Cult survivor reveals key personality trait that can make anyone susceptible to cults
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Amidst the ongoing interest in actress Allison Mack speaking out about her experience as a leader in the sinister NXIVM cult, many people will become curious about what type of people are particularly susceptible to cults.
Mack, a celebrity who became one of the senior members of a bizarre cult that branded people, played a major part in her cult’s recruitment and identifying people to initiate into NXIVM.
She has broken her silence in a controversial new podcast in which she opened up about how she became a member and admitted to being ‘abusive’ as a leader.
A brave cult survivor from the UK, however, has spoken out about a key personality trait that can make nearly anyone susceptible to becoming part of a cult.
Richard Turner was sucked into a toxic cult that he was actually working for, a group called the Hope City Church, and now works to help cult survivors overcome their trauma.
Hope City Church drained Richard of what little money they were paying him at the time, convincing him that by donating as much as 35% of his £13,000 salary he could become closer to God.
Richard had been working doing a counselling placement in Liverpool when he began working for the charity City Hearts, who worked to help victims of human trafficking.
City Hearts was run by Hope City and, once he switched churches, he stated he received ‘love bombing behaviour’.
Speaking exclusively to LADbible, Richard said there were ‘complicated grooming processes’, saying: “There was lots of love bombing, it made me feel really good.
“I felt like I was joining something that was positive, because they run the human trafficking charity, and they were doing things that were making me feel good about joining before I actually joined.”
He went on to say: “There is a complex system of manipulation and control at play, and they all kind of feed each other. So even from the very, very first church service I went into, they were talking about money a lot, and asking for money.
“Even though I was noticing that as a red flag, because I felt so good, because everyone was so friendly, you think you’re in a safe place.”
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