BENSCOTER: I think now is the time to start building bridges. "I'm not a fan of some of the Democrats," says Queen. All rights reserved. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. var addy_text12e374cf467cf94c035e499fed3d9ec1 = 'consulta' + '@' + 'miguelperlado' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak12e374cf467cf94c035e499fed3d9ec1').innerHTML += ''+addy_text12e374cf467cf94c035e499fed3d9ec1+'<\/a>'; document.getElementById('cloakfefae804527880e22aa3cd22f2d08a08').innerHTML = ''; document.getElementById('cloak7a81c507740ba1e5a4b8252e1b215489').innerHTML = ''; "It goes deep.". You need JavaScript enabled to view it. And many of these beliefs are fueled by false conspiracy theories that people found online. FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday rejected conspiracy theories blaming left-wing extremists for the violence. Cult Deprogramming vs. Strategic Interactive Approach; Strategic Interaction Approach (SIA) - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Recent Media; . var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Published by ICSA: "Harms associated with cultic groups have been addressed through various forms of self-help, conservatorship, habeas corpus proceedings, consumer protection . It's why he recently helped launch a hashtag campaign, #IGotOut. document.getElementById('cloak3b255930a16b40f719162d87866cd410').innerHTML = ''; addyfefae804527880e22aa3cd22f2d08a08 = addyfefae804527880e22aa3cd22f2d08a08 + 'earthlink' + '.' + 'net'; UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: It's a fraud. She recently founded a non-profit, Antidote.ngo to run Al-Anon style recovery and support groups for the unduly influenced and their loved ones. So the question is, when someone buys into disinformation or conspiracy theories, how do you help them back out? var addy58e313c97f95266c6ebc9cf6532a97bb = 'cathysharrislcsw' + '@'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; BENSCOTER: You know, that sounds outrageous, but, you know, I wasn't stupid. Web site: Odenwald Residence, Miguel Perlado, PhD BarcelonaSpecializes in cult-related problems with current members, ex members and victims of abusive relationships.Roger de lure 26, entlo 2B (08010, Barcelona/SPAIN) Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. hide caption. Dana Wehle, LCSW, MFA Specializes in treating cult/controlling group related issues; individual, family and group services Union Square, New York City Web site: danawehletherapy.com Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. var addy_text58e313c97f95266c6ebc9cf6532a97bb = 'cathysharrislcsw' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak58e313c97f95266c6ebc9cf6532a97bb').innerHTML += ''+addy_text58e313c97f95266c6ebc9cf6532a97bb+'<\/a>'; You need JavaScript enabled to view it. With disinformation spreading on an unprecedented scale, experts in cult deprogramming are turning their expertise to those who have fallen down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories. var addyd837acf5bd986a89f36638fee3f1630d = 'andreamoore4' + '@'; addy1d5d405a44b140051bf1a553979856bb = addy1d5d405a44b140051bf1a553979856bb + 'faxtone' + '.' + 'com'; I don't put anything past people.". Specializes in treating people that have been in questionable groups Phone: (770) 660-0229, Jacqueline Johnson, DSW, LCSW-R Trauma, Abuse, and Cult Recovery Specialist Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Like, are we just going to start fighting for just thought control? TOVIA SMITH, BYLINE: Michelle Queen, a 46-year-old from Texas, is one of a quarter of Americans, according to a recent Ipsos poll, who believe the baseless claim that Trump won the election and President Biden did not. var addy_text91074be5ee59a2d78187577491ccc5ac = 'tbiegenlcsw' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak91074be5ee59a2d78187577491ccc5ac').innerHTML += ''+addy_text91074be5ee59a2d78187577491ccc5ac+'<\/a>'; Vanessa Reiser, LCSW Psychotherapist licensed in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts specializing in narcissistic abuse, cult recovery and trauma. The QAnon conspiracy theory has exploded in popularity this year, but its just one of a depressingly wide array of crackpot beliefs that certain Americans adhere to, including that vaccines implant microchips in people or that Covid-19 is a hoax. Heres how cult deprogrammer and mind control expert Steve Hassan says you can talk to friends and loved ones who believe conspiracy theories: Hassan most recently authored The Cult of Trump, an analysis of the presidents hold over his most ardent supporters, and began deprogramming people after he left the notorious Moonie cult in 1976. The individuals who spoke to HuffPost described feeling entirely . Like, this is, like, a war on thought. Acknowledging that joining a cult requires an element of voluntary self-surrender also obliges us to consider whether the very relinquishment of control isn't a significant part of the appeal . var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; The notion of "deradicalizing" and "deprogramming" Trump supporters has been fiercely promoted by those on the left in recent days following the November presidential elections and the storming of the U.S. Capitol last month. Has experience with cultic relationships and is familiar with the coercive persuasion techniques used by destructive groups.Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Benscoter says the only viable strategy is prevention, and she's helping develop a public awareness campaign to keep people from falling down the rabbit hole in the first place. The key, Hassan says, is to empower people and help them make their own decisions; for example, instead of trying to persuade a QAnon adherent to stop believing in the conspiracy theory, redirect them toward legitimate organizations working to stop human trafficking. You know, the news ain't going to give you the whole thing. Tivona Biegen, LCSW-R225 Broadway, Suite 2130New York, NY 10007646-512-4327This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. var addy_text8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0 = 'info' + '@' + 'dallascult' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0').innerHTML += ''+addy_text8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0+'<\/a>'; And so then, we have a path to go on.". Deprogramming refers to an intervention process that reverses alleged brainwashing. But as she put it, the Bible teaches that "discernment is a gift," and since she's confident that she's got it, she agreed to sit down with Benscoter, just to hear her out. Well, one thing that I think is so sad right now is that the country has been so divided. Annie Reneau. addy3001007811159a16eabbf160ee2e3f2d = addy3001007811159a16eabbf160ee2e3f2d + 'comcast' + '.' + 'net'; "I've probably got almost a hundred requests in my inbox," says Diane Benscoter, who's been helping people untangle from extremist ideologies since the 1980s, after she herself was extricated from the Unification Church, commonly known as the Moonies. Queen says she gets most her information from a trusted friend who "digs deeper" on the internet than she does. var addy9ab5a63abd787008bc43f649316071fa = 'sarawaters' + '@'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Michelle Queen does not consider herself part of QAnon, but she does believe some of its most outlandish conspiracies including that Satan-worshipping elites in a secret pedophile cabal are killing babies and drinking their blood. BENSCOTER: It may seem like you're being tricky or crafty, but really, what you're doing is respecting the fact that this is not going to be an easy process for them to get out of this with their dignity. Y'know the news ain't gonna give you the whole thing.". var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var addy_textfd9ed15925585d1f1899766b95a93c7b = 'steve' + '@' + 'dreichel' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloakfd9ed15925585d1f1899766b95a93c7b').innerHTML += ''+addy_textfd9ed15925585d1f1899766b95a93c7b+'<\/a>'; var addy_textb2de03711ae6bd99ac1a0f1add652edf = 'rbbernstein' + '@' + 'socal' + '.' + 'rr' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloakb2de03711ae6bd99ac1a0f1add652edf').innerHTML += ''+addy_textb2de03711ae6bd99ac1a0f1add652edf+'<\/a>'; "It establishes this camaraderie and this feeling of righteousness and this cause for your life, and that feels very invigorating and almost addictive," she says. var addy08a3115d0b8c7e253703ff3626436340 = 'dwehlelcsw' + '@'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var addy_textf020b5c9b482943f070d4f6e57a6e054 = 'erikastille' + '@' + 'bellsouth' + '.' + 'net';document.getElementById('cloakf020b5c9b482943f070d4f6e57a6e054').innerHTML += ''+addy_textf020b5c9b482943f070d4f6e57a6e054+'<\/a>'; "She doesn't even Google," Queen says, "because she says Google doesn't show you the right things.". "Hi, Michelle," Benscoter begins tentatively. Joe Biden, who denounced Trump for refusing to criticize QAnon during a press conference last week. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; This table demonstrates the major similarities falling into each of the three categories. Cult deprogramming techniques used to change someone's mind Alongside discrediting the authority of the cult leader and presenting contradictions in the group's ideology, a strong emphasis is placed on education. When we started to know better, we started doing more to combat it. Focus on those in recovery from cults and narcissistic relationships.Phone: 408-486-9202 Web site: www.beaarmstrong.com, Rachel Bernstein, MSEd, LMFTEncino Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You could also give us a call. