I Was in a Cult for 16 Years. Ask Me Anything.

I hope the people he ostracised see this video so they can see the pain it caused him to shun them

what cult is this?

It's not always so easy to see a cult. The cult I was in- the LDS Church -a lot of people even outside of the church refuse to believe it's a cult even though it hits over 80% of the criteria (I've done the numbers using the BITE model). I can expect backlash every time I post about it being a cult. It is subjective as to which group is a cult or not, and not everyone can spot the harmful behaviors of these groups until it's too late. And as he said, plenty of very intelligent people get roped in too. It's less about intelligence and more about vulnerability most of the time.

Wow most of the things he mentioned reminded me of growing up in chur-...

Selfish of parents.

Most people, if not any, don't realize that Christianity is a cult

Weeell, every religion is a cult isnt it? Even the praise for science? It is a search for purpose. Purpose is as fluid as reinventing the sea one wave at a time. Be you, be kind and let that guide you..

I relate to him ngl

I feel like I learned a lot here 💜

The title is wrong. I was in a religion (it just had less members)

this is an amazing immersive experience to know about

when the community you belong to stops you from asking questions you probably belong to a cult. and rememeber most dont call themselves a cult, they call themselves religions

Weird how no one wanted to meet him face to face as I've seen in other videos. Maybe they did but it wasn't show. 🤷‍♀️

Dammit Jubilee where is my hug reel! 😡😡😡 Nah jk

Thanks Chris

When one person believes it its a fool, when few people does it its a cult, when many believes it its a religion

im sorry to take away from the real powerful message of this but no one is talking about how hot he was when he was younger

this video is sooo amazing ❤
thank you chris and jubilee🫶

Did u kno occult simply means hidden

it’s geto boys and jubilee

please do a pedophile ask me anything and a child molester one.

I think I was maybe a part of a cult-like community from the age of 19-21 in San Francisco and Melbourne. It was very much similar to this sort of the free-spiritedness images that were shown in the beginning.. there was a lot of ecstatic singing, dancing, rituals, breathwork, tantra... practices and traditions that are co-opted by white young 20-somethings (and some even older) who also preach about love, wellness, spirit, yoga, crystals, energy, all new age things with roots in Eastern cultures. It was an interesting time for me because I was young, impressionable and maybe a bit lost/vulnerable. I really did find joy in these spaces with those kind of people but it felt like such a bubble with many people with these ideologies that sort of had this "holier than thou" thing to it. I felt at times that I was living my life better than others, it really made me feel superior to average people at times?? I don't know. I'm still wrapping my head around that era in my life. I remember vividly the ecstatic dancing and the amount of shady, creepy older men that would be very touchy and handsy and definitely crossing lines in the name of this "spiritual" lifestyle that people were wrapped up in. Those years felt like a dream. Not to mention the amount of people I met traveling overseas that were in these similar communities. There seemed to be a theme of people with all this trauma and substance abuse, all this vulnerability, people a bit lost, finding each other but lacking so much self-awareness and understanding of the world because of this bubble that they were in. This sort of reminded me of that. I just find the whole wellness community so sus now.. I can't trust that any of those people have the awareness of their own privilege or the men that prey on younger women. Idk if anyone can relate but I've never really talked about this before.

i was in a cult in college for two years. it was so so hard for me to get out and i get emotional thinking about the strength i had to remove myself from the situation

Cults/abusers all use the same trick: they go after your ego. and it works every time.

Oof as an ex Mormon (which is a cult but seen by most as a religion only) this hit home.

People are so beautiful.

I’m Christian this guy was just being lead by the devil secretly. I’m glad he’s out from the cult now.

I would love to see Chris’ chart. I’m certain he has activity in the 9th House, 7th, 8th, and possibly the 12th H.

Will you guys do a conspiracy theorist vs skeptics? That would be awesome.

I can’t he looks too much like the actor from the scooby soo movie 😭

Thanks Chris for being so open and vulnerable with sharing this part of your journey. I'm sure it wasn't easy. I also really like the soft/gracious responses from the questioners.

Religions are a cult, btw. Jussayin.

I am most the way through extricating myself from a Christian cult. For many years, I didn't believe that it was a cult. All of my family are still in. I have joined mainstream Christianity. I suspect that this has contributed to some difficulty in leaving my previous denomination. I feel lost most of the time. It's so messy this stuff.

Getting this recommended again is weird now with the Michelle Phan cult speculations

Its funny because most of the religious people watching this video are unknowingly in a cult

as an ex-muslim, i feel you bro

It’s true: we are all indoctrinated in one way or another. An enlightening video.

I ended up in a toxic relationship and started making extreme life choices at the exact same time. It just means that parents need to prepare their children for what's out there as much as possible

I......... Still wanna join one 😩😓

As a victim of grooming, this really breaks my heart. I know what it’s like to be young and vulnerable and have a bad person prey on you. It’s a slow death, it’s really a slow death of the self. They manipulate and make you change everything about yourself so slowly you don’t see yourself slipping away. You know something is wrong, but you can’t put your finger on what, because your thoughts aren’t even your own anymore.

Is it just me or does the dude in red flannel look like he could be Jamie Foxx's younger brother?

he was groomed into joining and then got sucked in. that’s sad and scary

People want to be apart of a group. That simple

Chris you really are brave either way! Just because they were “braver” than you doesn’t take away from the fact you are brave for dealing with the trauma and becoming who you want to be despite the scars that few will understand.

fyeeee

emmy didnt seem into it lol

I was in the CIA that was a colt they brainwashed me? Believe I was American! I was really Indian!

Johnny Carson was in a cult so what take responsibility for your own action! Becoming Avatar!

I'm in a cult of personality! This is all b***** you have free will! Take it or leave it don't f*** with my head!

If I was in a cult id be afraid of even saying what we've done in the past...