Cults are frequently new religious movements or other social movements that set themselves apart via their eccentric religious, spiritual, and social views. They engage in bizarre and horrific activities like mass murder and suicide.

Cults of religion have existed among us for a very long period. Due to diverse cultural origins and ideas, cults have existed since 1500 B.C. Members of cults frequently are unaware that they are part of one; cults can also be political organizations, lifestyle organizations, or commercial organizations.

The cults that result in suicides or mass murders are the ones that are most frequently discussed; examples include Jim Jones’ People’s Temple, the Mason Brothers, who committed mass murders, and the most recent, the Kenyan Starvation Cult, where more than 200 bodies have been discovered and more than 600 people are still missing.

“Can’t a cult member realize he or she is in a cult and quit?” is a common query from many people. Because cults are appealing and foster an appearance of comfort, which most people need in these challenging circumstances, many people do not realize they are members.

New cult members are frequently “love bombed” and made to feel so welcome that they fail to recognize their affiliation with a cult. Cult leaders are experts in mind control and brainwashing; they have the gift of persuading followers to give up their goods and cut themselves off from society. The constant falsehoods and distortions cause the cult members to become brainwashed.

Cultism has negative impacts that might last a lifetime for those who survive. These range from mental to physical repercussions; survivors include heightened irritation, libido loss or rather altered sexual desires, compulsive attention to detail, emotional harm, and paranoia.

Studies and research indicate that only a small percentage of survivors leave cults and return to their regular selves, yet survivor testimonies demonstrate that it is possible to leave a cult. First and foremost, one must admit they are a victim of a cult, stop feeling guilty about it, start looking for a way out, and seek the help of a doctor to maintain their mental sanity.