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Phone: (214) 607-1065 Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. SHAPIRO: Former President Trump has led that attack on the truth on an unprecedented scale. Australia has said it would consider a plan to "de-programme" militants held in jail despite criticism by a rights group that it amounted to brainwashing. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; "That's who they said they arrested," Queen says. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; Phone: (302) 368-9136, Leona Furnari, MSW, LCSW Help for the victims of abusive groups or cultic experiences.Web site: www.leonafurnari.com Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. SHAPIRO: Of course, that's false. var addy1d7636c60bf66e28f720217bac536c67 = 'vanessa' + '@'; "Well," she says at one point, "one thing that I think is so sad right now is that the country is so divided, people are almost like spitting at each other. It was, itself, brainwashing. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; Box 455, Lombard, IL 60148-0455 (630) 627-9028 Fax: (630) 627-6829 Evangelical Ministries to New Religions - An umbrella group for evangelical Christian ministries to the cults and new religions which offers resources. In fact, in the early days of cult deprogramming, more aggressive techniques were sometimes used. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Specializes in recovery from authoritarian religious organizations. For the last 40 years, he's . You need JavaScript enabled to view it. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; In many places, those conspiracy theories are actually leading to some big policy changes. Please email info@cultcrew.com or fill out the form below. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; . (714) 435-CULT(2858) Monday - Friday / 9am - 5pm "It's almost unfathomable.". var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Today, experts say the engagement. var addy7986d920f3745ab243b59af6f71579f5 = 'cyndersm' + '@'; They have incorrect wiring operating in their brain for conscience and empathy and reality testing and respect for others, as. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ", Before long, they've found even more they can agree on: that the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was wrong. With Gabe Kaplan, Marcia Strassman, John Sylvester White, Robert Hegyes. Specializing in working with former members, and the families of those in cults.Phone: (818) 907-0036, Cathy S Harris, MSW, LCSWSan Diego Web site: www.discoveryouservices.com Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. the features of the group or relationship. "In . Then, Benscoter wades in, carefully making the case that anyone can be duped, making sure never to take aim at Queen. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Experts see it as a public health emergency, threatening democracy, straining family relationships and now also straining an industry of folks trying to help. "They believe it much stronger.". Practice making your own decisions, and work on rediscovering your personality. One of our friends here, raysny, seems to have some hands-on experience with deprogramming We should have a page dedicated to that . Hassan most recently authored The Cult of Trump, an analysis of the president's hold over his most ardent supporters, and began deprogramming people after he left the notorious Moonie cult in 1976. "When you are evil, you're evil," says Queen, 46, from Texas. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; In Northern California, a typical meeting of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors used to run around two or three hours. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. The End of the World Cult. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. A security team guards the person for several days, 24 hours a day, while the deprogrammer, former cult members, and family members present information. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. 11. QUEEN: When you are evil, you're evil. If you are a former member of a cult or high-demand group, we invite you to submit your work to be considered for the Phoenix Project Virtual Montreal 2021. The approach has evolved since the days when some deprogrammers came under fire for crossing legal and ethical lines by holding cult members against their will. "Just having someone tell you you're right, and don't listen to people, it just leads you down that path so fast," he recalls. And it just SMITH: And Queen listens quietly as Benscoter continues explaining how the indoctrination tactics worked on her. