"GASP!" You know I'm a [i:b21deb3b63]he[/i:b21deb3b63]!?! OK, you got me formerimp-g.
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I hope that someday Hans and the rest will be put face to face with the horrors that they have created. If hell exists, I'm sure there is a special place reserved for the creators of the Impact Trainings.
Amen.
Wow, what to say to your last post. How about, “Them’s fightin’ wurds!”. As always, you ruthlessly go for the tender bits of the problem and, as always, it’s a fun read. I am a white male, as most of the trainees are. I participated in Quest, Summit, Lift-Off and T.I.T. 1-3. I was going to go through the Couples and Commitment training with my girlfriend at the time, but in the end we thought it was a waste of time. I felt the same about the Men’s Training. I found this sentiment was shared by many other TIT 3 grads (although all of the women rave about the estrogen bath that is the Inner Women trainings. The TIT women who frequently staffed those trainings are among the craziest of the bunch. After attending the second training, my girlfriend said that is was just a “divine” excuse for a bunch of women to get together so they could mega-gossip and bash the men in the training while they worship the earth and the moon. I just remember the women (particularly the singles) becoming excessively, grossly vulgar after exposure to those weekends).
I’m sorry to hear about your step family, and I’m sure they are one of the families I know of that had similar experiences with Impact. I had a cousin go through quest, a couple I knew went through to summit, and my sister went through up to TIT 2. My cousin ended up stealing from me and my mother to go through his training, and disappeared out of my life and back to the streets soon afterwards. The couple was too smart to go any further and we are now friends again. I’m really happy about that. And my sister still struggles as I do with vestigial Impactian beliefs/behaviors, but never went as deeply under as I (praise Jesus/Allah/Buddha. And Xenu I suppose). My girlfriend never could get over the re-living of her rape the trainer facilitated in summit for her, and we had to break things off. She reverted to being emotionally 16 years old, which was when the rape occurred, so 16 for her was like 11 for regular people. We haven’t spoken since. I was fortunate no one else I loved went through. Apparently I unknowingly surrounded myself with intelligent people, and they have since told me I was one of them, but they couldn’t figure out why I’d do something so obviously stupid. I’m grateful every day that they did not give up on me.
As for [i:b21deb3b63]my[/i:b21deb3b63] trauma, it has manifested as an anxiety disorder that is getting under control, but when it is severe I have to resort to medication. My psychologist specializes in mental re-conditioning/rehabilitation and is also a behaviorist. Her services have been invaluable, although I cannot to this day close my eyes to meditate without having an anxiety attack. She says my symptoms are similar to those of someone who has been sexually abused, without the physical triggers. So, there’s a little profile. SO, if you are an ex-graduate of the Impact trainings and are reading these threads, for Xenu's sake, grow a backbone and post! Not that I don’t enjoy your contributions formerimp-g and Madshus, but this is not [i:b21deb3b63]our[/i:b21deb3b63] exclusive dialogue. Don’t be afraid, Rick’s site is a First Amendment protected blog, as long as you follow the rules you are safe and welcome. If you are afraid Impact will sue, many much mightier than Impact have tried and failed. The Rick Ross Institute would never compromise the users of this valuable resource as long as the rules are adhered to, so get over it and rant!
Rswinters, I feel ya. I wish you a full recovery.