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Perfectionism & Purity

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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The Paradox of Purity in Thought Reform

I would rather be invisible in nothing than like, visible and make somebody sad. It's so strange. And sometimes people need to be made sad. Honestly. So it's not doing anyone any favors. I'm honest. Like, sometimes I don't say what people want to hear but it's just this weird, um, blank slate that I desire when I, my head hits the pillow that no one is mad at me. Yeah. It's more important to me than succeeding. Mm. Very strange.

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