Coercive Control Of Cultic Groups In The United Kingdom July 2022

-THE FAMILY SURVIVAL TRUST
🔷”This study shows that the respondents’ isolation was further compounded by an ‘us against them’ mentality created by contrasting the worlds of members and non-members. This dichotomous view of good/bad or pure/evil enables members to feel as though they are part of an elite and special group while simultaneously creating distrust of and paranoia about non-members. Coercive Control in Cultic Groups in the United Kingdom. However, it is ultimately a mechanism of abuse to further isolate members from sources of support and alternative world-views. It creates a distinct dividing line that members are constantly warned to never cross.”