1/13 #TinFoilConfessions a 🧵
In 2003 I fell headfirst into the rabbit hole via 9/11 conspiracy theories and was eventually consumed by a 'cult-like ideology' for 15 years.
I crawled back out in 2018.
Watch the full video "A Conspiracist In Recovery" by @TheBristolCable 📺
2/13 In 2021 after seeing the real harms of this ideology & how misunderstood it was, I decided to share my experience of going down, living in & coming out of the rabbit hole.
The first step was confronting the community I shared 15 yrs of my life with. That went as expected.
3/13 That ruckus caught the eye of one of my oldest friends in the movement @TruthSeekah - so he invited me for a friendly chat on his podcast. It was my 1st time speaking publicly and I was a bag of nerves. youtube.com/live/DrEU4UoOT…
4/13 After the podcast, many asked: What did I believe? How did you get out? So I made this.
"The NWO... were running the upper echelons of politics, banks, corporations, religious institutions, universities, entertainment industry, even organised crime."
5/13 I believed in the "Grand Conspiracy".. a NWO / Illuminati / Deep State / Evil Cabal style conspiracy theory. Everything was controlled. Everything was a ritual. This is my old content:
6/13 I didn't start off extreme.. Granted, the first video I watched was a little off the deep end, but it was 9/11 & other run of the mill government conspiracy theories that I started to believe first. But soon the Conspiracism virus would consume me.
7/13 One conspiracy theory that I pushed for 13 years in the ConspiraCult was the 7/7 London Bombing CT. I was inextricably tied to it because I was there on that very day building our "case" with other conspiracists in a popular forum.
8/13 18 years after that, to the day.. I finally admitted my role in helping to set that Conspiracy Theory in motion. After speaking with a survivor - thanks to @mariannaspring , I accepted what damage I had done to everyone affected by it. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
9/13 Getting out took 6 years. Long story short: I became disenfranchised with the movement for accepting new narratives that I believed were Psy-ops. Then Trump/Brexit/Corbyn were the final nails in the coffin. I was wrong about everything.
10/13 What do I mean by "recovering / in recovery"? My belief was an extreme ideology. I saw the conspiracy everywhere and because of that, I saw the world through a certain lens. That isn't completely gone. 👇
11/13 I'm happy to say: I no longer believe the extreme "Grand Conspiracy" theory. But conspiracies do happen. Corruption is very real. My ideology was built on the belief of many CTs. So which are real, which are not? We explore that question in depth at somedarecallitconspiracy.com
12/13 Since leaving the rabbit hole and sharing my journey, I have met some amazing people along the way. I compiled a thread of highlights from last year.
13/13 My next project is "Tin Foil Confessions: Escaping The Cult Of Conspiracy"
An 8 pt podcast series + book. A biography & toolbox for anyone lost to the rabbit hole. A 360° view inside the mind of a Conspiracist & Conspiracy Culture. Share this thread & help it get made! ♥️
What is the history of "The Grand Conspiracy"? - this is what I wished I knew before I watched those very first videos that enticed me down the Rabbit Hole.
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