Comments | strive4balance: Cults and Friends

strive4balance

Cults and Friends

Dec 11, 2008 22:52

So in the past 8 months since I left Four Quarters I have been struggling with all the emotional and spiritual attachments that I had secured with that church. Emotionally, they were the only family I had and the largest group of friends I had ever had. They seemed to care about me sincerely and it was one reason I never left 4QF even in the face ( Read more... )

abusive, cults, exit therapy, cult, four quarters, cult intervention, 4qf

Comments 14

snugglesofdoom December 12 2008, 04:28:33 UTC

Tigre and I are still here. We don't see each other much, but we are here and we never disliked you or Arial :) I never actually got the reason why you left, but figured if you had to go, you had to go and I had no right to question that :)

-hugs-

-nj

Hugs strive4balance December 12 2008, 04:37:32 UTC

That's great to hear! We would love to hang out with you sometime. Keep in touch after the holidays.

Re: Hugs snugglesofdoom December 12 2008, 15:37:22 UTC

-nods- And we don't live that far away :) We live about three blocks away from Digital Harbor :)

elissa_carey December 12 2008, 04:29:25 UTC

*hug*

badthumper December 12 2008, 04:47:38 UTC

I always figured you left because you wanted/needed something different than what you were doing at 4qf. Shit like that happens you know? (not the stuff you were talking about tho, more the needing change) Drama isn't any really of my business, but good to know that you're working through this. :)

Abuse. strive4balance December 12 2008, 04:53:01 UTC

I left because of the abuse. Simply put that is. I left because it was an abusive relationship family that I could no longer endure.

heatherylynne December 12 2008, 13:24:33 UTC

hey, I'm here. *hugs tight* i just don't talk much, i sit and absorb everything other people have to say, but rarely make commentary. at any rate, am her, and I care alot for ll of you.
plus, I'm moving at the end of this month, much much closer to you. (how far is baltimore from say.. Wilmington, De. ?)

Wilmington, DE strive4balance December 12 2008, 14:29:23 UTC

Ha ha! Wilmington, De is my hometown. Depending on what area, its about an hour+ from Baltimore, MD. Soooo I must ask... WHY? Why DE?

Re: Wilmington, DE heatherylynne December 12 2008, 21:00:03 UTC

I'll give you the same reason I gave the last person who asked... hehehe...
"why do i ALWAYS move across the country to live with a married couple i barely know?"

for love, of course. hehe. or the hope of it, at any rate. will explain more later, i promise, must get back to the dreaded job thing.

Re: Wilmington, DE strive4balance December 12 2008, 21:05:18 UTC

Since Wilmington, DE is my hometown and I know MANY MANY people there. May I ask the couple's names? Message me on Yahoo if you don't want to post it here. ha ha. striving_4_balance

fearadyn December 13 2008, 08:02:56 UTC

I am proud of you also! My love goes out to you and Ariel, even tho I did not know you that well, still you are dear to me ( ... )

BIG HUGS!! strive4balance December 14 2008, 04:49:06 UTC

I wanted to thank you for your post. It meant a lot to both me and Arial. We both are happy to hear from you and also to see/hear that others can relate. We wanted to send out a big hug to you. I understand the otherkin thing, too... We would love to hear from you in person or over the phone. email us at striving_4_balance@yahoo.com