Cult victims and those who have suffered abusive relationships often suffer from fear, confusion, low self-esteem, and post-traumatic stress. This title explains the seductive draw that leads people into such situations, provides guidelines for assessing what happened, and tools for getting back on track. This description may be from another edition of this product.
There are lots of wonderful long reviews here so I’ll keep mine simple. If you are or know a survivor of coercive control then you will appreciate this book. This includes those recovering from abusive relationships; not just cults. I read this early on in my recovery from a one-on-one cult with an abusive therapist. With my trust in everyone being shattered, this book made me feel understood and loved. It is filled with valuable...
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Take Back Your Life: Recovering From Cults and Abusive Relationships by co-authors Janja Lalich (Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico) & Madeleine Tobias (The Clinical Coordinator and a psycho therapist at the Vet Center in White River Junction) is a self-help resource for survivors of harmful relationships, whether with an individual or a group, and their loved ones. Chapters explain in...
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We don't hear much these days about the Branch Davidians, Heaven's Gate or even Jim Jones. It's tempting to think that the cult movement has faded and that the world's attention is on more pressing matters -- like suicide bombers. But they are all of a piece, according to Chico State University Associate Professor of Sociology Janja Lalich. In "Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships" ($19.50...
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For me, the special usefulness of this book came in the form of material directed at children who grew up in a cult, who have no other frame of reference to go back to.The information I gleaned here gave me that frame of reference, and helped me to "detox" from the environment which was so seductively calling me back. It explains and makes sense of some very bewildering and deceptive manipulation techniques. And it has...
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I wish I had found this book immediately after leaving the cult I was involved in.This book offers invaluable assitance to those who have been involved with a destructive cult, whether it be relgious, political or psycho-theraputic. The text gives former members indications of what to expect in recovery as well as practical assitance to cope with their recovery.The text also gives a breakdown of how and why cults operate...
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