Defenses Against Brain Washing Part 1 | Psychology |
Good Day Readers, Today we are going to Start A New Chapter "Defenses Against Brain Washing"
Brainwashing is a Manipulation Technique in which the Abuser Completely Alters a Victim`s frame of mind concerning some aspects involved with the abuser`s desire or intent for the victim.
To Illustrate, we will look more deeply at the example of the cult, which manages to grow in number through the use of recruiters and which maintains support through the use of brainwashing, which manifests in different ways and strategies.
How is Brainwashing Accomplished?
There is an antiquated idea of what brainwashing is that is common among people who have, thankfully, never been subject to such a practice. Most people refer immediately to science fiction movies or something like that to reference what they think they know about brainwashing.
Contrary to some popular beliefs, brainwashing does not involve taking over another person`s brain and turning them into some kind of robot. The Victim does not completely involuntarily take action according to the abuser`s wishes; their minds are rather conditioned over time to think a certain way based on False Paradigms that are constructed and made believable by the abuser.
Others might confuse brainwashing and hypnotism, which is a completely different practice involving different intended outcomes. The hypnotist is usually a person who practices the therapy on someone who is struggling with some kind of mental ailment, such as PTSD, and is repressing memory in order to avoid addressing the issues deep inside.
The hypnotist`s job is to help the victim root out these repressed memories so that they can be processed in a healthy way so the victim can continue to develop emotionally instead of remaining stunted and stuck in a place without ever moving forward with their lives.
Brainwashing Techniques are utilized for the sake of the abuser`s intents and not necessarily the victim`s well-being at heart, though it can be made to look like an altruistic effort. Let`s look at how something like this might play out in the cult example.
Marsha is a middle-aged woman who has worked in a factory for almost all of her working life. She has grown quite skilled in what she does, and she is minimally satisfied with the static of affairs at home, where she works alongside a husband raising their daughter, who is 8 years old.
She feels empty somehow and isn`t quite sure what is wrong with her, but she attempts to look for answers through an online site called MeetUp, where she might find some like-minded women who are in similar circumstances as her.
She has never been a religious person, but she is also open-minded about the philosophies of the world and has always had a curious mind that loves to learn about new ideas. She finds a groups of women online who are advertised as a kind of social group where they get together regularly to talk and discuss things about their lives in a safe environment where no one is judged for what they share.
Marsha thinks about the idea for a while before sending an Email to the leader of the group for more information about the group. The first step toward an impending brainwashing attempt follows in the form of a return email from the leader. Let us call her Sam.
Sam`s message is relayed in a way that coozes with warmth and understanding for why Marsha has reached out. She makes the interaction sound effortless and puts herself on the same level as Marsha, sharing that she also has a young child and was looking for some kind of social support in the form of other similar women who might understand her situation.
She also says she understands the feeling of wanting something more in her life but being unsure of what exactly that something might be. She has known, met, and talked with many women who were in this boat and then strongly encourages Marsha to consider coming to one of their gatherings.
The meetings themselves are explained to be low-pressure and purely social and fun in nature. There is no obligation to share any more details about one`s life than she feels comfortable with. It`s not really a support group or a therapy group; it`s just that a lot of women have developed close relationships within the group to the point where they feel comfortable sharing things about their lives in order to get helpful feedback.
Sam relays to Marsha all about how she first started the group and how she has met such wonderful women in the process. She keeps the tone in the email both light and passionate so as not to scare Marsha away with a level of intimacy but to also draw her in with the prospect of hanging out with some fun women who are refusing to let the weight of life keep them down.
Sam ends the email with a Friendly Remark and says that she hopes to hear from Marsha soon. She includes the details for their next meeting.
So, Readers We will continue about this Topic in next Part
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