Thread by @VennieKocsis

Cultic Behavior Checklist☑️

#culture #CULT #DANGER #Wisdom

1. They draw you in. They tell you what they claim is inside info to make you feel trusted. You’ll get loads of compliments and immediate attention. You will feel deeply appreciated and/or honored.

2. Your boundaries will be tested. Small comments made. Micro aggressions. Contacting you at random times. Taking liberties when speaking about you, as if they know you personally, creating their own image of their relationship to you.

3. They get you into their “boat,” creating a strand dedication to them in some way; the proverbial fish hook. Ramping up back handed comments while making you believe they have your best interest in mind and that they have something you need.

4. Get you to open up in conversation, to share your deepest emotion, fears, trauma and personal life. Should you pull back, not respond in a way that allows for control, not share your life, stay reserved and non non-malleable, they will begin to discard you.

5. They will start to softly disparage you, complaining about you to certain members of the community or friendship circle. Because they are masterful with triangulation, they will fabricate information to plant believable truths in the lie about you.

6. adVice 🔘

Immediately disconnect. Speak about it openly. Do not contribute to cultures of silence. Often you will find others who have also been cycled by these behaviors, shunned and painted to be the villain. Be valiant and stay connected to your boundaries.

7. Don’t fold yourself in for anyone. Learn 🚩red flag behaviors so you can recognize them right away and remove yourself. Do NOT ignore them.

Always trust your intuition.

Remember that diamonds and gold are mines for and top quality ones are rare.

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