batyalevy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > The most unsettling thing that I experienced > during my time with this family was something with > a former employee of the Institute––I forget the > exact name of the procedure, but it was a > back-and-forth "dialogue" (word in quotes for a > reason, which I will explain) designe
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You may not like Bears or how they run their business, and maybe what they teach there is not your cup of tea, which is your prerogative, of course, but nothing written in that review is indicative of it being a cult. Treating employees horribly or a boss having a big ego are not criteria by which to label something a cult. Are you alleging that they coerce people into staying there? Are you all
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It is now my belief that whoever is posting these bizarre claims is trolling. Most of the allegations made here are false. This is not based on my personal opinion, but facts. The only situation in which I could imagine someone volunteering at Option choosing to stop contacting a loved one is if there was serious abuse happening at home. And if she has a documented psychiatric condition, it’s not
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