This information is mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20110908221728/http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/69562 – “You know you’re making all of this up, it isn’t true. I certainly don’t remember any of the things you are telling me.”The speaker was my mother, two years ago, and she was telling me in no uncertain terms that she did not believe me. Her amnesia is… read more »
This information is mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20110821060140/http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/47711 – This is a guest article by someone who has written expressively and eloquently on how the survivor of cult abuse feels. Her name is niid la’i and she speaks for many of us about the isolation and loss of identity, the need to protect oneself after a lifetime… read more »
This information was mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20050909211245/http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/39909 – Survivors Speak Out: On dissociation, part two: Frank, a male survivor of ritual abuse both in the U.S. and Canada, shares what being DID means to him:Being DID has made me feel distrustful of people at times. There was so much hurt to me, and that’s why… read more »
This information is mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20120422130229/http://archive.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/74737 – As survivors heal, they often learn things that are helpful to others. In this guest article, Olyssa shares what has helped her in maintaining safety from the cult. I admire her courage and her insights here as she shares from her heart. The goal of external safety… read more »
This information is mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20110830064933/http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/62636 – One of the most frequent questions that people ask me is, “How can I help a survivor?” This question comes from spouses, from friends, from church members, and represents the desire of caring people to be a help. Often, behind this question is the unvoiced plea, “I don’t… read more »
This information is mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20110519192618/http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/40931 – How the Cult Makes Money Besides its agenda of power and spiritual abuse, the cult (specifically here the Illuminati) has another basis for existing: making money. Many people are unaware of the large amounts of money that have been generated by the illegal/criminal activities that the cult is… read more »
This information is mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20120428043329/http://archive.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/63761 – Mar 21, 2001 – © Sylvia Gillotte, attorney – (note: This article is reprinted with the author’s permission). (editors note: however wans’t posted here with permission! At the same time, if it wasn’t posted here, who’d read it? This wasn’t even cached in Google) If you are… read more »
This information is mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20110907091617/http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/60632 – One of the greatest problems that confronts a survivor of cult abuse trying to escape is “Where do I go now?” Often, the person has been surrounded their entire lifetime by both their family of origin, who are members in transgenerational cult groups, and even their closest… read more »
Education Matters: Denial in Dissociation (Svali Blog Post) Mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20090810110922/http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/93014/2 – Jul 3, 2002 – © Diane W. Hawkins, M.A. “…when denial is no longer needed, neither is dissociation.” Once considered merely an annoying appendage to the diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), denial is now being recognized as the glue that holds the… read more »
Eating Disorders and Ritual Abuse (Svali Blog Post) This information is mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20110815010920/http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/79684 – “You’re putting on a little weight,” my stepfather noted. I had gone away to school that year, and had gained five pounds. He was teasing me when I came home to visit. I was 14 years old, and decided to… read more »