WWASP - BEWARE

[Cayo Hueso]

On 2005-03-12 15:38:00, Perrigaud wrote:

"No to these places are about mind control. In actuality only one WWASP facility (it may have changed now) has therapists. When I went your parents could have declined 1 on 1 therapy. Group therapy was mandatory. Now, how do you explain the "mind control"? They forced us to talk about our feelings *gasp* those horrible people! Please, the way to inner clensing (in my opinion and belief) is through dealing with the past. Not living in it just dealing and coming to terms with the past. For me that's what it took. Nowadays I try to live my life with little regret. I don't take advantage of people. I don't cry about the things I've been through. In doing that I feel at peace. Nothing is more amazing than feeling peaceful and happy. How many people can say that nowadays? Can you? "

Well, I can a helluva lot more now that I have deprogrammed myself!

I'm not saying that delving into what makes someone want to "escape" is necessarily a bad thing.  I'm saying FORCING someone to do that is a bad thing.  And forcing someone to do it in the WAY that WWASPS programs do is dangerous.

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[Antigen]

I agree, Cayo. What's more, forcing someone to do it in front of a group of their peers is not such a good idea.

Do the kids get to comment on each other's confessions in WWASP groups? Let's talk about that, if you're up for it.

Seed/Straight raps worked something like this. Staff would sit at the front of the room facing group. Girls in rows on one side accross a wide aisle from the boys, also in rows. Staff would name a topic... could be anything from trees as in "how are you like a tree" to... really, whatever. The topic was just about as important to the process as a speck of dust to a storm cloud. There has to be one, but it doesn't matter what it's made of.

Next, staff would call on a few kids to comment on the topic as it relates to their past. And we'd have to make some kind of disclosure about our (horrible, by demand) life prior to our (blessed, also mandatory attitude) intake day. Next the topic would shift to how [whatever] applies right now and the end would be about how we plan to apply what we learned about [whatever] in our glorious future as representatives of the Straightling Nation. (I'm only exagerating a little here, sometimes it was like that litterally)

At any given time, anyone else could motivate (like raising your hand, only with an epileptic element) to be called on to confront whoever was talking. Often times, and you never wanted to hear these words, staff would solicit comments; "Who has something to say about Virginia's treeness?" It could be dicey as hell! You'd brace yourself, coach yourself to respond carefully. It could be a test to see if you're hiding something. Could be a prank, they're really about to give put you on the next phase. Or it could be that somebody reported you for something (real or imagined) and everybody's trying to score points by guessing what that might be.

How were WWASP raps similar to or different from that?

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[Anonymous]

i don't know straight, but it is sounding very similiar for sure.

[Perrigaud]

Group therapy is used in many situations. Business meetings are a form, AA NA AL-ANON use it. They have a choice? Ok, so did the kids in my program. I found it (brace yourselves) helpful. My peers gave me great insight. Things I never thought of were brought to my attention. I had nothing to hide. My horrible past, my great past, things I didn't understand I disclosed. I didn't have any shame or regrets by the time I was ready to disclose. You see,what people don't realize is that everyone has a sob story. In voluntarily talking about my issues I found that I helped others realize that they aren't alone. That some of them had similar experiences. It was great to gain insight. Life is what you make of it. I could have easily made myself a victim and called it all wrong. However, I didn't view it that way.

[Anonymous]

good for you. come back in 6 monhts and tell us how you're doing then.

[Perrigaud]

Don't patronize me I won't take it. In 6 months I will be doing well. Concrete proof is always in need.