When it comes to awareness for programming, what are some cults that use these techniques? Are any of them named?
Children of God
Aum Shinrikyo
Rajneesh Movement (still in existence in small units in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.)
Twelve Tribes
The Family International
LaRouche Movement
Results of programmed cults:
Order of the Solar Temple
Jonestown, Guyana
Colonia Dignidad
Branch Davidians
Heaven's Gate
NXIVM
Rajneeshpuram
Disability often comes with a massive rearranging of identity, even when there's little or no change to one's physical appearance. For Anakin this coincided with the absolute shattering of his identity that was 1. Operation Knightfall and 2. Mustafar, and with the reforging of one's identity traditional of Sith apprentices. To further disrupt his prior identity, he now essentially has two bodies- the metal monster seen by the outside world, and the injured remnants of his organic body spending so much time in bacta.
So, like with any radical alteration of identity, there's going to be an inevitable transition phase, which may be long or short, and I'm willing to bet his definitely lasted longer than initially recovering from surgery and physically adapting to the suit.
It's no wonder he no longer sees himself as human, especially since Palpatine had total control over his entire transition phase. That's... well, so there are certain psychological effects of abuse that almost exclusively happen to children because adults who endure the same mistreatment already have a formed identity. But the identity of an adult can still be disrupted or even dissolved in various ways. And one common model of the process of indoctrination into a cult is that a person's previous identity and worldview are systemically "unfrozen", molded to fit the cult, and then "refrozen." The Sith are generally thought of as a cult.
The fact that he can even remember Anakin Skywalker at all, let alone still be him, and eventually shoulder the guilt well enough to come back to the light- just, Jesus fucking Christ. Pals, I could not.
can people with intelluctual disabilitys be programmed? can the core be the host? can the host have a lower emotional or mental age?
For government/military programming:
ADHD=Yes
Apert Syndrome=No
Autism=No
Cerebral Palsy=No
Developmental Delay=No
Developmental Hearing Loss=No
Down Syndrome=No
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder=No
Fragile X Syndrome=No
Kernicterus=No
Language and Speech Disorders=Depends on severity
Learning Disorders=Depends on severity
Prader-Willi=No
Phenylketonuria (PKU)=No
Muscular Dystrophy=No
Tourette Syndrome=programming may have begun will cease if severe.
Vision Impairment=No
Williams Syndrome=No
In a cult or high-control group methods of programming and standards are different from government agencies. Most people can be taught through conditioning to respond to stimulus.
Core/original alter/part is an outdated term. Dissociative identity disorder forms before a child’s identity comes together, therefore there was never any “original” to create parts from. In DID, those parts never came together.
Host-Alter(s) that function in daily living. There may be a “day host”, a “night host” for the cult, or hosts for various times in the person’s life. Host alters are responsible for most aspects of daily life. Teams of alters may divide up daily life into more manageable and specialised tasks such as socialisation, school, work, and taking care of the body.
Yes, the host can have a different age and act the age they believe they are.
what's the shortest amount of time someone can be programmed in? does the programming have to be 24/7, once a week, or can be even be once a month?
It would depend on what you mean by programmed and the age of the person. Cult programming can be done in six weeks. Government programming can be years.
Programming occurs in a controlled, closed environment and is 24 hours a day seven days a week.
After programming has been completed the person may be able to interact with those outside the group.
what are signs programming was done by the government vs a cult? and would governments try and pin the programming on a cult? sorry i cant think of how to phrase this properly. i recently recovered memories which make me suspect we were programmed by the government but i also have memories which implicate a specific "religious"/hate group cult.couldnt figure out if this is something they might do or not. im from the uk.
Cults tend to be religious/spiritual or political in their beliefs. Cult/high control groups are closed and their methods of indoctrination typically rely on the following tactics:
Behaviour Control
1. Regulate individual’s physical reality
2. Dictate where, how, and with whom the member lives and associates or isolates
3. When, how and with whom the member has sex
4. Control types of clothing and hairstyles
5. Regulate diet - food and drink, hunger and/or fasting
6. Manipulation and deprivation of sleep
7. Financial exploitation, manipulation or dependence
8. Restrict leisure, entertainment, vacation time
9. Major time spent with group indoctrination and rituals and/or self indoctrination including the Internet
10. Permission required for major decisions
11. Thoughts, feelings, and activities (of self and others) reported to superiors
12. Rewards and punishments used to modify behaviours, both positive and negative
