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Perhaps you are visiting this web site because you have exited a high-demand group that has left you feeling confused, weary, depressed, angry, and with a host of other roller coaster emotions. This departure could have taken place this morning or 20 years ago; it makes no difference, as the injuries inflicted by abusive organizations often leave their victims wandering around hopeless for some time. You may be feeling that you are all alone and that no one, maybe not even the professionals you have turned to, can understand how your involvement in this group impacted your life in such a detrimental way.
Or you could be someone who has just now come to the horrible realization that you have been literally under the spell of an abusive spouse, lover, therapist, or even pastor. There might have been physical or even sexual abuse, and you are reeling from the sheer terror you feel when you honestly look at the hard cold facts that you have been terribly exploited.
Maybe you are the parent, sibling, spouse, or friend of a cult member and you are desperate for accurate information about their situation. This could be the first time you ever researched this problem and you feel at a total loss as to where to begin. You are starting to run across a new vocabulary -- exit counselor, walk-away, thought reform, floating, intervention -- and can hardly believe that you are even needing this information to help you reach your loved-one. Your life may be consumed by this pursuit as you struggle to understand how this person you once knew became a stranger, perchance even overnight.
Possibly you are on the Internet and feeling a little (or a lot) guilty about even doing a search on the word "cult." Surely your organization, church, or relationship couldn't be cultic! But just the same you are starting to question some inconsistencies, contradictions, and downright lies that you have discovered. Maybe someone has planted a seed of doubt and you are hoping to prove them wrong by finding out information about what a cult is and is not. You might be feeling very scared as the pieces start to fit together and you realize that you have been trapped, deceived, manipulated, and unduly influenced by the group or relationship in question.
We understand the problemWe have spoken with thousands of people who have left abusive groups, are wanting to get a loved one out of such groups, or are just discovering that they are themselves in an exploitative relationship or organization. Sometimes those who call us are suicidal, believing there is no hope for them ever being able to get over the trauma of this kind of abuse. Other times we listen to very angry people who are ready to take matters into their own hands and exact retribution on the abuser(s). Some of our more challenging calls are from those who are still in the cult or the abusive relationship and are fearful of severe punishment for making contact with the "outside" world and asking for information and help.
Let us helpDo you need to call Wellspring? Do you need hope about recovering from your abusive experiences? Do you want information about how to help your loved one through the maze of manipulation? Are you wanting to break through a group or individual’s control of information to ask some hard questions...questions that might change the course of your life? Pick up the phone and call now. I can assure you, at Wellspring we understand, we care, and we can help.
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Sincerely,
Dr. Paul Martin
CEO and Founder of
Wellspring Retreat & Resource Center