Jan,
Part of the answer, for me, is simply the overwhelming amount of exposure, and what is does to your brain. It's not easy to shake off:
21 years of involvement, which included:
-attending approximately 4000 church services, meetings (elders meetings, young adult meetings, specially called meetings to find out why so and so is being disciplined/set out of the fellowship etc.)
-approx
Forum:
Former Cult Members and Affected Families