PsychTink · @PsychTink
178 followers · 194 posts · Server radicalsocial.work

“Most people are going to have two or three marriages in their adult life. Some of us will have them with the same person.” ~ Esther Perel

Great post from

open.substack.com/pub/cindywan

#cindywangbrandt #exfundie #cultsurvivors #exevangelical #exmormon #exjw #deconstruction

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PsychTink · @PsychTink
170 followers · 174 posts · Server radicalsocial.work

It's slow and the boundaries and my assertiveness are off putting to him... But that will be the price for entry back into my life. Time will tell. 2/

#relationships #exfundie #recovery

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PsychTink · @PsychTink
170 followers · 173 posts · Server radicalsocial.work

Happy to report that there was a bit of progress in the Marco Polo exchange with my brother today. There's a lot of mistrust and hurt on both sides but I think we're moving towards acceptance that I'm not the same person and we're not going back to what was, but starting new, redefining what we want today going forward. 1/

#relationships #exfundie #recovery

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KrissyKat 🏳️‍⚧️ · @KrissyKat
125 followers · 1154 posts · Server hoosier.social

The part of me from way back wants to say that God is sending a huge blub of seaweed to punish for its wickedness.

#political #florida #exfundie

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Eric HuIIquist · @thehullq
141 followers · 732 posts · Server mas.to

Hearing the familiar stories of and from other faith traditions like, , , , etc., gives me a better understanding of my own experience growing up as a Seventh-day .

We are more similar than some might think.








#exvangelical #exevangelical #exfundie #exmormon #exjw #purityculture #faithjourney #religion #adventist #baptist #jehovahswitnesses #mormon #deconstruction #ReligiousTrauma

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Delia Christina · @DeliaChristina
1474 followers · 3549 posts · Server sfba.social

Tonight in we talked about Religious Trauma Syndrome (). It was a *rough* session. Rough.

I've been going to therapy every week for 3 years now, peeling away layers and digging deep. Tonight my shovel hit something solid: The Church. Specifically, the evangelical church. The source of emotional vacancy in our family.

Grief. Anger. Trauma. Unacknowledged harm on so many levels.

Tonight was rough. Goddamn.




#therapy #RTS #exfundie #exvangelicalgrief #exvangelical #churchtrauma

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Smitten · @smitten
201 followers · 598 posts · Server mastodon.lol

So I'm asking people who know first-hand, what are some GOOD media portrayals of cults and how they work?

For me, Severance has been the best example. The innie/outie split is exactly how it feels to be inside of cult mind control. The way Lumon twists the meanings of words to scare people is subtle but completely accurate. The walling off of memory is also reminiscent of how you deal with 'bad' thoughts.

As far as documentaries I liked the HBO one on Heaven's Gate.

#exjw #excult #exfundie

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Smitten · @smitten
201 followers · 598 posts · Server mastodon.lol

Cults are now everywhere in media, and usually the way it's handled is completely off-base.

Wearing weird clothes & singing weird songs is a small part of identity control but it's not the most important factor. Usually that's what's highlighted in documentaries, film.

The key factor is that you censor your own mind, you actively forget and avoid thoughts that are against the rules. You split your personality. Words take on new meanings which are entirely emotional. 🧵

#exjw #excult #exfundie

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Delia Christina · @DeliaChristina
885 followers · 1806 posts · Server sfba.social

I was raised a traditional Southern Baptist.

And this week with my retired pastor dad showed me that my traditional upbringing left me with ZERO internal resources for maintaining good mental health or achieving healthy family dynamics.

Like, NONE.





#christian #mentalhealth #familydynamics #exvangelical #exfundie #thanksjamesdobson #jesuschristliterally

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Noel · @noely
1 followers · 1 posts · Server mastodon.world

. by choice. aspiring . casually pursuing . hobbyist chicken farmer. filling my world with with the occasional and . learning to love .

#nonbinary #childfree #herbalist #backyardpermaculture #edibleplants #cacti #hoya #succulent #exfundie #science

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Jexit 2020 :verified: · @jexit2020
37 followers · 38 posts · Server mstdn.party
Jexit 2020 :verified: · @jexit2020
37 followers · 38 posts · Server mstdn.party

Howdy neighbours, I'm new around these parts 😂

By way of introduction, my name is Riley and I used to be one of .

I "toot" about , , , , and everything in between.

The video below tells my whole story of growing up in a high control religion and then leaving.






youtu.be/AB7FHqnvyb0

#jehovahswitnesses #cults #cultrecovery #Religion #atheism #criticalthinking #exjw #exchristian #exvangelical #exfundie #cultsurvivor #igotout

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Jexit 2020 :verified: · @jexit2020
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mel · @Objectpermanence
81 followers · 60 posts · Server kolektiva.social

Second post, because who thinks of everything the first time?
I'm into . I'm from the and love meeting who grows around me, native, invasive, and everything in between. So... . And because winter exists and captalist food systems won't forever. And .

Art... dabbling in:



parent to Flo and Rika

!

I believe is crucial to liberatory movements. We know what we are against, but what do we move towards? What guides you there, towards what feels worth creating?






as revolutionary figure.

#Introduction #plants #midwest #foraging #foodpreservation #foodsovereignty #weaving #embroidery #electroforming #macrame #cat #MutualAid #spirituality #exfundie #decolonizechristianity #tarot #astrology #mysticism #pagan #jesus

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