I recently left Scientology after 10yrs after the loss of a friend who was OT... To those who have left, how do recover from the cognitive dissonance after leaving?
I recently left (fairly quietly), after 10 years, several of which on staff. My breaking point being an old friend who was upper OT ending his life after his failure to save his friend from drowning.
After expressing this grief, I was told I needed training like my next breath and more bridge. -- I can't help but wonder if this is what my OT friend was told after his loss.
I havent publicly spoke to others about this. I am trying to connect with others who have left.
I guess my question is, how do you reconcile all that you learned there with the reality of what you experienced? How did you begin to untangle yourself from all the indoctrination?
Parts of me think of the self improvement stuff as decent for someone who doesnt have tools for life, I understand this is how you are hooked but these are dwarfed by the betrayals and nonsense I've observed.