5 Points to look out for in your group

1. Authoritarian approach and intolerance of questioning or criticism. Lies about and insults opponents.
2. Leader shows anxiety about the world, speaking of threats or conspiracies against the group.
3. Leader regularly accuses dissatisfied members who leave of having something wrong with them, having personality disorders or being transgressor and deserters.  
4. Ex-members have similar stories of abuse and ill-treatment by the leader(s). 
5. The group/leader is always right and followers never feel they can be "good enough".
   
   
   

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