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Scenario

How to escape when you've relocated for a controlling community

I moved across the country to join this intentional community but now I realize they expect me to turn over my savings and cut contact with outside friends and I'm scared I made a terrible mistake.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Geographic isolation has been combined with financial pressure to create practical barriers to leaving, making the person physically and economically trapped.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cult dynamics — when belonging becomes captivity?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.