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Control the Environment

I switched over to Dr. Phil's site for a list of mind control symptoms I liked better. According to Rick Ross, there are four tools that are commonly used for mind control.

• Control of environment. In order to gain complete control over a person, cut them off entire from family. Allow no communication between the victim and his loved ones.

That certainly applied to me, especially during my first five years of training in what was called the Motherhouse. Our contact with the outside world was severely restricted. We were not allowed more than a quick exchange of greetings with any outsider with whom we came in contact. 

We were also almost completely cut off from family. We wrote letters back and forth, but the letters were censored by our superiors. If we mentioned anything outside the norm, that part was blacked out--or the letter was completely destroyed. From the moment I entered the convent, then, I began to lose touch with my family. This kind of isolation was a powerful way to subdue and control us.