Summary of Steven Hassan's Combating Cult Mind Control

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I am a therapist who helps people who have been damaged by cults. I help them start their lives over, and avoid the trauma associated with the often-illegal abduction method called deprogramming. #2 I spoke with Bruce’s parents, who had flown to Boston from Minneapolis. They wanted to bring him back to meet with me. I asked Bruce about himself and why his parents were so concerned, and he said they had not yet told him about pledge service. #3 It is easy to help someone who is already in a cult, but those who are being recruited are usually already under the group’s control. It is difficult to help people who have been in a cult for many years. #4 I help people leave destructive cults, and I do this by sensitizing them to the problem of mind control or undue influence. It is difficult to help someone leave a cult, so the best way to deal with this problem is to educate people about it.