The End of the World Cult. SMITH: It's a tedious and time-intensive process, too, that can't keep up with disinformation spreading virally online. document.getElementById('cloakf8cac7ff1581dc987ce8d90a07bec040').innerHTML = ''; 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. var addy9ab5a63abd787008bc43f649316071fa = 'sarawaters' + '@'; . SHAPIRO: Disinformation is not new. Phone: 317.536.5482, Deirdre Hart Wilson, CSW Las Vegas/Henderson A survivor of a destructive group who specializes in recovery from cults, trauma, and abuse.Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. ", none of those who've been charged appears to have any connection with the far-left movement, FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday rejected conspiracy theories blaming left-wing extremists, 'More Dangerous And More Widespread': Conspiracy Theories Spread Faster Than Ever, Disinformation Fuels Distrust And Even Violence At All Levels Of Government. Wide doors, elevators, accessible bathrooms Provider: Jewish Board Of Family And Children's Services "Yes, I'm with you," Benscoter answers, as the two have a good laugh. Our country needs leadership that will bring us together more than ever, he said in a statement. All rights reserved. var addy_text3b255930a16b40f719162d87866cd410 = 'hochmanmd' + '@' + 'eurekamail' + '.' + 'net';document.getElementById('cloak3b255930a16b40f719162d87866cd410').innerHTML += ''+addy_text3b255930a16b40f719162d87866cd410+'<\/a>'; "I know it's been really tough," Benscoter offers. var addy_text7986d920f3745ab243b59af6f71579f5 = 'cyndersm' + '@' + 'verizon' + '.' + 'net';document.getElementById('cloak7986d920f3745ab243b59af6f71579f5').innerHTML += ''+addy_text7986d920f3745ab243b59af6f71579f5+'<\/a>'; When a family hires him to meet with a loved one, Ryan says his first step is to do a kind of intervention on the family. And that's just not what this country should be, I don't think. var addy_textfefae804527880e22aa3cd22f2d08a08 = 'crussellmft' + '@' + 'earthlink' + '.' + 'net';document.getElementById('cloakfefae804527880e22aa3cd22f2d08a08').innerHTML += ''+addy_textfefae804527880e22aa3cd22f2d08a08+'<\/a>'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; You need JavaScript enabled to view it. BENSCOTER: I think now is the time to start building bridges. 1: It can help to know that you are not the first person to leave a controlling group and you won't be the last. And I think SMITH: Benscoter talks about the reputable nonprofits fighting human trafficking and suggests Queen get involved. the effects on the victim or aftermath once leaving the cult or relationship. SMITH: And then Benscoter carefully starts making the case that anyone can be duped, offering up herself as Exhibit A and explaining how she, as a Moonie, thought she was following the Messiah. 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. Psychiatrist: since 1980, short term consultation to former members, families and attorneysPhone: (310) 277-4199. ", In other cases, the allure may be what Benscoter calls "easy answers to life's hard questions.". A Cult of One by Richard Grannon takes the reader through an intimate, honest and personal journey of Narcissism, trauma and self discovery. var addy_textf020b5c9b482943f070d4f6e57a6e054 = 'erikastille' + '@' + 'bellsouth' + '.' + 'net';document.getElementById('cloakf020b5c9b482943f070d4f6e57a6e054').innerHTML += ''+addy_textf020b5c9b482943f070d4f6e57a6e054+'<\/a>'; Use the vacation to have fun, not to press your views onto the person. addy1d7636c60bf66e28f720217bac536c67 = addy1d7636c60bf66e28f720217bac536c67 + 'tellatherapist' + '.' + 'net'; You need JavaScript enabled to view it. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; 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. 383 (1983)Google Scholar; Note, Tort Liability for Cult Deprogramming, 43 Ohio St. L.J. Whats wrong, Hassan says, is telling the believer that theyre brainwashed, or stupid or weak. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; "They became like the enemy.". What was often sought was an emotional response to the information, the shock, the fear . 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. Hoping to set a tone of humanity and compassion, she starts by asking Queen how she's faring in the aftermath of last month's snow storm in Texas, and expresses gratitude that she's warm and well. Phone: +61 (2) 8065 8237. 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 . 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. Instead, she suggests neutral sources, like academic research that Queen can read herself. For that reason in some cases cult leader's pictures were burned or there were highly confrontational interactions between deprogrammers and cultist. addyf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f = addyf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f + 'beaarmstrong' + '.' + 'com'; Phone: Tf 00 8+34) 609-16-14-65, Alexandra Stein, Ph.D. Cult recovery counseling and education, and support group for former members and others affected by cults. "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. 01.19.21. 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. A small industrydeprogramminggrew up around the posited need to rescue people's children from the clutches of cult leaders, alternately depicted as monomaniacal zealots or sociopathic . SMITH: Benscoter begins gently, asking how Queen's faring in the aftermath of last month's Texas snowstorm. Specializes in recovery from cults, trauma, and abuse. But it's much more difficult. At least 40 states are considering similar bills. