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A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website.
Along with "My mind is full of Irrational Fears about being 'All Alone,' the End Times, the Rapture, and Eternal Damnation. What can I do?” and...
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
May well be worth diving into:
A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website and...
Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Topics to enhance and speed up your therapy process:
A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website.
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Browse Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
See A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website... and...
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Hopefully useful:
A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website. No one need suffer anymore if they are willing to do what it takes to dig out of the hole.
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
Hopefully helpful:
A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website.
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
No one need suffer anymore if they are willing to do what it takes to dig out of the hole.
The best help I can offer: Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
See Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Cruise the amazon.com listing on Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook. Pick one and start your journey out of religious hell.
Suggested reading:
Is there anything to be gained in trying to be or get ight with Parents who have to be?
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
See Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith and the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction.
May be helpful:
A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website.
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Suggested: Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
May be useful:
Cruise Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
May be useful: Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Worked for me: Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
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A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website and...
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
As difficult as what you're going through is, a lot of people have been through similar transitions. You're NOT alone.
Browse Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Browse Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith and the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, as well as A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website. No one need suffer anymore if they are willing to do what it takes to dig out of the hole.
Browse Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold gets into this in depth. Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith and the Linns' Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction likewise.
Browse Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Browse Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook? Couldn't hurt. Might help.
Maybe browse Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Suggested reading at the links below and links therein without thinking you have to do anything right away, including even agree with any of it. Just file the information away, let the dots connect themselves however they do... and come back to it if and when you reach the fourth of the five stages of psychotherapeutic recovery.
A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website.
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
Hopefully useful:
A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website.
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
No one need suffer anymore if they are willing to do what it takes to dig out of the hole.
Might be useful: Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Browse Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook? Couldn't hurt.
Browse Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
Most -- maybe all of which -- offer suggestions for new apostates.
Resources:
A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website.
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
Might be useful:
A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website.
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Please see A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website.
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
Cruise Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook on their amazon.com web pages? Get the one or two that look they speak your language?
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook pretty much all touch on traumatic dreams.
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook. Start with the one that looks most useful. I found them all more than just "useful," btw. More like "life changing" for some similarly over-controlled by my pentecostal parents.
While I recognize that depression and anxiety are not my life's purpose, I continue to go through periods of them. I need to drag out my books to get the ship right-side up again.
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
Might be useful:
Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website.
May be useful: Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Browse A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website.
And specifically Do I need Exit Counseling or Deprogramming?. To find an understanding, secular therapist if you need one, see my reply to the OP on Decided to start therapy... And, although I cannot vouch for the Reclamation Collective, a perusal of their website suggests the therapists listed there are at least somewhat hip to RTS, Marlene Winell, Carolyn Baker, Cathleen Mann, Steve Hassan, Madelyn Tobias, Janja Lalich, Alexandra Stein and Bonnie Zeiman.
See also Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith and the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction
Strongly suggested reading:
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
May be useful:
A Collection of Articles on Recovery from Religious Trauma Syndrome starting with the three linked from the right-hand column on the front page of this website.
Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
Might be useful: Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook
Just in case you need one or more at some point: Marlene Winell's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Alison Miller’s Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook.
Browse the following? Marlene Winnel's Leaving the Fold, Pasquale & Rohr’s Sacred Wounds, Arterburn & Felton’s Toxic Faith, the Linns’ Healing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Addiction, and Hiyaguha Cohen’s Leave the Cult Handbook