From Manson to NXIVM: How Cults Brainwash Ordinary People

Dr.Docs' Take

From Manson to NXIVM, a cult expert who was once in a cult himself explains how ordinary, intelligent people get brainwashed, and why anyone can be vulnerable. I appreciate the film's blunt thesis, assume everyone is a potential recruit, including you. Nobody signs up for the crazy part, they sign up for belonging. Sharp, practical, and genuinely useful for recognizing the tightening grip before it closes.

From Manson to NXIVM: How cults brainwash ordinary people. 'Assume everyone is vulnerable,' warns cult expert and former cult member himself, Dr Steven Hassan. Here, DailyMail.com reporter Caitlyn Becker dives deep into the secrets of cults: the different types, the different motivations and also the ways seemingly ordinary people end up joining cults.

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