"Hey girl! I love your page!!! You would be soooooo good at what I do. You'll have your own business and empower other women! You're so pretty, like really pretty. Have you heard of this shitty protein shake, essential oil, or itchy ass shampoo?"
Join Mao and Special Guest & retired hunbot Jessica Hickson explore the similar tactics and psychological abused used by MLMs and cults to draw and trap people into their organization (in our opinion, allegedly.)
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Music created and produced by Errol Crawford @kool_layd reppin' BEANTOWN!
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Mental Health Supports
StrongHearts Native Helpline: Helpline: 1-844-762-8483 https://strongheartshelpline.org/
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800.656.HOPE (4673) hotline.rainn.org
Victim of a crime: 855-4-VICTIM (855-484-2846) Chat.VictimConnect.org VictimConnect.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273- (TALK) 8255 or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org
US and Canadian text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained Crisis Counselor.
Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 Press 1, Text 838255
National Domestic Violence Hotline: Visit thehotline.org or by call 1 800 799- SAFE (7233)
Sources
https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/toxic-positivity-during-the-pandemic https://theprivatetherapyclinic.co.uk/what-is-the-psychology-behind-multi-level-marketing/
https://amfmtreatment.com/trauma-bonding-what-is-it-and-why-do-we-do-it/
https://www.healthline.com/health/love-bombing
https://www.insider.com/3-cult-leader-types-says-therapist-treating-former-followers-2020-9 https://www.onlinepsychologydegree.info/what-to-know-about-the-psychology-of-cults/
https://hbr.org/2021/07/how-susceptible-are-you-to-the-sunk-cost-fallacy
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