BONUS EPISODE PREVIEW: Long-Term Recovery from a Cult pt. 2
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🗓️ 22 August 2025
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This is just a preview of our Patreon exclusive Bonus Episode. You can hear the full episode by becoming a member at: https://www.patreon.com/indoctrination
In the continuation of this Patreon bonus episode, Rachel Bernstein delves into the topic of long-term recovery and cognitive distortions experienced by former cult members. The episode covers various forms of cognitive distortions such as emotional reasoning, 'should' statements, labeling, and personalization. The emphasis is on identifying these distortions and the importance of cognitive restructuring in the healing process. The host outlines a four-phase recovery process, including physical and psychological departure from the cult, building a sense of self, emotional healing, and achieving post-traumatic growth. The discussion highlights the necessity of rebuilding social networks and the role of critical thinking in reclaiming autonomy and self-worth. Listeners are encouraged to be gentle with themselves and to remain open to positive feedback as they navigate their recovery journey.
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| 0:00.0 | Thanks for tuning in to our bonus episode preview. |
| 0:10.2 | This is just a short sample of this week's exclusive Patreon episode. |
| 0:15.4 | You can hear the episode in its entirety by becoming a member at patreon.com slash indoctrination, where you'll gain |
| 0:24.4 | access to all of our exclusive episodes and merchandise. |
| 0:35.6 | Hey, everyone. Thank you, thank you, thank you to my wonderful Patreon supporters. It is so nice to have you with me on this journey to be able to really, really be arm and arm with us here at the podcast team. It is very, very meaningful and thank you so much. |
| 1:00.4 | So we were talking in the last bonus episode about long-term healing, long-term recovery issues. |
| 1:10.0 | And one of the things that I was getting into was these |
| 1:14.2 | cognitive distortions. Cognitive distortions come in many forms. And sometimes what's tricky about |
| 1:22.6 | them is that you don't realize that you are under the influence of them until you realize that what you've been |
| 1:31.1 | told maybe the next time you say it out loud doesn't quite come together. It doesn't really |
| 1:35.5 | make sense. Or you might notice that the person you're saying to says, what did you say? Hmm. |
| 1:42.4 | Is that what you meant? Is that how you see that? Or is that how you see yourself? |
| 1:47.9 | That's not at all how people see you. It's very important to actually have those interactions. |
| 1:54.6 | And so, let's continue on with some of these cognitive distortions. The next one is this idea of emotional reasoning. |
| 2:04.4 | So in environments where feelings are prioritized over thought, |
| 2:09.7 | individuals learn to make choices and judge reality based solely on their emotions. |
| 2:14.7 | And when the emotional interpretation turns negative, it can be a direct |
| 2:19.9 | pathway to depression and withdrawal as in, I feel bad. I am bad. I'm worthless. I am someone |
| 2:30.0 | who doesn't deserve to live or to live well or be happy or to have God in my life. |
| 2:37.9 | Then we move on to the should statements. People who are trying to control you and keep you in line |
| 2:44.5 | teach you a lot of shoulds. Cult belief is usually all about the shoulds. It is all about the standards of practice, all about |
| 2:58.0 | the way that you're supposed to be doing things, the way you should be believing, the way you should be |
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