GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN CULTS – Does your adult child’s involvement in a cult, a cult-like group, or an abusive one-on-one relationship make you feel you are in a sudden crisis that you don’t know how to handle? You are not alone. Few people in this situation know what to do or say. Do you also feel your love for your child is suddenly buried under an avalanche of pain, sadness, anger, fear, a sense of personal failure, guilt, despair, resentment, rejection, disappointment, betrayal, shame, grief and loss?
Though these feelings are understandable, you will have to get them in check so that they do not spill over into your interactions with your child. They will impede your ability to reconcile with your child and consume too much of your energy. Do you feel helpless and hopeless? We assure you there are ways to help and good reasons for hope. Once past the initial shock, and past the negative feelings, you will be ready to re-connect with your child.
Most parents handle the negative feelings on their own. Those who cannot do it by themselves are urged to contact professional counselors who are familiar with cult-related issues. Families with long-standing troubles apart from the cult issue should seek professional help also.
Although we offer no guarantees, new communication skills can lead to reconciliation. The following guidelines were developed over the past twenty years. They work! However, they are not superficial tactics to manipulate your child to obey or conform. They will help you re-establish a connection with your child.
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