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Michael Travesser is the leader of the cult called Strong City. A problem shared is a problem halved. So the question is, when someone buys into disinformation or conspiracy theories, how do you help them back out? Well, one thing that I think is so sad right now is that the country has been so divided. Today, experts say the engagement. It was rigged. var addyf8cac7ff1581dc987ce8d90a07bec040 = 'sguziec' + '@'; var addy_text7a81c507740ba1e5a4b8252e1b215489 = 'drjackie' + '@' + 'drjacquelinejohnson' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak7a81c507740ba1e5a4b8252e1b215489').innerHTML += ''+addy_text7a81c507740ba1e5a4b8252e1b215489+'<\/a>'; "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. Court Dialogue Helps Moon Cultist To Break Without Deprogramming By Marjorie Hyer April 13, 1977 Barbara Underwood and four other members of the Unification Church went into a San Francisco court. A few minutes in, Queen starts to push back, insisting she's not the impulsive or emotional type who would do that. General psychotherapy, specializing in cult recovery and education for those affected by cults; facilitating a Group for Former Cult or High-Demand Group Members (since 2003), facilitating online and in-person workshops for former members. Specializes in recovery from authoritarian religious organizations. She expresses sympathy for how Queen's business has been hurt during the pandemic. But an Ipsos poll taken after the attack on January 6 found that only 27% of Republicans believe that Joe Biden legitimately won the presidential election. Recovering Emotionally 1 Work on your boundaries. var addy_text08a3115d0b8c7e253703ff3626436340 = 'dwehlelcsw' + '@' + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak08a3115d0b8c7e253703ff3626436340').innerHTML += ''+addy_text08a3115d0b8c7e253703ff3626436340+'<\/a>'; Wellspring Retreat Albany Greg Sammons, Director Specializing in the rehabilitation of individuals who have suffered in abusive religious groups, relationships and organizations. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: This is a scamdemic (ph). addyfd9ed15925585d1f1899766b95a93c7b = addyfd9ed15925585d1f1899766b95a93c7b + 'dreichel' + '.' + 'com'; You need JavaScript enabled to view it. "I think it's really important to try to help people inoculate, to try to create herd immunity to psychological manipulation," Benscoter says, "and to hit that tipping point in society where more people understand how these tactics work, and those who try to use them will be less successful because those using them are easily spotted now. DONALD TRUMP: This election was rigged, and the Supreme Court and other courts didn't want to do anything about it. Deprogramming refers to an intervention process that reverses alleged brainwashing. Web site: freemindsuk.tumblr.com. P.O. Many are adamant, like Michelle Queen, that no one could change their mind. 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. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; 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. var addy_text12e374cf467cf94c035e499fed3d9ec1 = 'consulta' + '@' + 'miguelperlado' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloak12e374cf467cf94c035e499fed3d9ec1').innerHTML += ''+addy_text12e374cf467cf94c035e499fed3d9ec1+'<\/a>'; They have incorrect wiring operating in their brain for conscience and empathy and reality testing and respect for others, as. Two weeks ago, we watched a pro-Trump mob storm the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overthrow the results of a U.S. election and keep Donald Trump in power. Web site: Wellspring Retreat.org, Colleen Russell, LMFT, CGP 70 SW Century Drive, Suite 100-363 Bend, Oregon 97702 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. 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." 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. SHAPIRO: County Supervisor Leonard Moty worries that reasonable people won't feel safe coming to meetings, let alone running for public office. var addyfefae804527880e22aa3cd22f2d08a08 = 'crussellmft' + '@'; Please email info@cultcrew.com or fill out the form below. "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 [people] to get out with their dignity.". 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. 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. BENSCOTER: I started believing that all information from regular news sources is just wrong, and they became, like, the enemy. And that's not what our country should be. According to the Ipsos poll, more than 40% of Americans believed some of the most virulent and far-fetched disinformation either the baseless claim that the election was rigged, that a Satan-worshiping child sex ring is trying to control our politics and media, or that Antifa activists were responsible for the Capitol riots. "I know that sounds outrageous," she sighs, "but I was wasn't stupid, and I just one thing led to another, and it kind of fed into some fears that I had, and it just kind of just pulled me in. 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. BENSCOTER: I think it's really important to try to help people inoculate, to try to create herd immunity to psychological manipulation and to hit that tipping point in society where more people understand how these tactics work. "They didn't tell you all the others. And one thing led to another, and it kind of fed into some fears I had. document.getElementById('cloak1d5d405a44b140051bf1a553979856bb').innerHTML = ''; "I started believing that all information, from regular news sources, or different faiths or churches was wrong," Benscoter says. She has developed an approach to counselling former members - "Time Away for Post-Cult Counselling." Gillie was a member of an abusive Bible-based cult in the . You need JavaScript enabled to view it. But to Gilley, it felt like validation. "That's who they said they arrested," Queen says. 