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The Violent Outcomes of Ideological Extremism: What Have We Learned Since Jonestown?

By Janja Lalich — 2013

I do not deny that positive experiences occur in a cult context, but what is of interest for me is the interactional dynamic found in cults that brings moral human beings to occasionally engage in insidious or demeaning behaviors, or sometimes just the plain incomprehensible.

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The Disguises We Wear Every Day

Hiding your feelings can be freeing. But eventually you have to take off the mask.

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Arthur C. Brooks
2021
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Dealing with What Might Have Been

Regret usually comes in one of two basic forms. For one, it may emerge as a sense of remorse, sadness and, often, guilt over things that happened but shouldn’t have. Deeply offending or betraying a friend would be an example.

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Philip Chard
2021
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Identity

Identity encompasses the memories, experiences, relationships, and values that create one’s sense of self.

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Psychology Today Staff
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Signs of an Ego Battleship Instead of a Relationship

A real relationship is steeped in an inner knowing of ones’ inherent value. It blooms from well-loved and maintained foundation of self-knowledge, self-respect and clear values.

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Eve Hogan
2014
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