of cult membership. This also has been fostered by the cult. Either active or passive, it is a period of not being in touch with reality or those around them, an inability to communicate. These are flashbacks into the cult mind-set. It can also take on the effect of an intense emotional reaction that is inappropriate to the particular stimuli.
Some people also experience hallucinations or hearing voices.
A small percentage of former members need hospitalization due to this type of residual. Inability to concentrate, short-term memory loss. Impatience with the recovery process. In my experience, there is no difference in the aftereffects experienced by those people who had family interventions or those who walked away or were expelled from a cult. The difference is that the individuals who had interventions are more prepared to deal with them, and especially those who went to a rehab facility.