Close Call with the Circle: My Escape from a Dangerous Cult
The thing about cults is they don't look like cults at first. They look like hope, community, and belonging. I didn't realize I was being recruited... until it was almost too late to escape.
This is my true story of cult recruitment—a terrifying real-life experience that started as a gap year adventure and nearly ended with my complete disappearance. What began as working on an organic farm with happy, enlightened people gradually revealed itself as something far more sinister.
Cult manipulation isn't just what you see in documentaries. It's the slow erosion of your autonomy, the way…
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