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Former member on life inside "The Community"

February 22, 2015 / 01:29

This episode discusses themes of isolation, trust, and personal growth. The guest shares experiences of feeling disconnected from a group and the decision to leave.

The guest reflects on their past, mentioning a person named Tyler who believed that creative expression was a barrier to confronting deep-seated issues. This perspective contributed to feelings of depression and loneliness.

As the conversation progresses, the guest reveals their struggle with trust within the group, realizing that not everyone had their best interests at heart. This realization led to a critical turning point.

Ultimately, the guest describes the moment they decided to leave the group, stating it was not difficult but necessary for their well-being.

TLDR

A guest recounts their struggle with isolation and trust in a group, leading to a pivotal decision to leave for their well-being.

Episode

1:29

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I wasn't allowed to read or write or do anything particularly creative. Tyler felt that that was my escape from other

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people. He felt like I had repressed deep-seated animosity towards everyone else in the group and that it needed to

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be drawn out and purged away by being in the presence of other people without any

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kind of mediating thing like a journal or books. there was a sense in the group that I wasn't really

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um engaged in the way that I needed to be that I didn't really want to be there and that caused problems. It separated

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me from everyone in the outside world. I didn't have any friends who weren't in the group. I had cut off connection with

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them, not always intentionally. I felt depressed and alone all the time. I didn't really feel like I could trust

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a lot of people in the group. Over time, I realized that they didn't all have my

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best interests at heart or each other's best interests at heart. I thought, I need to leave because this is dangerous

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and getting worse. At that point, I'd been through so much. It wasn't an arduous process. I

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just let go. It was time to move on.

Episode Highlights

Struggles with Isolation
Feeling cut off from the outside world led to deep depression.
“I felt depressed and alone all the time.”
@ 00m 53s
February 22, 2015
Realization of Danger
Recognizing the group's negative influence prompted a decision to leave.
“I need to leave because this is dangerous and getting worse.”
@ 01m 12s
February 22, 2015
A Simple Decision to Move On
Letting go of the past was a necessary step forward.
“It wasn't an arduous process. I just let go.”
@ 01m 19s
February 22, 2015

Episode Quotes

I felt depressed and alone all the time.
Former member on life inside "The Community"
I need to leave because this is dangerous and getting worse.
Former member on life inside "The Community"
It wasn't an arduous process. I just let go.
Former member on life inside "The Community"

Key Moments

Isolation00:53
Dangerous Realization01:12
Letting Go01:19