How To Avoid Brianwashing?

Knowing we are all human beings and susceptible to manipulation that targets emotions, desires, and other areas where people are generally quite vulnerable, how can you defend yourself against someone who is trying to use these against you in a brainwashing attempt?

The advice here follows the advice given in the previous chapters, where potential manipulation is involved. You must maintain awareness in all situations and consider the possibility that the people you are talking to are not who they say they are.

The golden rule in situations like this is the following. If it seems too good to be true, then it probably is.

Similar to financial scheme in which someone tricks others into investing in false promises or nonexistent entities, the person or “business” is convinced as something where they can make a whole lot of money for very little time, effort, and personal risk. This happens a lot of the time. It is quite impossible, and people should be aware of the schemes at work in the real world, which prey on people`s simple desires for money and to get it the easy way.

On a deeper level, there are those who know that they can manipulate their way into someone`s heart and circle of trust by promising quick fixes for the things which plague many human beings. These are things that have to do with deep spiritual fulfillment or finding peace or meaning in daily life, which sometimes seems like a road full of emptiness, especially when there are hardships to work through.

Be aware of those deepest vulnerabilities that you harbor in yourself, and work to find your own way to fulfillment and satisfaction or meaning. Do not put yourself in other human beings where this deepest desire is concerned because this is the gateway for emotional manipulation and brainwashing according to another person or group`s will.

Remember that the most important things in life are worked for and sought after for a long period of time and only with the help of those you love, trust, and respect based on your own choosing and experience with them. Do not let people, who promise answers to all your problems, come into your life because quick fixes just don`t exist.

Be aware of the ulterior motives that might exist. Do not reveal personal information that might be used against you, but instead, make others prove themselves trustworthy through tests of time and trial.

Now that you know the general workings behind Brainwashing Techniques keep in mind that genuine relationships happen naturally and not according to a timeline. In the example above, Marsha fell into a trap based on her own feelings and was able to fall right in line according to a very short timeline where she should have been developing a meaningful relationship with these women with whom she chose to share personal information and issues.

A large factor in this downfall was an element of group pressure where everyone around her was acting a certain way, and this made her feel like she should be acting in the same way, too. And this involved divulging her deepest struggles. If something similar feels like having an impression on you and your behavior, it is best to remove yourself from the situation so that you have time to think clearly about what`s going on.  

Anytime you feel doubt about a new Interaction and Acquaintance, let the people already in your life, whom you love and trust, help you work through what you truly feel regarding that budding relationship. Someone else might be able to pinpoint red flags when you are too distracted to notice them yourself.

So, We have discussed in this chapter “Defenses against Brainwashing” which can help you understand people around you much better.

In Next Chapter, we will be Discussing  

” Neuro-Linguistic Programming “

Good Day Readers, Today we will be discussing Part -2 of “Defenses Against Brain Washing“

So, We were talking about Marsha, we will continue from where we left from our last part.

So, After Marsha read this email, Marsha immediately feels a sense of excitement about the prospect and immediately has a conversation with her husband to see how he might feel about it.

Marsha describes the group as a bunch of women who get together and socialize and talk about their lives. It is women-only, and he turns his brow up a bit at that remark but soon decides that it seems like a harmless undertaking and encourages his wife to try a meeting or two if that is what she wants to do. 

He is happy that she is excited about trying this out, as he has also picked up on the fact that she hasn1t been completely happy or seemed fulfilled personally for a while. So, Marsha plans to go to the next meeting.

The meeting is held at one of the members` homes, and the place feels quite cozy and inviting as Marsha enters. There are a few fragrant candles around, and as she moves into the room, every one of the women there comes forward and introduces herself with a smile. Marsha immediately felt at home and welcomed.

She is offered refreshments and then invited down and speak with a couple of women in the living room. There are a few different conversations evolving at once instead of one big discussion, which helps Marsha feel at ease as she was worried about being asked to speak in front of a large group. Instead, she begins conversing with a small group of three other women who listen intently as Marsha introduces herself and what`s going on in her life.

She already feels much more at ease as she is being listened to. The conversation continues, and the other women also talk about their lives and open themselves up in terms of vulnerability as the describe some things that they are struggling with personality.

Marsha is struck by how they feel comfortable talking about such personal things with these women, but it also makes her feel like these women could become close friends with whom she could feel confide some of her personal issues herself. She offers her own insights and suggestions as each of the ladies speak, and she begins to divulge details about her own like and her own sense of missing something important and meaningful.

In this first meeting, there will not be any overt mention of the gathering`s hidden intentions in the situation where there are any. The goal for an initial meeting is to make the potential initiate feel as safe and secure as possible.

They want to surround her with warmth and make her feel like she can trust these women who only have her best interests at heart. This essential step works to encourage the victim to let her guard down and to feel like she can reveal areas of vulnerability, which will be the cult`s secret weapon.

Once the women know Marsha`s area of vulnerability, they can home in on that factor as a way to gradually convince her that they can help and bring her fulfillment and happiness in all the ways she is looking for. After this initial meeting, she is likely to come back and then continue to come as something she looks forward to each week.

As the meetings continue, she will start to think of these women as friends, as they also work toward convincing Marsha that they have answers to her problems. At some point, when the timing is right, the women might introduce one of the cult`s covert practices, which involves goings-on that are quite foreign to her. 

But because of her developed relationship and sense of trust between the women, as well as her natural curiosity, Marsh agrees to attend and watch a ritual where the women turn their attention to some kind of deity at work, taking care of their souls and granting desires in exchange for services.

Now, obviously, this example is a little out there, but the focus here is on the gradual manipulation process which works to enfold a victim into a circle of warmth where things they would never have considered involving themselves in before becoming more and more possible because of the prior conditioning received from the women. 

After all, at this point, she is receiving information and suggestions from people she considers friends, and with that comes a level of trust and suspension of disbelief for their sake.

The ritual is explained in terms that are not too intimidating, and the terms are often less dramatic than how other people would define these proceedings. The word cult is never used, for example, and the words used to describe everything are soft, if not entirely inaccurate. This is slowly to let Marsha get used to the idea of what is happening without flipping a switch that starts to signal red flags.

The emphasis is put on the fact that these proceedings have helped the women in the group solve their problems and find solace and peace and fulfillment – things that Marsha has also been looking for in her life. the very fact that these promises seem to be targeted directly toward her makes her feel as if she has fallen into the hands of destiny, and it has finally let her find what she has been looking for.

When people`s deepest desires and wants are revealed, and something manifests a promise of fulfillment in return, people are likely to engage in practices and belief systems that would have seemed outlandish and ridiculous in the past.

But a cult never underestimates human desire for spiritual fulfillment and peace, so they have learned how to tap into the darkest corners of another person`s mind in order to root out those hidden desires and needs.

At this point, Marsha is all but initiated and fully involved in the cult`s way of life and belief system.

So, in this Topic we saw how gradually manipulation is initiated. In Part -3 the Next Topic of this chapter we will Discuss

“How to Avoid Brainwashing“