How Cults Recruit and Program People

Chase Hughes
Chase Hughes
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Love how he describes cultist language and then uses it immediately in his ad
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The person who believes they are not suceptible to manipulation, is the most vulnerable to it. Stay vigilant 🔥
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I was in a religious cult for 38 years. What Chase describes here is very true. Once out, I told my story so others would be warned. My daughter remained and disconnected from me. I’ve learned from my experience. Cults are all around us: religious, family, political, etc. They have the same modus operandi. Thank you Chase Hughes for sharing this with others.
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That feeling of longing comes from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself.
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"They all want you to feel stupid for wanting it back (your freedom), that's the cult" is so accurate. Thank you, Chase ❤
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Don't underestimate the "socially acceptable" narcissistic cult groups of friends/families. It's not always some massively religious or spiritual experience with rituals etc. It can operate in the most evil ways in narcissistic circuses (family and friend circles)
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One of the best ways to avoid a cult is to learn a foreign language that differs significantly in temperament and mentality—such as German versus Italian, or English versus Japanese; this fosters a broad sense of vigilance regarding both one's own language and the foreign one.
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Here in Brazil, I see that many senior citizens have been recruited in the last years by political groups in a way similar to cult recruitment: total believe, no critics, devotion to a leader, sense of belonging, giving money and time etc.
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Does this mean I have joined Chase's Cult and programing has commenced? 👊😂👍 This is most definitely interesting. Really digging the knowledge here. Ps, if this was a cult, at least it would be one of the most intelligent and informed groups of them all 👊😂👍 Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend!
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2:00 （1）setting 3:25 （2）regulation 4:40 （3）psychological nudity 6:09 （4）weaponized identity 7:41 （5）cognitive dissonance invitation 9:26 （6）ask 10:32 （7）definition 11:42 （8）isolation （） 12:30 （9）weaponized morality 13:27 （10）commitment 14:18 （11）social coffin 15:05 （12）sunk social cost （hook)
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With all due respect: All religious organizations, groups, political parties as well as even family systems = are also cults. I won't have a thing to do with them. Since my husband and I are both hermits, we feel lucky to have each other. Thank you for this video. It's so important = for EVERYONE!
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Essentially any group on earth. Sales companies, school, sports, military, yoga, crossfit... Just do good and do your own thing
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My daughter was in a church cult. She went there since she was 16 jrs. I always felt it was a cult but never said anything, until I went to this church. Immediately I felt uneasy. Just the looks, the feeling of making you the only person in the room. And then pushing me, please come next week by almost all the members, again and again. I went twice never went back. I was totally powerless in persuading her. For years she work for them making money on the streets. Until she fell into hard times, asking those same church to her pay her rent. Money she collected on the streets year after year. They refused to help. Built a church like a statue for all to see. It broke her heart she was depressed and alone. Not accepting any love or advice. She left on her own. Years later she agreed to me, it being a cult. Today she worked for a very successful business went overseas for holiday's, bought her own apartment. I thank God she got out off a cult.
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1. Setting: "I finally found a safe space where the vibes are actually gender-affirming." 2. Regulation: "I’ve never felt so valid; my social anxiety just disappears here." 3. Recognition: "Your egg is cracking because you’ve always felt that 'wrong' kind of dysphoria." 4. Weaponized Identity: "You aren't a cishet normie; you’re part of a vibrant, neurospicy community." 5. Cognitive Dissonance: "Don't let internalized transphobia stop you from becoming your authentic self." 6. The Ask: "What’s the best way to get a referral for HRT and gender-affirming care?" 7. Definitions: "Gender is a social construct, and 'woman' is an inclusive identity, not a biological one." 8. Isolation: "If your parents won't use your chosen name and pronouns, they are literally erasing you." 9. Weaponized Morality: "Trans rights are human rights, and any 'debate' is just a dog-whistle for fascism." 10. Commitment: "You’re officially part of the trans fam; we’re your found family now." 11. Social Coffin: "I need to call out the bigots and educate these TERFs on why they’re wrong." 12. Sunk Social Cost: "I’ve come too far in my transition to ever go back to being deadnamed."
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You got us Chase. We're in your cult. 😂
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This is so true, also family members involved in these cults, Mafia, cartels , gangs, especially these Jehovah witnesses my family is also in this cult. They subjegate people and family members under abuse, isolation, hazing, stalking, gaslighting, financial abuse, emotional abuse it's a virus. This is a big problem a systemic level in order to continue to abuse, extort, control and devalue. My family are all sick, lying manipulative people and there is a massive network of people that believe in the same ideology is so sick.
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I have been a student in the shadows of yours for years.Your exemplary work in the field is unquestioned.I continue to pray for your health and well-being.\nWith all blessings.
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The nervous system is a whole different ball game. Especially today as everyone has had there endocrine system hijacked.
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Just exited a cult that i did not know I was in and stayed when I figured it out. Deeply empathic people are targets when they sell peace love and unity. But let's dont forget control, once established through fear, obligation, guilt/shame, gaslighting and oh how fun it os to pit one against another in a competition for love. I could teach this class at tgis point. I can spit tactics from a mile a way and they make me sick to my stomach.
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"Life of Brian", teaches so much of this concept with laughter.
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Cult-ure! I identified with loyalty and a good person who could do good things to help others caught me, the cognitive dissonance was tough to get through. Thankfully, I had studied the likes of you and others I had the grounding to get out. This hits us all in one way or another in any circumstance, it's honesty, forgiveness and experience that we grow from. Thanks for sharing knowledge and support Chase, Chris and Team, no one is alone! :) a quick side note... Hubbard's MO was duplication by changing the words but keeping the action, knowing these patterns really helps keeping the radar up. There's some wolves in 'healers' clothes that have inherited many of these traits, always look into the origin and history. Thanks again for talking about and teaching these things, awareness is key!
