I don't belong to any cult. I think that Mr. Bill is on to something that it might benefit everyone if he shared his insight. This is from another thread:
"Thats the kind of "GAME PLAN" I have."
Please tell us of your game plan. Maybe some of the other people here might want to emulate you. It is in everyone's best interest that you share your plans and it would inspire others if someone has had some successes that helped someone. I think most of the folks that were in Straight have had enough people telling them what is wrong with them. Maybe soon you will realize that you are saying the same things, share many of the same feelings and have the same goals. It's just a residual effect of program participation to be paranoid, suspicious and mean-spirited. I also think that serpico/dirty harry/maltese falcon and those that you so dismiss have noble intentions. Perhaps they are too sensitive to your disdain. And you, Mr. Bill are also little on the sensitive side. But isn't that a residual effect of the program? You have all learned that the way to feel good about yourself is to put others down. It's how you "move up". It is such a testimony to the detrimental effects of the program when you see how program clients act and react. To some, this board is used as therapy, to find someone who understands how they feel. To others, who have already dealt with the question "did this stuff really happen and do others feel the same way I do", it is a forum to reach others and try to achieve something beyond their own therapy. I am sure it is different things to different people. However, it stands as a testament to the long term effects of coercive treatment. Carry on. Keep being yourselves. Then direct the parents who are thinking about putting their kids in WWASP programs to this sight. Maybe seeing how their kids will be in 20 years will make them think twice. Of course, they may say to themselves "They may be confrontational (and maybe a little crazy), but at least they're still alive and they're not in prison!"
