Tag: mental-health
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Covert Abuse and the Power of Charisma
1. Covert Abuse is Slick and Confusing Covert emotional and psychological abuse is confusing. It often goes undetected. Trying to unravel what is happening is exhausting. You may know that something isn’t quite right but you can’t quite put your finger on it. This is why it’s so important to have accurate and informative language…
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What No One Tells You About Fundamentalist Cults
Who Were You Before the Fundamentalist Cult? I’ve thought a lot about the other people who were members of the fundamentalist cult I was involved in. I’ve even wondered what their perception was of me during my time as a “pastor’s wife”. The common phrase used to describe the embodiment of the church was, “we…
Deconstructing Abusive Power 