405- Being Bitten 4: Coercive Emotional Control

Steven Hassan's list is my current reference list for the BITE model used by cults to control their followers. 

BITE stands for the four control types, which are : Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotions. 

Trigger warnings apply in view of content and hyper-linked blog entries

404- BITE model 4 - Cult control over emotions

Steven Hassan's list is my current reference list for the BITE model used by cults to control their followers. 

BITE stands for the four control types, which are : Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotions. 

403- Being Bitten 3: Coercive Thought Control

As mentioned in all the previous parts in this blog series, Steven Hassan's list is my current reference list for the BITE model used by cults to control their followers. 

BITE stands for the four control types, which are : Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotions. 

402- BITE model 3 : Cult control over Thought

Steven Hassan's list is my current reference list for the BITE model used by cults to control their followers. 

BITE stands for the four control types, which are : Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotions. 

I continue this blog series with the third type of control : manipulation of Thought.

401- Being Bitten 2: Coercive Information Control

As mentioned in the previous parts in this blog series, Steven Hassan's list is my current reference list for the BITE model used by cults to control their followers. 

BITE stands for the four control types, which are : Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotions. 

400- BITE model 2 : Cult control over information

Steven Hassan's list is my current reference list for the BITE model used by cults to control their followers. 

BITE stands for the four control types, which are : Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotions. 

399- Being Bitten 1: Coercive Behaviour Control

As always in my testimonials, trigger warnings apply throughout

Steven Hassan's list is my current reference list for the BITE model used by cults to control their followers. 

BITE stands for the four control types, which are : Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotions. 

398- BITE model 1 : Cult Control over Behaviours

In view of content : Trigger warning (especially point 17)

Steven Hassan's list is my current reference list for the BITE model used by cults to control their followers. As there are 4 types, or categories of controls, I'll divided this present blog series to detail each in turn.

BITE stands for the four control types, which are : Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotions.

Each entry shall include a short introduction, the list of control tactics, and then my notes, followed, in a subsequent post, examples of my own experiences. 

397- Cult(ish) II - Control and conditioning

I posted many entries about my upbringing and surivival in my father's religious cult. Some people thought that I was exaggerating. Others joked about cults, not knowing the harm they were causing and how far they were from understanding the pain I was going through by hearing such comments and jokes. 

I decided that I have to explain, in a clear, detailed fashion, not only my experiences as you have read in my other entries, but also more general aspects, as I want you to recognize patterns of power that groups, cults and mainstream religions exert on individuals.

396- Cult(ish) I

Upon watching this video by Drew, aka Genetically modified Skeptic, about MLM's and comparing their modus operandi to that of cults, it occured to me that I often post about my traumatic upbringing in my father's religious cult, but never explained certain definitions. 

So, today, I'd like to help you, my readers, better understand why I discuss it so much, why it is considered a traumatic experience - why it should be if anyone still didn't get the picture about it - and what are differences between a religious cult, a mainstream religion, and also, non-religious cultish behaviors.

395- CBT4Emeto 8-13

It has been a very long time since I last posted about my CBT4Emeto.  I didn't want to repeat myself as often, as my tasks were identitcal for quite a while, and my progress really slow. 

394- Brains of A Feather - January 2019

As announed in my previous entry 2 weeks ago, Katie & I co-created a new twitter chat we called - with my wife's advice on the name : Brains Of A Feather. 

We'll host it in turns, every Wednesday at 20:00 GMT and have decided on the topics and questions, ahead for January - and shall continue monthly Skype sessions to discuss our following month.