Hi concernedmom83, Nadine here. I sent you a private message a few weeks back. I don't know if you received it or not but if you did I completely understand if you have changed you mind about contact again. I know what an emotional roller-coaster this whole experience is. However, if you do ever want to contact me, please feel free to do so. I wish you and your family all the best of luck in
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Dear concernedmom, I sympathise with you, and share your frustration. I have read several posts regarding "destini"...... and I thought the sheep-lifting feat in new Zealand by the late Chinmoy Ghose...er...excuse me,the "greatest avatar" was "slightly" peculiar?! Each cult leader seems to try to outdo another. I don't mean to be flippant;I know how painful it
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Hi Don, I am not involved with the cult you describe, or have any family member involved, but I have a daughter still very much under the influence of the Sri Chinmoy Centre after many years. We believe she may not be a disciple now,but sadly still does not want any contact with her family. After reading many posts on this board, I am constantly amazed and distressed by how similar and destruct
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

Hi Splash90, I have just been perusing some of the topics on the forum and came across yours. I just wanted to tell you not to beat yourself up over being in a cult, i.e " naive and idealistic". In the first place, you were not naive, you were cruelly tricked, therefore the fault was not yours, but the cruel sociopath who coerced you. The vast majority of cult recruited are highly inte
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

Hi Pegasus, I am new to this forum. I am the parent of a daughter who still refuses to have any contact with me (even though I believe--although not certain--- that she is longer a disciple) She was recruited in 1995. Even if she is now out, certainly there has been much fear instilled in her to make her want to shun her family i.e "dire consequences" etc, even though the cult leader h
Forum: Recovery from Destructive Cults and Groups

Hi Sarah, I too just wanted to reply to your story just to let you know that others do care about what you have been through. I greatly admire your courage. Unless anyone has been through a similar experience, I realise no-one else can truly understand the trauma and what that does to your life, nevertheless, I hope you will accept my best wishes for your future. In my case, I am the mother of a
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families