Re: IMPACT Trainings
Posted by:
Hopeful Soul
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Date: May 28, 2008 06:16AM
Addiction, Mind Altering Things, and What Can We Do?
There is a common thread that seems to run through addictions to a multitude of things that include LGAT/Impact type indoctrinations, alcoholism, drug addiction, gambling addiction and such. This thread is the alteration of the human mind. Whether by chemicals, mind altering processes, or their coercive/deceptive companions; the net effect on the human soul seems to be very similar. We have seen how quick acting the addictive effect of Quest can be; on the order of hours, if not minutes, are all that are needed to make the new addict think, feel, and believe that they have suddenly grasped a new, profound reality, had a flock of breakthroughs and shaken off control and reached a liberated state of euphoria. Whether it is LSD, TIT or LMT, or whatever LGAT the results are similar.
Cocaine is said to have such a quick acting addictive effect that after only one hit, the new addict would kill their grandmother to get another fix. It took a while for society to learn the danger with cocaine. The first Coca Cola had actual coke, that is, cocaine at a low dose in it. Until our laws catch up with reality and regulate LGAT stuff, we are stuck in the rut we were in before cocaine was made a controlled substance. If we recognize the Impact addict as just that, and deal with this addict in a way that seems to be working with other addictive things, we may have found something that works. Whether they are right or wrong, Al-anon, Nar-anon and so on seem to work for co-dependants of alcohol and drug addicts as does AA for the alcoholic. Would an Imp-anon work and what would it look like? Well it would need to be modified for confidentiality to protect members from retribution the moment Impact principals got wind of it. I suggest that just having a forum like this one is already a big first step toward creating a LGAT/Impact-anon.
These various existing “anons” have done a lot of good for their members, just has have their corresponding “anonymous” counterparts. It seems to make sense to not think of Impact as a religion or a philosophy, even though it has elements of both, but to recognize Impact Trainings as an addictive, mind altering process and treat it the same way other addictive things are treated with some success. There is hope for the co-dependant loved one if they can understand what Impact Training really is. As with all addictive things, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Once someone is in the vortex of addiction their loved ones are sucked in by proximity and risk becoming co-dependant if they don’t detach in a way that allows the addict to realize the consequences of their behavior. There is a lot of low cost literature out there in books and on the Web on addiction and co-dependency. I have found reviewing it to be most helpful and recommend this approach as a help in understanding what is going on at Impact Trainings. I hope this helps some of those who have recently posted here in dismay and frustration with the results of Impact Trainings. This is why Impact hates the words HOPE, HELP and UNDERSTAND so much.