Look out for these Spiritual Abuse Manipulation Tactics 🚩
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ม.ค. 2023
- This video explores the topic of spiritual abuse and the red flags to look out for in spiritual relationships, spiritual communities, churches, and religious groups.
Spiritual abuse is a form of manipulation and control that can occur in any type of spiritual or religious setting or relationship. It can take many forms, such as emotional manipulation, financial exploitation, or psychological abuse. It is often perpetrated by those in positions of authority, such as spiritual leaders, who use their power and influence to exploit and control their followers.
I share some examples from the spiritual cult that I was apart of and examples from my clients who were in religious cults or toxic spiritual or religious relationships.
This video will help you recognize the warning signs of spiritual abuse, including manipulation tactics and control used by spiritual and religious cults, and take action to protect yourself and your loved ones. Whether you're looking to deepen your spiritual understanding or create a safe and healthy environment for growth and connection, this video is a must-watch. It will help you identify red flags and understand how to protect yourself from spiritual abuse.
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I like when you mentioned "the leader can do no harm" and how their beliefs and tactics are the only correct beliefs. I notice my clients relating back to these ideas when dealing with Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS). This is a great simple way to help simplify these actions and help those who are victims understand.
Yes, I agree! Simplifying these tactics can really help people understand what they have been through. Thanks for the work that you do!
I was part of my pastors triad. We really talked about deep things ( or I did, he just listened). I went to church and gave when I could. I really did consider them my family. I would even participate in group texts that I would always start. I had to move because of a job promotion and to a really beautiful place to live ( right on the water).
The moment I couldn't attend anymore I never heard from anyone anymore. It was very strange. Never went back to a church again.
thankyou callie remember that in all this god have his convenience
Key words: " God told me! "
Yes! Such a common tactic used...
My stbx used this a lot, along with thinking he was a prophet
Yes this!! 🤦🏻♀️ I started seeing a Christian life coach cause of my ex. He was double minded of getting married, and now says God told him not to marry me. And we have a 1 year old son. And he says God told him who his wife is, and that God told him to ignore me, and God told him to be separated from our son… I use to believe all these things but through my healing journey I’ve been getting clarity, clear minded and my coach told me it’s spiritual abuse..
@@HisBride. I am so sorry, that guy is not worthy of you and he have nothing with the God of the Bible. Wish all the best to you and your baby!
This is also very applicable to those raised in military family, when Father is a member of military and passes his life onto the kids, wife and all family doings. Whoa!!
M. IL
Yes, thank you for sharing this. It can be applicable to many different situations!
so true, my Pastor would always tell us that “your thoughts are not your own, your emotions are not of your own” and my cousin was going through the worse pain ever, 2 months later he passed away and my Pastor only said “Everything was God’s will” long story short I never went back to the church ever again
Eb area 51 .
I am so glad you were able to recognize this and step away.
"its no accident you're here"
Yes! Thanks for adding this one here...
There are so many churches in the US that tick literally every one of these boxes.
"such were you"
What I love about the bible is the truth that is abused contains truth that undoes any abuse. The devil uses scripture, making deception not the absence of truth, but the distortion and manipulating the use of it
"Submit to one another"
People think that being a Christian means instantly forgiving people and overlooking death threats, stealing, being robbed of your clothes, and all of the ignorant things that have happened to me. It's not and anyone asking me to is abusing me. Repeatedly I'm being asked to forgive crimes, power trips and disrespect to prove to people I'm a Christian. I hate everyone involved in this ignorant work. My life will not get better under these terms, these folks are killing me inside and out.
Pray for them
You have perfectly described the Jehovah's Witnesses.
“I distrust those who claim to know so well what god wants me to do, because of how often I notice that it always coincides with their own desires.”.
- Susan B. Anthony
Love this quote! Thank you so much for sharing 🙏
Thank you :) I needed the reminder.
You are so welcome!
So true
✅ good video
Thank you so much!
Good Video
Thank you so much!
Exactly! Thank you❤
You are so welcome! I'm glad it resonated with you.
++ Mica Miller +A Protestant Pastor’s Wife Who Recently /Committed “Suicide”/ Unfortunate Victim Of Her Narcissist Clergy Abusive Husband. Narcissistic Clergy Sadly Prance As Pristine Public Appearance & Horrible In Private.
The lord is pleased with the ten percent going to protect the offenders. Never the victim. Its all in their head, of course. Its demons. Well, theyre right about that...
Im experiencing this now a friend has said the lord soke to her to let go of the 18yr friendship due to me going on to some spiritual heights? Its really hurt and is totally not true on my part i feel like she's unknowingly made 2+7=100 its totally weird then I've got someone saying she will call me for a cup of tea if she feels led?
Sa6ing they have to protect their testimony. Jesus didnt care about his testimony
. Why do you??
So liberals
I only just found videos like this on the topic of 'spiritual abuse'. I grew up in a very strict centuries out of date religious family, basically the 'god is fear and hate' types rather than the modern twist of 'god is love'. I never knew what to call this when I started seeking psychiatric help and referred to it simply as 'indoctrination', and the more generic diagnosis was simply PTSD from abusive parents. Since I also like in the UK, I dont think many people or mental health specialists here have even heard of the terms 'spiritual abuse' or as I read in a comment here 'Religious Trauma Syndrome'. One of the most recent things I realised is that my whole life living with with my family, they were extremely strict, never showed compassion or positive emotions, and yes they used corporeal punishment for everything (actually beating me and my brother with sticks, and the same went for most of my relatives and cousins), yet for my most part my brother and cousins basically ended up 'brainwashed / indoctrinated' into the cult, while I eventually moved out and left. After leaving I was bombarded with constant mail from my parents with rubbish completely over the top 'We love you, we are parents, we will always love our children' type bullshit which was completely the polar opposite of their behaviour while I lived with them, which I recognised as a last ditch effort from them to try and get me back into their 'cult', as well as possibly a self serving method to try and absolve themselves of any guilt. Furthermore a lot of people also then don't realize the stigma associated with people like me who 'left their family' - especially other religious people. They repeat the constant 'Your parents always love you / leaving and cutting communication was evil / surely there can't be a problem with your entire family / relatives and not you, you must be the one to blame'. So basically I realised that all religion is toxic no matter how much religious people try to sugarcoat their beliefs these days with all the 'god is love' nonsense.
Also 'God is love .. but you have to marry whoever we tell you to', yea, in my dads own words he tried and wanted to 'marry you off' like a possession that he owned in accordance with his religious beliefs, and apparently theres nothing wrong with that according to a lot of people 'because the Royal Family also have arranged marriages'.
my story, exactly the same. Unfortunately, as you mention even therapist do not understand. I learned to be careful to who I am telling what.