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Steve Hassan's Experience with the Moonies
- Steve Hassan, a mental health counselor, shares his personal experience with the Moonies cult.
- He explains how he was recruited, indoctrinated, and eventually deprogrammed through an intervention by his family.
Deprogramming Redefined
- Deprogramming is now called a "strategic interactive approach."
- It aims to empower individuals to think critically and make their own decisions, unlike cults that foster dependence.
Cult Tactics
- Cults employ phobia indoctrination, instilling irrational fears of consequences for leaving.
- They manipulate information, thoughts, and emotions to maintain control.