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 path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; 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. SMITH: Other experts liken the threat of disinformation to secondhand smoke. Men and . var addy5fb41fcd031f23f99e1fe74c1f0c8e03 = 'freemindsuk' + '@'; It can cost in the tens of thousands of dollars. SMITH: Eventually, thanks to a patient friend, Gilley came to understand how he, a left-leaning Obama supporter, allowed himself, as he puts it, to fall down a far-right rabbit hole. addyffec56a2dcd6b68be693d9a3ad7e4687 = addyffec56a2dcd6b68be693d9a3ad7e4687 + 'gerardwebster' + '.' + 'com'; var addy8034107a87f3497c1eaf99e1fec2acf0 = 'info' + '@'; 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. And so then we have a path to go on. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Ross is the preeminent cult deprogrammer in the United States and the head of the Cult Education Institute, a nonprofit library with archived information about cults. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; "It goes deep.". There's no end to the need for those kinds of services, Benscoter says. With everyone in distress from coronavirus, maintaining meaningful spoken communication with loved ones through phone calls and - where safe - visits are more important than ever. Andrea Moore-Emmett, MA, LMFT Rancho Cucamonga helps individuals dealing with former cult affiliation. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; In Georgia, Andra Gillespie of Emory University says the voting bill would disproportionately hurt lower-income voters, people of color and Democrats. 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? New York City Web site: Daniel Shaw, CSW, Sara Waters, MS, MA Specializes in treating post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and recovery from high-demand and abusive relationships. addy3b255930a16b40f719162d87866cd410 = addy3b255930a16b40f719162d87866cd410 + 'eurekamail' + '.' + 'net'; SMITH: For all the psy-ops used to suck people into a cultic group, experts say it takes just as much savvy and precision to help them out. document.getElementById('cloak9305946a8da6033cf0ae51a493ea258b').innerHTML = ''; [2] [3] [4] It was founded in the wake of the 1978 cult mass murder/suicide at Jonestown, Guyana. "And sturdy bridges! "That's not what I'm about," Benscoter tells Queen, "even a little.". addy3001007811159a16eabbf160ee2e3f2d = addy3001007811159a16eabbf160ee2e3f2d + 'comcast' + '.' + 'net'; General Psychotherapy, Specializing in Cult Recovery and Education Phone: (541) 306-6081 Web site: www.ColleenRussellmft.com/, Roberta Cobrin Eisenberg, MSW, BCD PhiladelphiaIndividual and family counseling. SMITH: The Ipsos poll shows a close correlation between those who believe in conspiracies and those who get most of their news from conservative news sources, social media or apps like Parler and Telegram that have become disinformation superspreaders. I don't put anything past people.". When we started to know better, we started doing more to combat it. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; Phone: (469) 316-7290, John D. Goldhammer, Ph.D. Seattle Recovery from destructive groups and religious cults Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Dan's talk on The Psychology of the Cult Leader. She's upfront that her aim is to get Queen to consider the possibility that she's caught in a web of disinformation, while at the same time, she insists she's not trying to change her by turning her into a Democrat, for example. SHAPIRO: In some parts of the country, the threats against public health workers have gotten so bad that officials are resigning. But it's a tedious and time-intensive process, and one that Benscoter concedes, cannot keep up with disinformation spreading virally online. It's also about things like voting. Cult expert Steve Hassan told CNN on Tuesday that "all of America needs deprogramming" due to the negative influence of President Trump, especially rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. This bankrupted the co-defending Cult. 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NPR's Tovia Smith took a look inside the practice of deprogramming. . addyde94da22e197db1d535fa5dc06c0facf = addyde94da22e197db1d535fa5dc06c0facf + 'goldhammer' + '.' + 'com'; 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. Advertisement - story continues below. document.getElementById('cloakf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f').innerHTML = ''; Phone: (510) 292-0509, Steven Eichel, Ph.D., ABPPNewarkSpecializes in harm done by exploitive, coercive and/or destructive movements and groups.Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. Practice making your own decisions, and work on rediscovering your personality. Another approach to helping people exit cultic groups is a kind of mirror image of the tactics used to lure them in. ", "That's right," agrees Queen. The question is whether the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol can begin to steer some of the Trump faithful toward the kind of cult deprogramming they so . Modeling QAnon as a cult suggests that "deprogramming" techniquesa kind of "un-brainwashing"could be helpful, but when deprogramming was used in its 1970s heyday, it usually began with. hide caption. In Combating Cult Mind Control, Hassan describes what he calls his "BITE model," an acronym for the four components of "mind control": behavior, information, thought, and emotional control. Queen is among an alarming number of Americans responding to a recent Ipsos poll, who mistook several false conspiracy theories for truth. 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