Thread by @CultExpert

In preparation for Thanksgiving, I posted a few threads summarizing HOW to help a family member out of their EXTREME belief. I summarized how I've helped get people out of cults for the last 45+ years.

Most people appreciated the tips, but some did not. A few of their comments:

"No. That is not my job. I am NOT their therapist"

and

"F that. Confrontation is important"

and

"some people aren’t worth trying to save"

and

"it is an awful lot of work to do. I'm not up to it"

I want to be clear about something. You don't HAVE to do anything!

but...

I concurrently get asked EVERY DAY how we "deprogram millions of people in the country."

And you know how we do it?

Close personal connections (and the approach I outlined in my threads...like the tweet attached below).

This is the rub my friends.

https://twitter.com/CultExpert/status/1463557328511410185?s=20

Many of you (understandably) don't want to interact with your families anymore, but the best agents to facilitate breakthroughs are...well...YOU.

So this is the paradox. :)

You are free to do as you wish, but you have more influence than you know.

One more quick thought...

It's completely understandable to feel frustrated, but there are strategies you can learn to sidestep conflict & redirect.

Our culture (especially our political culture) does NOT engage like this! Conflict is instead prioritized so it makes sense people don't know how to do this

But there's hope! I've worked with many people whose families were convinced they were "gone" but there's ALWAYS a way.

As always, if you want to get a FULL comprehensive picture and learn my Strategic Interactive Approach, my books are a great resource. amazon.com/Steven-Hassan/…