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PSI and Problems it causes
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Jul 26, 2008 PSI Seminars complaint |
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I went to PSI basic 3 years ago because my boss at the time wanted me to go. I had no idea what to expect. What I got was brainwashed, pure and simple.
That thing about the "rules" is all set up so that the leaders can have maximum control over what you do and when so that it ultimately makes a person more vulnerable to suggestion. It's all an attempt to break you down and remove your own ability to think freely for yourself to the point that some of the individuals wouldn't know what to think unless PSI told them (building up).
Most of the basic seminar is set up to achieve two things: to take you away from your friends and loved ones in an emotional sense (you are constantly being told in a manner of speaking that those around you in your normal life behave like a "crab pot" trying to pull you back to what your life was like and it is up to you to resist this to achieve your true potential which PSI claims it can help you realize.
The second goal is to get you to continue on to PSI-7 where among other things, you'll climb on ropes and jump off telephone poles onto a trapeze bar as some symbolic way of achieving something. It doesn't seem to bother most people who have been through this that spending ridiculous amounts of money to jump around like a monkey has absolutely NOTHING to do with real life by any stretch of the imagination.
The question about it being a cult has been thrown back and forth for at least as long as I had first been to basic and I feel that its something that is best left to each person who has the misfortune to experience this to answer. Personally, I do not think that it is a cult in the true sense of the word, but it has some extremely cult-like qualities and ideology that can be dangerous to relationships and families.
My advice to you then is this. If your husband or wife is involved, take all of their credit cards and do everything that you can do to gain full control of your finances. This is the most practical step to take in the beginning and when he/she turns back into his or herself again he/she will probably thank you. As for the rest, don't judge him/her for what he/she says and for god's sake don't hold it against him/her. Most of what is coming out of his/her mouth has been put there by an organization that does not have his/her best interests at heart no matter how much he/she may think otherwise.
Again, I say this because groups like PSI can do such a slow burn on you psychically that relationships can and often are torn apart. Third, do as much research as you can about PSI. I had contacted the better business bureau and found them to be an immeasurable help. If you can do these things and stay together, any potential damage done by PSI or groups like it will be slight and will not last and I would predict that your husband/wife will come out of this relatively unscathed and a bit wiser about who he/she takes suggestions from in the future.
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PSI Seminars Complaints
1. Written by PSI Raped, on 27-07-2008 00:18
Emotional rape, exactly.....
Well just to update everyone. My wife continues with her PSI group. I caught her taking more money from our checking account and continues to try and recruit family and friends to this crap. When I confronted her with the realities of life a few weeks ago she told me she was scared she was going to lose her family but she continues to lie about her involvement with her group. This weekend she returned from one of her coffee meetings crying because the group was upset with her because she was late again.
When she came home the other day I met her at the garage with her suitcase and told her to leave; told her I wasn’t going to take this new attitude anymore. I told her I was filing for divorce and custody of the kids. She broke down crying telling me that her group is mad at her for not following her commitments to them and when she comes home I kick her out of the house. She told me that things would go back to normal if I allowed her to stay. I told her that I had given her a goal two weeks ago and she failed to meet her goals. She hasn’t looked for a job, she’s still trying to ‘enroll’ people in this PSI bullshit and she is stealing money from out joint account to pay for another seminar. I told her to get a hold of her new friends and have them help her. As I see it her group means more to her then my daughters and me.
Sometimes I feel like I am being very selfish, but I don’t see any other way. Being kind and supportive is not working and I guess I have to play the “tough love” card even if it means I lose my wife.
You know the funny thing is my daughters told me they love and miss their mother; but they feel that things feel better now that she is gone. I love and miss the woman I married; I hate what PSI turned her into.
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2. Written by Victim, on 27-07-2008 00:03
Good Luck with that. My ex-wife left me five years ago after taking this "course" and is still involved with this crapfest. Whitelights and workshops? How stupid do you need to be to fall for this junk.
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