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People don’t get out of cult like mentalities by people being mean or isolating them. It’s important to have boundaries but we can’t just push people further into their bad mentality
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Anonymous 10w

This is a real one. I was in a borderline cult religious group and the indoctrination is so strong. The only way I got out of it was because people were patient and kind and helped me to challenge my own views and see where things didn’t make sense. I get so frustrated when I see others in cult mentalities but I know what it’s like. Logic doesn’t matter when you’re so brainwashed. Like you said boundaries are important. But when it’s to the point you’re shunning people and pushing them away-

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 10w

- you’re just reinforcing what they’ve been taught. That they are the ones that are right and everyone else is the enemy.

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