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Re: And again - well said
By:Gin
Date: Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 9:35 pm
In Response To: Re: And again - well said (Karen C)

Again, another great quote. I like that approach much more than some who see people who are caught up in cults, if the years invested in it are beyond a few or less, as being "lost causes". I think this is more along the German professional's way of thinking. At least one that I know of.

> Oh my gosh! How in the world did you find
> time to do volunteer work on top of all
> that? I am amazed!

> Gin, my heart goes out to you. I can only
> begin to imagine what you went through. I
> know how bad it was for us and we had a
> great support system. How you managed to do
> all you did is really outstanding!

> There is another quote from a psychologist
> whose main focus was on helping excult
> members, Margaret Singer - it encouraged me
> many times. Dr. Singer said in one of her
> books that "cult members seem to have a
> stamina almost beyond human
> comprehension." I think you have pretty
> well proved that point! She attributed being
> able to recoop after being in a cult to a
> "boundless spirit and unbeatable will
> to heal themselves, reclaim their
> independence, and come out on the positive
> side." That quote helped me a lot. I
> kept thinking, well, there must be a light
> at the end of the tunnel. And I guess there
> has been for the most part.

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