Jeffsfo:
Many people were rescued from horrible cult situations through involuntary deprogramming. And the overwhelming majority of those interventions were successful.
See [
www.culteducation.com]
Once someone has left a cult group they can read specifically related material to better understand their situation and the cult control process and/or seek professional follow-up counseling from qualified professionals that have specific experience helping former cult members.
See [
www.culteducation.com]
This is the recovery page.
See [
www.culteducation.com]
This is a directory of available professional services.
Most people that join cults eventually leave. Very few leave through interventions, though this is a very effective and practical route, which provides for sorting through the cult experience in some detail.
Ex-cult members today frequently rely upon a process of sorting things out themselves, through reading, discussions with other former cult members, etc. And access to such information has been made more accessible through the Internet.