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Help rescuing girlfriend from Landmark Education cult.

You can get a lot of background from my previous post seen here:

http://help.com/post/458280-anyone-kn...

I’ve done some research. Using the below cult checklist I’ve found Landmark gets a 9 out of 12. I answered the questions only using what I observed from my friend’s behavior or what she told me about the program. I bet someone that attended the program would give them a perfect score.

http://www.anandainfo.com/cult_checkl...

At the end of our last coversation, she started cussing and calling me names, removed me as a friend on Facebook and blocked my phone number. My friend is entrenched in Landmark and is about to do a 7 month leadership course. I’m not thinking the courses are helping her due to this behavior.

I don’t know if I should even try to help her. If she does contact me again, what advice would you give? Anyone know how to help someone get our of a cult?

Thanks for your help.

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namewithnoface offline Verified User (5 years, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Warminster, PA, US | 2 years, 4 months ago (23 minutes after post)

cults are hard, especially these days when your not supposed to be ashamed of your beliefs no matter how ridiculous they are.

but since she’s cut you off im not sure there is much you can do that won’t be disregarded as retaliation. What does her family think about all this?

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GeekyGuru offline Verified User (2 years, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (5 hours, 21 minutes after post)

She doesn’t have any relatives in town, they are nowhere near here. I don’t know what she tells them, but I imagine she says she is taking leadership classes. Thanks for your help.

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Zirbel offline Verified User (2 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (10 hours, 10 minutes after post)

It’s like Scientology and other sects: From outside you CANNOT DO ANYTHING to help people out. Because they brainwash people.

The only thing you can do for your girlfriend: to be prepared always to help her once she will ASK for your help!

(B.t.w.: Your second link in the post — http://www.anandainfo.com — doesn’t work, domain-server is not found. Seems that this domain is out of order since longer time. See: http://aolscandal.com/d/www.anandainf… )

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (11 months after post)

The same thing happened to me and I never heard back from my fiancé.

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GeekyGuru offline Verified User (2 years, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (1 year, 1 month after post)

We don’t keep in contact much anymore. It was a deal breaker for her because she wanted to date a “Landmark Man”. I did go to their introduction meeting, but didn’t fit in well because their program is re-hashed pop psychology from over forty years ago. The group leader kept asking rhetorical questions that I would answer. She kept saying “I can tell this is a really advanced group.”

Sorry to hear about your son. I have met a few people that have done Landmark, but no longer attend. It seems they just grew out of that phase in their life after about 3-4 years. I wish you the best.

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