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Why Do People Join Cults? (2018 Rerun)

Psychology In Seattle Podcast

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Are You Afraid of Leaving the Cult?

Emma Thompson: Some cults inculcate fear in their members, even if they don't have physical threats. She says there's a nameless dread that is part of this troma bond with the group. "It's just a kind of free floating terror," she says. 'I know for myself that leaving that group was by far, in away, the most frightening thing i've ever done'

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