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lightwolf
I am willing to try and remain friends, however, and was looking for some additional info on tips for providing an alternate message from those of you who have endured a friendship with someone in Landmark. :)
Lightwolf,
I like compare people indoctrinated in Landmark to patients who have suffered from psychosis. Those who have suffered psychotic episodes can live normal lives (under proper medication) as long as you don't address their delusions. If you address it, they may fall into a relapse. Psychotic patients will never understand that their delusions are "delusional" and this is the paradox to their illness. They cannot be cured (only controlled) because their illness doesn't allow them to understand they are sick.
The same thing for Landmarkians. They will never understand nor accept that their mind have been altered without their knowledge, nor will they ever accept that they have been indoctrinated because the indoctrination process doesn't allow them to understand they have been. Remember that landmark's training has been associated with psychotic episode, and this is probably not a coincidence. I believe it takes people on the edge of psychosis, and some people simply go over the fence.
So, just like you do with psychotic patient, the best thing is to avoid talking about their "delusions". The problem however is that if they keep participating in advanced courses and programs, they always have a "coach" to remind them about it. So in my opinion, unless you can isolate the person from these sharks and let the delusions fade away, it's a lost battle. You cannot save someone who doesn't want to be saved. Just like you cannot "reason" a patient out of psychosis.
Mike