I have close family and friends who went through the highest levels of Impact Trainings. Some also went through the highest levels of Mormonism. I’ve seen the residue, pain and fallout of both organizations at my doorstep and in my walls. I was born LDS, indoctrinated from birth, completed a two year mission, attended temple sessions frequently, had multiple callings/responsibilities, and got out
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Impact Facebook page....Interesting display of brainwashing, kinda like LDS testimony meetings.
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Actually that Longfellow quote makes as much sense to me as any Impact gibberish, but to each his/her own.
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ROZZANNE, I really like your post. I empathize and really hope your family member can get out of that. Although many cults use the same concepts, the "brought it on themselves because of thinking too negative" sounds a lot like the Law of Attraction bull shit from The Secret. Basically another new age strategy to get control of the uncontrollable and put excess blame and shame
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Hello DisiectiPoetae, Regarding your two key points, Dr. Phil is a PhD in clinical psychology, he is a professional in the mental health field, and yet I'd rather go to an alcoholic monkey throwing green feces before that nutjob McGraw any day. Social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, MD, PhD, those titles mean relatively nothing besides showing how much schooling the per
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I occasionally look here: At the bottom of the page is this last post : -------------------------------------------------- Impact Training is only for those who WANT change! While reading a lot of the 'negatives' of Impact - I must say that those who don't like it - I believe can stick it where the sun don't shine (!) lol ~ I, being a Graduate of their teachin
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Impact's website has a new makeover, looks a little more crisp and organized..........like shit in a tux. It's really interesting to see the urgency tactics they use to get people in there. "Limited Seating", "Waiting List" and now even an unbelievable offer of "2 for 1 Quest Special!When you register for the Quest Training, sign up a friend for FREE!"
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Impacted said: ">>not to be an "Obtuse Stickler<<< LOL. Wondering if that was your Summit Alternative Name?!?! :) Ed" LOL, I didn't go through the trainings (thank all that is good)........BUT, my Mormon temple name was Josiah, I didn't manage to dodge that bullet.
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Not to be an obtuse stickler, but this thread had well over 100,000 views before the attacks on the cult education site. My guess is that this thread has been viewed at least 160,000 times. On a different note, it's hilarious to type "Impact Trainings" in Google and do an Image search, where one will find ExImpact's "I of Sauron" at the beginning. =)
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Youtube Impact traffic is growing a little, who cares, right? But I found this one interesting: I noticed: 1. The staff, part of the cult's symbolic hogwash 2. The comments below the video sound like a broken record, programming at it's worst best. 3. The title, very indicating of what Impact focuses on, yet ironically what it takes away 4. The way he re
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Hopeful Soul said: "My points are: Impact divides families, this is anti-LDS purpose and doctrine; the Church is not, in the least, impotent in countering such" The LDS, just like Impact, encourage people entering the church to forsake anything that will hinder them to progress in the organization. One's family members, including spouses and children, are not exempt. LDS miss
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Hopeful Soul said: "Quoting Glaucon from 4/8: "Trust your friends and family, not internet strangers! I would be surprised if people reading this trust total strangers more than their friends and family. Talk to your friends and family who have gone through this program. After talking to them, make your own decision".... This "Glaucon thinking" is exactly the k
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Hey Ali. : ) Ali: So interesting how closed off people truly become when going through Impact. I thought I was more open but it was actually the opposite. It's almost like I developed mental tunnel "vision." Indeed, I think that's what stuck out to me most about Steve's post. The "internet stranger" is symbolic to me of the us vs. them mentality.... I swea
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Hello all. If you google “Impact Trainings” the RipOff Report website shows up on the first page. Here: Two months ago someone calling themself Steve authored a pro Impact post on the RipOff Report site. Here it is, or scroll all the way down after you click on the above link: Trust your friends and family, not internet strangers! I would be surprised if people reading this trust t
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Oh, now I see why KSL will never report the bullshit which is Impact. Eyewitness news at its best, unbiased and informed, fueled by hugs, hot cocoa, and cookies.
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Impact's home site has the video "impact serves the world". Playing twister with children and transforming into elves are apparently some good things Impact is doing. I am not saying that the people involved in the service don't have an intent to help or didn't do any good. However, let's be honest, the video's design is to convince potential trainees that Impac
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Robert "moneytrainer" Paisola put a soaking sappy vid up that has pics of inside the center, and is that a ropes or lifeboat, or either, course at 5:10? (warning, turn the mute button on): Weirdness: A site with links to different pro Impact sites with recent activity (go to the right side of the page): One strange take on Impact Trainings: Fo
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Quotejk.genesis I guess my question is: do you see many Impact enrollees who are scientists, engineers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, etc? Page 38 (and maybe others) of this thread briefly talk about this.
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There were some posts last month on Impact's online testimonial site: This type of thing may be a challenge or an assignment from the trainers to entry level trainees, to write about their ideal world, Impact style. Here's some examples, note similarities in language: Free from sickness of the body and the mind May 29th, 2008 by Impact Trainings My vision of a healed
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The guy likes his own voice, no matter how boring it is.....
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This thread only exists to ruffle feathers and get people heated. It has no other value but for boo's self serving purposes, meaning no value whatsoever.
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Under personal profiles on zoominfo (do a person search instead of a business search), Sally Berger is described as a &quot;Powerful Facilitator&quot;. True, if she means the facilitation of mental rape, brainwashing, narcissism, deception, humiliation, loss of identity, ostracism, covert persuasion, and sociopathic behaviors, then &quot;powerful facilitator&quot; is a gross unde
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QuoteJack Oskar LarmThanks, Army! That little skit puts things in perspective and it gave me a good laugh. We just need our Chaser Boys to do something similar...and it's probably not too far off! Chaser Boys If this has already been posted I terribly apologize. :)
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Moderator Corboy, I am trying to make other correlations on how an LGAT atmosphere may pervert regular human behaviors and emotions. Would you say the stifling of a sincere, well-intentioned belly laugh is to Humor as Love-Bombing (not 100% sure what that is) is to Love, in the LGAT? Or grief and sorrow is to Being a Victim as critical thinking is to being an Arsewipe (or Interrupter) in
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Ah, shucks. Be aware that what is page 65 on a Youtube message board today is 68 or 70,etc. tomorrow. This advice is for myself more than others.... :?
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QuoteRswintersQuoteGlauconI used Youtube to contact the presidential candidates of the United States to take legal action against LGAT's in the form of mental therapy and health malpractice legislation and reformation... Can you give a the link to what you put on youtube? Two of them. I sent messages. I didn't put anything up on Youtube, nor do I expect answers from them via
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I have been racking my brain for months to go further in depth into the Secrets' philosophy and logical contradictions. I have been interested to see what a lot of people would say about my concerns who are followers of the Secret, and (don't shun) Youtube was one of the places I went. I have seen the message boards on Oprah's website, and the responses on Youtube are quite
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I hear a sequel to the Secret is in the works. I am horrified. :shock: Hopefully this thread will continue in full force to point out the logical, theoretical, and philosophical fallacies that encumber this atrocity of a film (and presumably its successors).
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This is a comment from "How Did You Delude Yourself", the new LGAT thread on this site. I found it interesting: QuoteHope My doctor referred me to Landmark. I went nearly 1-1/2 years after he casually mentioned it during an office visit. I've heard other therapists are recommending Landmark Education. It used to be that going to a health professional who was working in
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