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> You better believe I am going to plug it here for two reason: 1. This is my target audience…
Yes, /u/Porter_rockedwell, this is your target audience. Luna Lindsey plugged her book Recovering Agency here and even bought banner adds for the top of the page, and I remember much complaint but lots of praise. I suggest that you make your book available for kindle, which is easy for amateur self-publishers and how most people here would buy it.
As far as /u/daysofapostacy goes, it's seriously bizarre that anyone would claim that /r/exmormon is a lucrative place to gain followers for a fashion blog instead of sticking to bourgeoise TBM Utah Valley-girls. If /u/daysofapostacy was chasing fame and profit she would gone on pretending to be TBM. Choosing to come out as apostate is probably going to hurt her business.
Here are a couple books to consider reading together. They can help him understand and deal with the pressures he's under, and also help you know what he's going through.
It's like scientology + 200 years.
The Mormon Church started as a cult but has since slowly been absorbed by mainstream american society and has dropped some of the worst cultist practices.
It still works pretty much as a cult and includes subtle manipulation techniques capable of turning your head on itself. There's a very detailed book written by a former mormon on this. I strongly recommend it whether you join or not.
http://www.amazon.com/Recovering-Agency-Lifting-Mormon-Control/dp/1489595937
I recommend you pick up the book [Recovering Agency] (https://www.amazon.com/Recovering-Agency-Lifting-Mormon-Control/dp/1489595937/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484835604&sr=8-1&keywords=recovering+agency). It goes into depth on how the Mormon church controls its members, and the psychological, emotional, family and social struggles they can face in separating from it.
Thank you for being willing to support her.
P.s. have you heard of this book? It's been very helpful as I deprogram. Understanding the cognitive biases that make us susceptible to manipulation not only helps me to process what I've been through, but will hopefully guard against future manipulation. Highly recommend it.
Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control https://www.amazon.com/dp/1489595937/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_jY00DbE2X2MNF
Margaret Singer's Cults in Our Midst is a good one.
Luna Lindsey's Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control is worth a look (it does mention JWs too).
And Eric Hoffer's The True Believer should be in every right-thinking apostate's top pocket.
love those books, another great one and aimed at exmos Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control
I've read this one and found it very interesting.
https://www.amazon.com/Recovering-Agency-Lifting-Mormon-Control/dp/1489595937
http://amzn.com/1489595937
also, cesletter.com
I can't really relate to your specific lack of connection to people, because I've always made people a really important part of my life, but I certainly can relate to feeling detached from my true self or personality.
I think in my case, I detached my true identity long ago, and its taken me years of consistent work to get it back. How do I work on it? Hmm. I study and surround myself with people that I can relate to. I.E. I read subreddits of people that I feel I can relate to. I watch videos on youtube. I practice cognitive behavioral therapy on myself through consistent practice.
It's really not a surprising thing that you have depression. Undoing the mind control, and finding your true identity amidst all of the fucked up brain games and cognitive shit the church puts you through is really rough. If you are raised in the church and forced to do things that you don't generally believe in, its even worse.
If you don't want our help with a diagnosis, and you want support, I'll just say..be okay with who you are. Don't blame yourself for not having emotions. Don't blame yourself for not connecting with people. Whoever said it is wrong to be unemotional? Whoever said its wrong to not connect with people? If you like being alone, then be alone and don't feel guilty about it. That is church mind control telling you there is something wrong with you, when infact, you are a simple biological machine that evolved into a brain and body that IS the way you ARE. It can change somewhat through therapy and medications, but why does it have to? You get what I am trying to say? Who told you that you are broken?!!! Consider the fact that you aren't broken. Consider the fact that being who you are is okay. As long as you aren't hurting anyone, who gives a fuck?
If YOU don't like that you aren't emotional and can't connect with people, then approach therapy from that point of view. Ask them to help you feel emotions again. Ask them to diagnose your lack of emotion because it really bothers you. Keep talking about it. If YOU don't like that you have no friendships, then approach therapy from that point of view. Use your therapy to learn what friendships are and what it means to have one and how to get one.
Seriously though, do you think you are broken because you are holding yourself up to a standard of comparison with people that you were told are "normal"? Are you being fair to yourself? Is that a valid and logical comparison?
A therapist once told me that "Depression is anger turned inward." What are you angry at yourself about? The fact that you have no emotions. The fact that you don't have best friends. Why are you angry at yourself about that? Why do you care so much about it?
EDIT* - I highly recommend this book. It's like a personal therapy session to undo the damage done by the church. It has helped me tremendously. You have no idea how deep this cognitive mind fuck goes until you start to study the mind control techniques the church uses on you. http://smile.amazon.com/Recovering-Agency-Lifting-Mormon-Control/dp/1489595937/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420361831&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=undoing+mind+control+mormon
The book Recovering Agency could be helpful for you and your friend to read, it would be from an outside perspective of a different church which your friend may be more willing to listen to. It's really good, as is using logic and reason. http://www.amazon.com/Recovering-Agency-Lifting-Mormon-Control/dp/1489595937
The other book is The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine one of America's Founding Fathers. you can get it free online or for not much on amazon, it is a very excellent book and a good read.
I don't have experience with any. This is why your thread interested me. I need a better therapist. Stopped going to the last one after I eventually realized she wasn't able to even recognize the problems Mormonism caused me let alone help me recover from them.
These are books I have seen mentioned different places, but I haven't taken the time yet to delve into any of them. I often get caught up with choices and procrastinate making a move forward.
Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control
When I Say No, I Feel Guilty
The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
Combating Cult Mind Control
Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control