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Hagoth wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 11:31 am

Thoughtful wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 11:23 pm Anyone hear of something like this before?

YES!

Read this: https://www.discovermagazine.com/health ... d-by-faith

That is actually more common than apparent. The placebo/nocebo effect - the power of belief affects us all physiologically. It’s not the only influence, but a significant piece of the puzzle.
http://www.vitalaffirmations.com/health ... ations.htm

Based on a series of +100 questions to determine the degree of cult, missionaries were about 95% (members about 65%).

I wish the info in this thread could be shouted from the housetops, figuratively speaking. If the covering that hides the harm that's done was ripped off, then missionaries' parents would be apprised of when their child was ill or in danger. The so-called loosening of the missionary rules is not as important as being open and honest with parents and letting a child go home if they feel they can't do it (no guilt, no social punishments, no trying to convince them to stay). And that's saying a lot, because the missionary rules (most of them) need to be chucked out the window.