this is absolutely eye opening. I went through a LGAT training in dallas texas, none other than Discovery Training, about 2 and 1/2 years ago. I was persuaded by a close friend to go through the training, since i was going through some rough times in my life. I was able to finish the program, and to tell you the truth, I was a fan of it. I had given the program my all. However, shortly after finishing, I realized that my situation was not changing. Despite my efforts, my regurgitation of everything I had learned "Discovery!", the only thing I had "discovered" was that I had not changed one bit, that those who I was trying to win back had not changed, and the useless tactics which I had trained so diligently on for 3 months actually did more harm than good. I did gain some friends, most superficial. I "discovered" that although I had been completely honest about my problems to the entire group, others had not. One was even currently awaiting sentencing for child molestation (!!!!!!), which of course, was not shared in "the group". Needless to say, I spiraled into a severe depression, and watched several others do the same. I soon realized that Discovery! LLC did not give a damn about me, or really anyone else involved. They were serving the almighty dollar. The powers that ran the organization had a close knit faction, posse, clique, whatever you wanted to call it, that took their word as gospel (perhaps i cross the line there....but hear me out). I refuse to name specific names, but I KNOW how these guys operate. If you in any way shape or form disagree with any minute piece of the training, you are either cast aside as a "non-believer", OR coaxed into "trusting the system".
I have read several posts on post LGAT participants that had the same reaction. Deep, dark, depression, and a whole passel of people telling you that you just were not living your "mission". Bogus, sorry, life is sometimes just a kick in the pants. You need to find something more concrete than a training with misleading "facilitators" and "TA's" to dominate your life. I was brain washed into thinking that Discovery! training would fix every issue I would encounter.....and I was naive enough to buy into that....literally.
