Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Benchmark Young Adult School / Benchmark Transitions
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Antigen:
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How do you know that George's family lost George "via these means," i.e., Benchmark?
You are merely making a counterfactual* statement: George would not have committed suicide if he had not gone to Benchmark.
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Well. Here are the facts: George was already suicidal. He was clinically diagnosed as bipolar. How do I know this, as well as his name? Jayne Longnecker told me when I interviewed her back in Nov of 06 (so much for patient confidentiality. or student confidentiality, or whatever...)
Yup. He was clearly a danger to himself and he wanted to get help. He didn't. Instead, he was yelled at, berated, and browbeaten until he could no longer stand it and killed himself (according to multiple eye witness accounts). He should have gotten legitimate therapy, he should have felt accepted and loved. He didn't. Benchmark advertised to be able to help him and it was criminally irresponsible (IMO) for them to accept him in the condition he was already in. They told parents I have interviewed that they had qualified counselors on staff and 24 hour supervision (yeah, I got video tape) and all that jazz. They told my parents the same. They lied.
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Bravo! Ya'll see why this kid impresses me so?
[quote"Psy"]
If they had told the truth it would have been something like "we hire a bunch of junkies straight outta rehab cuz it's cheap labor and costs a hell of a lot less than paying staff that actually graduated high school, much less college. Our staff can't probably even spell your kid's disorder but will do their best to 'treat' it as an addiction." If you're a parent, I dare you to go do some background checks on some of the staff, then ask yourself where the hell your 70k/year is going.[/quote]
I think we all should be very careful when trying to gauge the motivations of others. I'm sure cost and convenience are part of the motive here, but that's penny-wise and pound-foolish. This has been going on for, shit!, since the advent of Bill Wilson's mutual using society and drinking club as a model for 'treatment' and as a business since Chuck "U Farley" Dederich set himself up as the God of Synanon. And it has involved a good many very shrewd business people, politicians, strategists, etc. If cost effectiveness were the primary motivation, it wouldn't have lasted this long. The industry probably spends more on litigation and cover-ups even than on lobbying and advertising. It doesn't make sense--the explanation doesn't cover the question.
Occam's razor dictates that we find another motive that better fits the continued nonsensical behaviour. So look to nonsensical belief. Faith in Sacred Science, imo, better fits the objective facts as well as my own personal experience with cult members. (As noted above, I've had better than average motivation to ponder that aspect of things over ... shit, the last 35 of my 42 years) I think the overriding motivation is the irrational, cultic, stayed belief that having completed and accepted the program imparts to the reprobate God-like powers of perception and healing. Silly shit, to be sure. But not at all unusual in human behavior. How many Scientologists believe in Xanu? How many otherwise reasonable, intelligent Christians believe, literally, in angels? It fits, doesn't it?
Ever your dedicated inactivist,
Scarlet Chiclet (honorary Seedling from age 6 or so, endowed with super Awareness and an "old soul", according to Art Barker his own self!)
* We don't know that it's counterfactual. Contempt prior to investigation, my brainwashed friend. If you have faith [belief unsupported by evidence] in your convictions, then you shouldn't be skeert of the evidence.
Oz girl:
Eckherdt as in the drug stores :o Arent they like Walgrens for sheer market size in some parts? Does this industry have the entire American Establishment behind it or what ??????
Che Gookin:
lols... one of these days when my face doesn't feel like falling off from sheer exhaustion I'll explain how Jack Eckerd got into the business.
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""Antigen"" ---* We don't know that it's counterfactual. Contempt prior to investigation, my brainwashed friend. If you have faith [belief unsupported by evidence] in your convictions, then you shouldn't be skeert of the evidence.
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Scared of the evidence? Bring it on!
TheWho:
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--- Quote from: ""TheWho"" ---I don’t feel comfortable posting it openly on fornits. I don’t think it would be a wise thing to do…sack or no sack.
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Darlin', my whole native family are still in the cult. If I could have, in good concience, kept my mouth shut, they probably wouldn't treat me as an infidel. I've been sued and harassed in various ways by your tribe and many of my friends and family just don't understand why this is worth the trip to me. Going public with this dark and complicated shit has not been comfortable for me either. Butch up or shut up, pussy!
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Know how you feel there. If I could hold my opinions closer to my vest I wouldn’t have lost my first few jobs when I got out of college and wouldnt have bent many noses out of shape. But if I see something that isn’t right or goes against my moral believes I speak my mind whether I want to or not. It has gotten me in more trouble and cost me more money than then you would believe.
If I thought producing my identity would make a difference one way or another I would consider it. The decision isn’t based on my levels of testosterone. Someday when this is all behind us and all the damaging schools are closed down, regulation is defined (for those of you that want that) and implemented. We can all get together at the Barclay Prime down in Rittenhouse Square, exchange names and stories, toast our successes and feel good the kids are getting the help they need, deserve and are in good hands.
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