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As a fellow cult survivor, I agree with your view. Almost 10 years out, my spouse and I still make inside jokes for the insider speech and content. However, th
by tomrod 4y ago
As a fellow cult survivor, I agree with your view.
Almost 10 years out, my spouse and I still make inside jokes for the insider speech and content. However, the exit process is one that seems exclusively designed to prevent dignity from being maintained.
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> They have never experienced the ongoing heartbreak of losing your entire world when you leave - your family, your friends, your job, your social life, your religion, your everything.
On the flip side, many years down the way, I love that I got to start over and define my own life rather than be forced to live the terms handed to me. It was damn hard, letting go. I would never assert otherwise. The path since has been an adventure, without question.
- drewbug01 4y agoI definitely get that - I don’t have anyone close to me right now that escaped (sadly not all of those escapes were permanent), but I’ve been able to joke around with fellow survivors in the past. It felt really freeing to be able to talk openly enough such that we could crack a joke about it. :) I’m glad you and your wife were able to get out, too. :)
- tomrod 4y agoLikewise. All the best to you. I was extremely lucky my spouse came along and left a few years after me.