Science Daily reports that leaving a cult does not necessarily make the negative impact go away.

According to psychologist Jill Mytton, "Second-generation adult survivors of high-demand groups face particular difficulties, not only during their childhood, but also upon leaving the group, because they face assimilation into a culture that is not just alien to them but also one that they have been taught is wicked and to be hated." Her research was presented July 12 at the Annual Conference of the Society's Division of Counseling Psychology in Cardiff.

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