Combating Cult Mind Control The 1 B..., Steven Hassan
Combating Cult Mind Control The 1 B..., Steven Hassan
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Combating Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults

Author: Steven Hassan

Narrator: Daniel Greenberg

Unabridged: 13 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/28/2015


Synopsis

This 2018 30th anniversary edition honors the 40th anniversary of the tragedy in Jonestown, Guyana. On November 18th, 1978, over 900 people including a U.S. congressman Leo Ryan died because of Cult Leader Jim Jones. Over 300 were children forced to drink cyanide-laced Kool-Aid by their parents who believed they were doing God’s will. A vast array of methods exist to deceive, manipulate, and indoctrinate people into closed systems of obedience and dependency. If you are reading this updated book for the first time, please know that you have found a safe, respectful, compassionate place. This book can help you protect or regain your sanity, freedom, and health. It can help you protect others from the use of mind control techniques. In this 30th anniversary volume you will find:Stories of people who fell under the sway of undue influence but who were able to break free.Information on the many sophisticated ways that social media are now used for mind control.Updates on the many types of organizations that use mind control.Information on the neuroscience behind mind control.A look at what legislators, courts, mental health professionals, and ordinary citizens can do to resist mind control and make our world a safer place.People around the world remain largely unprepared for the realities of mind control. But there is much you can do to stay safe, sane, and whole - and to help the people you care about. If someone you love is already part of a mind control group, help them break free and rebuild their life using the tools from this book. As you read this book, you will learn to develop, use, and trust your critical thinking skills; your intuition; your bodily and emotional awareness; your ability to ask the right questions; and your skill at doing quick, useful research. You will also learn to create a healthy balance of openness and skepticism. The entire process begins and ends with discernment.

About Steven Hassan

Steven Hassan, PhD, is a mental health professional and forensics expert who has been helping people leave destructive cults since 1976 after he was deprogrammed from the Moon cult by his family. He directs the Freedom of Mind Resource Center, a consulting and media production company, based in Massachusetts. He is the author of the books, Combating Cult Mind Control and Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults and Beliefs. Dr. Hassan’s expertise has been featured in major media outlets such as CNN, ABC, NBC, and The New York Times. He has developed The BITE Model™, the world’s first scientifically validated construct for evaluating authoritarian control, and hosts the podcast, The Influence Continuum.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin on October 15, 2012

Very interesting and thought provoking book on cults. Most of the focus was on religious cults but the author covered political cults, educational cults, and commercial cults as well. Topics of mind control, behavior modification, the influence of conformity, phobia indoctrination and obedience to a......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on October 08, 2023

I loved this book. I was introduced to a group by a friend years back and was an active member, even though a lot of it creeped me out. I decided to leave on my own, but by using this book, I was able to discover that the group I belonged to was actually a cult. It wasn't as horrendous as many cults......more

Goodreads review by Colt on May 17, 2015

Undue influence is real This book was really eye opening. I was raised Jehovah's Witness and this book has helped me to see that I was raised in a cult and how they influenced me. Steven Hassan is a great teacher and the book was an easy and uplifting read. I encourage "everyone" to read this book. T......more

Goodreads review by Crystal on June 15, 2018

Disclaimer: This review was originally posted on the website Ex-JW Sisters As I mentioned to the Editor of this blog, as a book reviewer I would love to contribute some articles about books written by or for Jehovah’s Witnesses. There are a number of books available, I hope to help give a quick gener......more

Goodreads review by Isaac on February 15, 2021

This book absolutely blew me away. I had no idea how prevalent cults are in the world today. Every single one of us knows somebody in a cult, or is unknowingly part of one ourselves. Groups or individuals that use mind control tactics can be found in every type of organization. Politicians or politi......more