cults

Rachel Bernstein, cult-specialist and marriage and family therapist. How do narcissists and cult leaders get people under their control? How can you know if you are connected with someone who is unhealthy for you and is just using you? I break this down in this first of three videos about...

As narcissists engage with the world, they are drawn toward themes of authority. This makes religious institutions naturally appealing to them since it can represent the ultimate place for correctness. Dr. Les Carter describes how to spot religious narcissists' gaslighting as they try to find...

We commonly associate cults with religious systems of dominance and control. But Dr. Les Carter describes how many other social structures can share the same traits of authoritarianism and exclusiveness. He identifies the primary qualities of cult-like systems and addresses ways to break free...

Excerpt: In this second installment of the two-part editorial, The Small Town Humanist will be continuing the discussion on what indoctrination means, how brainwashing works, and explaining in detail how mind control techniques used by religious cults can absolutely destroy someone’s life. The...

Excerpt: In this two-part editorial, The Small Town Humanist will be discussing what indoctrination means, how brainwashing works and explaining in detail how mind control techniques used by religious cults can absolutely destroy someone’s life. 'I was a victim of severe indoctrination from...

An interview from Youtube Channel On the edge with Andrew Gold journalist & filmmaker (BBC, HBO) investigating cults and extreme beliefs on the edge of society.

How a high control religion or a cult can shape you as a person. They make you feel like you're part of something special and you don't realize that you're living in a bubble, in another reality. The cults' and your own false reality. Constant fear of things and people in the world. Experiencing...

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When a system, like a company, or a cult, gets into a spiral of negativity and making dysfunctional decisions, but is unable to break it or do this on purpose to keep control of people. Sometimes there is a feeling of entrapment. This feeling could be individually. So how do you become aware of...

Part 3 of Follow the science - an interview with Dr Michaéla Schippers, Professor of Behavior & Performance Mangement at Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands by journalist Rico Brouwer. How to make life better with science. When you feel something isn't right, but try to rationalize...

Agnotology is putting up a smokescreen to dilute people on purpose when there are clear negative results in a matter, especially when there is something to gain for the deceiver, like money or to let people think they have a good reputation. Video Follow the science Part 2- Agnotology

Part 1 of Follow the science - an interview with Dr Michaéla Schippers, Professor of Behavior & Performance Mangement at Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands by journalist Rico Brouwer. How to make life better with science.