Being someone’s cultist (in this sense) is kind of like them having you in a hypnotic trance.
To extend this: people may be ~self-hypnotizing and then be incredibly vulnerable without the leader knowing they are vulnerable or wanting that responsibility. Statements that were genuinely meant as “consider this and decide for yourself” become harmful when someone has disabled their own filter.
To extend this: people may be ~self-hypnotizing and then be incredibly vulnerable without the leader knowing they are vulnerable or wanting that responsibility. Statements that were genuinely meant as “consider this and decide for yourself” become harmful when someone has disabled their own filter.