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Letting go of fear of being wrong is so powerful
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Cults rarely recruit people by openly revealing extreme beliefs or controlling behavior. Instead, they often begin with warmth, attention, and a strong sense of belonging. Many target people during vulnerable moments such as loneliness, grief, financial stress, or a search for meaning. Recruiters may use flattery, emotional support, or promises of purpose and community to gradually build trust. Once someone becomes involved, cults can use psychological conditioning to shape behavior and thinking. This may include isolating members from family and friends, controlling access to information, enforcing strict routines, encouraging total obedience to leaders, and creating fear of leaving the group. Repetition, group pressure, emotional highs and lows, and “us versus them” thinking can make members increasingly dependent on the cult for identity and security. It is important to understand that people who join cults are not necessarily weak or unintelligent. Cult manipulation relies on powerful social and psychological techniques that can affect many kinds of people. Education, critical thinking, healthy relationships, and open communication are some of the strongest protections against coercive groups and manipulation.
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Chase, I was so badly mentally, emotionally and physically abused growing up that the only time anyone wanted anything to do with me was to abuse me in some way. So on to adult life and I view life in the same vein. If someone pays me a bit of attention beyond that being paid to anyone else, I immediately think they want something from me that they wouldn't do themselves. My train is chugging along with the thought they could do this themselves and what are they getting out of this as I'm not qualified to do whatever. It always is something nefarious and abusive or scamming. The things I do in my life i do because I want to do them and I not because someone else wants me to compromise myself. I have hard boundaries they stay up because of the past. My friends are longstanding friends who don't ask me to do things they won't do themselves.
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I’m almost done with med school and realized how much of a cult it is, especially due to shared intense trauma.
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Keeping always an alerting state of mind is always better than trusting blindly 😎❤️
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Cults do not present themselves as cults, or high coercive control groups. They present themselves initially as loving, welcoming, nonthreatening people.
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JW were working our neighborhood this week. Three women and a girl. They visited houses in pairs. We also have a group called the Twelve Tribes another religious cult. I steer clear of them. They don't intermingle with others outside their groups, that raised the warning flag for me long ago.
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In my tragic case, the MC (cult) destroyed my family, took my husband just like that, out of harmless motorcycle socializing (and I ride a motorcycle myself), it led to the recruitment of a male member, women are not eligible, and the path of no return follows, exactly as you described. All my attempts were unsuccessful, and I was desperate and tired from years of trying. He is still isolated, he admitted that he is sorry, but there is no going back, that is not an option, and the punishment would be too severe. And for me, life is too difficult without him, and that every day I see the decay of the human heart and soul
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One of the things I want badly is to find out why I was manipulated so that it never happens again in my life
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raised as a JW from 6...escaped at 30.. 46 now it's been one hell of a journey..I listen to your stuff every day wish I had the tools a lot earlier... but I'm so different now.. trauma..abuse..narc abuse all of it really.. but I use my journey to help others now 🙏
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I've recently gone through a hard course in what you said was the most important lesson to teach your kids. What is accurate vs what your brain wants to be true. It's like the last five years of my life have culminated into this lesson. Being misled here, lack of clarity there, and giving the benefit of the doubt made me look like an utter, shameful fool. I wish I had known how important that was ahead of time. I guess I did know, but not just how completely it could distort your perspective. Honestly, the song at the end had me bawling because I don't remember the last time I felt so seen and validated. You have no idea the gratitude I feel.
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I remember my brother used to call my relationship with my ex as "The cult of ***" (her name). And it very much felt like I was being recruited to love her until she'd got what she wanted. All my prior beliefs about relationships were broken down and changed, I felt lonely in a failed marriage, I dunno if I'm intelligent but I am curious and caring. After the madness of three years of her in my life, my nervous system was utterly shot. One of the weird things is that she's nothing like my usual type, and I had zero attraction to her when we met. But that level of calm came about. Even after she showed how the stuff she was saying about herself versus the actual facts, it still got twisted into her being perfect. Every time my gut was like "That doesn't make any sense", I managed to talk myself around.
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When people compliment me, my ego, I am more vigilent, more suspicious. "What this person really want from me ?"
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In 1992 I was recruited into the Tony Alamo cult that had a compound in Los Angeles. I was an honor student at the Claremont Colleges and feeling lonely one day, feeling a need to belong to something. My eyes became open in 2013, 20 years later. Like the song says, I won’t be fooled again! Love you Chase. Thank you for your work of love. I am now an advocate for victims of human trafficking, sexual assault and domestic violence, a mini cult of one or more.
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This is excellent! I was involved heavily with Landmark Education and the deeper I got into the organization I became isolated from my friends and family, spending time at the center in roles that were “voluntary” wrapped in guilt from the organizations demands. Thousands of dollars later I’m grateful that I finally separated myself from it…
Thanks Chase. This is very valuable. Awareness is the first and most important step towards neutralising one’s collected identities and recovering consciousness. I love your work. ❤
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"By the mere fact that he forms part of an organised crowd, a man descends several rungs in the ladder of civilisation." - Gustav Le Bon
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I love your clear, practical view of humanity. It's all about our fears and the longing to understand what we can never know.
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The first CH app came very close to being cult-like. It took a while to recover, but the evolution to NCI has been elegant. Your vision is becoming very real. Thank you for all you do.
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