Curtis: > > If you would care to give some examples I would certainly > > read it with interest... > > Judy: > Naah. I just wanted to register my opinion. I've done > that. And since my opinion is worthless to you, as yours > is to me, I don't see any point in discussing it. > According to Margaret Singer, there is a range of mental impairments resulting from joining cult groups some of which remain after many years.
a. Blackout, lack of sensory filters, and anxiety attacks. b. Fog and space c. Altered states and memory difficulties d. Loss of boundaries e. Inappropriate and unrelated bursts of emotions f. Muscle jerking g. Long term emotional flatness h. Seizures i. Visual hallucinations However, participation in new religious groups seems to have a generally positive impact on most participants, an often-replicated finding that undercuts brainwashing arguments but is usually ignored by proponents of such theories as proposed by Singer. Work cited: "Brainwashing" Claims and Minority Religions Outside the United States: Cultural Diffusion of a Questionable Concept in the Legal Arena By James T. Richardson, Ph.D. Read more: Subject: Psychological Persuasion Author: Willytex Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: May 21, 2002
