Anything at all I can do to stop my best friend from joining a cult?
We are both 72 years old. We live about 200 miles apart. I am planning a visit to her soon, probably by next month.
She and I have had a wonderful friendship, but we have rarely been able to spend time together for several complicated reasons involving extremely demanding and difficult families. (For the details of this situation, you can read my story under: I Wan To Know The Truth Behind My Family's Lies and Secrets).
She has been lonely since her husband of nearly 50 years died last year. A cult group has found her and they are "love bombing" her. She seems to have no resistance, and I feel sure they will ruin her life and, if they can, our friendship. She does not perceive any danger, though she laughs as she tells me that everyone keeps warning her.
I keep thinking of a quotation about that (I think it's from [i]A Thousand Lives[/i], the recent book by Julia Scheer about Jonestown and the people who died there) that really fits this situation:
"Nobody joins a cult. "
How true that is!
She and I have had a wonderful friendship, but we have rarely been able to spend time together for several complicated reasons involving extremely demanding and difficult families. (For the details of this situation, you can read my story under: I Wan To Know The Truth Behind My Family's Lies and Secrets).
She has been lonely since her husband of nearly 50 years died last year. A cult group has found her and they are "love bombing" her. She seems to have no resistance, and I feel sure they will ruin her life and, if they can, our friendship. She does not perceive any danger, though she laughs as she tells me that everyone keeps warning her.
I keep thinking of a quotation about that (I think it's from [i]A Thousand Lives[/i], the recent book by Julia Scheer about Jonestown and the people who died there) that really fits this situation:
"Nobody joins a cult. "
How true that is!
70-79, F