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; document.getElementById('cloak1833e4fdcb5e73c4e79dca8a1e8dad0d').innerHTML = ''; Add. BENSCOTER: Some of the things that are being spread about, you know, babies being eaten and things - I don't think those things are true personally. var addy_textf8cac7ff1581dc987ce8d90a07bec040 = 'sguziec' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloakf8cac7ff1581dc987ce8d90a07bec040').innerHTML += ''+addy_textf8cac7ff1581dc987ce8d90a07bec040+'<\/a>'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; The anti-cult movement soon ran into opposition from many sociologists and historians of religion, who argued that the anti-cultists often targeted religious movements that, while exotic to most Americans, were doing nothing wrong. Wide doors, elevators, accessible bathrooms Provider: Jewish Board Of Family And Children's Services A Cult of One by Richard Grannon takes the reader through an intimate, honest and personal journey of Narcissism, trauma and self discovery. Phone:(657)229-1178Web site:Aspire Mental Health, Bill Goldberg, MSW, BCD, LCSW Lorna Goldberg, LCSW, BCD Englewood, NJ Specializing since 1976 in working with people involved in cults and destructive groups Web site: Bill and Lorna Goldberg. This bankrupted the co-defending Cult. document.getElementById('cloakb2de03711ae6bd99ac1a0f1add652edf').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; the effects on the victim or aftermath once leaving the cult or relationship. MSNBC's host of The 11th Hour Stephanie Ruhle was not happy that Fox News reacted to President Biden's State of the Union by calling him a liar and to help her in her quest against this narrative, she welcomed professional Fox News watcher Juliet Jeske to claim Fox viewers are in a "cult" who need "deprogramming". Tovia Smith, NPR News. var addy12e374cf467cf94c035e499fed3d9ec1 = 'consulta' + '@'; You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone:912.795.6662Web site: www.drjacquelinejohnson.com, Steve Guziec, MS, LPC Sycamore Helps cult victims and affected families. SHAPIRO: In some parts of the country, the threats against public health workers have gotten so bad that officials are resigning. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Recovering Emotionally 1 Work on your boundaries. The Cult Awareness Network ( CAN) was an anti-cult organization created by deprogrammer Ted Patrick [1] that provided information on groups that it considered to be cults, as well as support and referrals to deprogrammers. var addy_textde94da22e197db1d535fa5dc06c0facf = 'john' + '@' + 'goldhammer' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloakde94da22e197db1d535fa5dc06c0facf').innerHTML += ''+addy_textde94da22e197db1d535fa5dc06c0facf+'<\/a>'; var addyf020b5c9b482943f070d4f6e57a6e054 = 'erikastille' + '@'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; Queen listens quietly as Benscoter explains how extremist groups need to control what people think in order to convince them to dedicate themselves to a cause, and so these groups paint everything else as a lie or evil. BENSCOTER: I started believing that all information from regular news sources is just wrong, and they became, like, the enemy. "The question is - how are we going to almost deprogram these people who have signed up for the cult of Trump," asked Katie Couric during a recent interview on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. "That's not what I'm about," Benscoter tells Queen, "even a little.". It would add voting restrictions to upcoming elections. Cult leaders are much more dangerous because they have a delusion. Diane Benscoter has been helping people untangle from extremist ideologies since the 1980s, after she herself was extricated from the Unification Church, commonly known as the Moonies. document.getElementById('cloak8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0').innerHTML = ''; It was the first of many times during their conversation that Benscoter would back off and pivot, in search of even the tiniest patch of common ground. And that's just not what this country should be, I don't think. Cult psychology is known for its "all or nothing" approach, in that there are implications if you denounce or leave the cult a system of punishments and rewards kicks in. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Specializes in recovery from cults, trauma, and abuse. SMITH: Other experts liken the threat of disinformation to secondhand smoke. And people almost are, like, spitting at each other. Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump, says shame and humiliation can also be enormous hurdles for someone interested in quitting a cultic group, and returning to their old lives. Nuh-uh.". Patrick, and the parents who hired him, assumed that cult members must have been brainwashed, and therefore it was necessary to brainwash them, in reverse, in order to return them to "normality." Cult deprogramming expert Rick Alan Ross has helped people escape cults since 1982. ANDRA GILLESPIE: What does it mean when you see legislators responding with legislative and policy proposals that would be aimed to address a problem that, in fact, didn't exist in the first place? The poll found that those buying into fallacies are far more likely to get most of their news from social media, friends and family, or conservative news outlets. document.getElementById('cloak9ab5a63abd787008bc43f649316071fa').innerHTML = ''; For this reason, deprogramming is a very expensive service. We're sick of it. document.getElementById('cloak1d7636c60bf66e28f720217bac536c67').innerHTML = ''; If you have questions regarding Shipping, Please click HERE to read our SHIPPING INFO page first. Psychiatrist: since 1980, short term consultation to former members, families and attorneysPhone: (310) 277-4199. This email address is being protected from spambots. But it's a tedious and time-intensive process, and one that Benscoter concedes, cannot keep up with disinformation spreading virally online. var addy_text5fb41fcd031f23f99e1fe74c1f0c8e03 = 'freemindsuk' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak5fb41fcd031f23f99e1fe74c1f0c8e03').innerHTML += ''+addy_text5fb41fcd031f23f99e1fe74c1f0c8e03+'<\/a>'; var addyd477c46acce837837ff43023e001dfd2 = 'crussell' + '@'; var addy_text36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6 = 'Rosanne' + '@' + 'CultRecover' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6').innerHTML += ''+addy_text36636b8776af4b03ad7a9a07dfcdf3b6+'<\/a>'; Sidney and Shoe are here to go over the different methods of cult deprogramming, and so much more! Like (40K) Share. document.getElementById('cloak1d5d405a44b140051bf1a553979856bb').innerHTML = ''; In New York, there is the Cult Hotline and Clinic at the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, reached at 212-632-4640 . But Queen was willing to sit down with Benscoter just to hear her out. You can find this movie on Vudu. SMITH: By the end, they agree to keep talking - just what Benscoter was hoping for. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 13 Irving Place, Ste. addyb2de03711ae6bd99ac1a0f1add652edf = addyb2de03711ae6bd99ac1a0f1add652edf + 'socal' + '.' + 'rr' + '.' + 'com'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; SMITH: Then Benscoter walks a fine line, being totally upfront that she wants Queen to consider that she's caught in a web of disinformation while insisting that she's not trying to turn Queen into a Democrat, for example. Her areas of expertise are trauma, loss, cult and high demand group and relationship education and recovery, including those born and raised; and motherless daughters, women who have lost their mothers through death, illness, narcissism, separation, or estrangement in childhood, adolescence or adulthood. SMITH: Of course, it's much easier said than done. Tell them, Share with me what you think is a really reputable article. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; For that reason in some cases cult leader's pictures were burned or there were highly confrontational interactions between deprogrammers and cultist. BENSCOTER: Are you OK as far as electricity and - or anything like that? The ICSA website also has much valuable information there. We are seeking creative works that reveal the world of the cult survivor. document.getElementById('cloak9305946a8da6033cf0ae51a493ea258b').innerHTML = ''; 165 (1981)Google Scholar; Note, Conservatorships and Religious . addyde94da22e197db1d535fa5dc06c0facf = addyde94da22e197db1d535fa5dc06c0facf + 'goldhammer' + '.' + 'com'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; JAY GILLEY: Just having someone tell you you're right and don't listen to people - it just leads you down that path so fast. Instead, she suggests neutral sources, like academic research that Queen can read herself. Instead, Hassan recommends reconnecting with the believer over shared interests and experiences, like fishing or vacations taken together, because those reminders will help the believer remember their identity before the conspiracy theory took hold of them. Experts say that works in reverse, too, to help people reconnect to reality. Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce House Resolution Condemning QAnon 'Cult', Nearly A Third Of Americans Believe Covid-19 Death Toll Conspiracy Theory, Trump Refuses To Denounce QAnon After Conspiracy Theory Is Described To Him. SHAPIRO: Now it's sometimes closer to six hours. The term deprogramming has been used since the 1970s to refer to a range of behaviors, all of which are aimed at convincing members of so-called new religious movements (NRMs) to leave such groups and return to more mainstream social and religious lifestyles. 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