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by  Anna Podedworna

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SCPs as famous vines

I’ll start.

SCP-035: Road work ahead? Uh yeah I sure hope it does!

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i feel like i just had an encounter with jesus

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hey guys psa regarding hospital bills

don’t just pay it. do not automatically pay the hospital bill when you receive it. call your health insurance provider and POLITELY say, “excuse me, i just received a bill for $1200 for my hospital visit/ER visit/etc., is that the correct amount i’m supposed to pay?” because hospitals bill you before your health insurance and they will take your money no matter how the amount due may change based on your health insurance looking at it. 90% of the time, if your health insurance is in any way involved in the payment of that bill, you do not have to pay as much as the hospital is billing you for. call your health insurance provider first, and POLITELY request clarification, always remember that the person you are talking to is human and this is just their job, and then you will very likely find out you actually only owe $500.

don’t shout at anyone about it, don’t get mad, just understand that this is The Way Things Are right now and call your health insurance provider before paying the bill your hospital just sent you. there’s a chance the hospital bill might be correct, true, but call your health insurance provider.

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Grown ass men still smoking cigarettes. Snort cocaine like the rest of us Coward

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Reblog if you think Scientology is a Cult

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so uh, tumblr is running ads for an anti-psychiatry group run by the church of scientology

@staff wyd

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Warning guys, CCHR is a front for the “church” of Scientology. Don’t click on this ad, don’t give them any traffic.

@staff why are you running ads from a literal cult??

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someone: so what are your hopes?

me: for leah remini to finally take down the church of scientology and for her to end david miscavige with her bare hands.

someone: …

me: oh you mean my hopes after school?

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The Psychology of Cults

Cult leaders, as well as some terrorist group leaders, use specific methods of psychological manipulation to keep their followers loyal and compliant. Here are a few examples of what these leaders do to keep their cult members faithful.

Depluralization This is the process where cult members are made to cut off their former ties and afflictions. Scientology is famous for isolating their members from the outside world and cutting ties with relatives and friends who openly denounce the “religion.” Scientologists have gone as far as stalking, harassing, and defaming outsiders who may threaten a member’s place within the cult. 

Self-deindividuation This method strips away a person’s personal identity. One way cult leaders do this is by making their members dress in a completely new way, many times exactly alike, to further take away their sense of individualization. Marshall Applewhite, the leader of Heaven’s Gate, made his followers dress in the same style of black tracksuits and Nikes. He also made them shave their heads. Soon the member’s only identity belongs inside of the cult, and they can no longer relate to the outside world.

Dehumanization In this process cult or terrorist group leaders attribute only negative characteristics to their perceived enemies and will refer to them as non-human entities such as animals, vermin, filth, etc., to help make it easier for members to engage in criminal activities against their enemies. Scientologists often have referred to their “enemies” as “suppressive persons.”

Demonization This is the social psychological conditioning process where group members become convinced that their enemies are in league with the devil and are “out to get them.” Thus, they need to engage in preemptive strikes in order to keep the safety of their cult or group intact.

Shame and Humiliation Terrorist groups and violent cults will use shame and humiliation (which increases the likelihood of violence and crime, especially in males) to coerce their followers to commit aggressive and violent acts against the cult’s enemies. The Japanese cult, Aum Shinrikyo, regularly used shame and humiliation in rituals on their followers.

source: Forensic Psychology by Jack Kitaeff  

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King: It’s too late Superdorks! Nothing can stop me.

Ralsei: That’s not true! Not with:

Lancer: Friendship!

Kris: Harmony.

Susie: Incredible violence.

Ralsei: And love!

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reblog this if you are gay, constantly tired, or a cryptic entity that merely inhabits a human form

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tELL PEOPLE HOW YOU FEEL BEFORE ITS TOO LATE I AM BEGGING YOU. UNSAID FEELINGS ARE THE FUCKIN WORST AND THEY WILL KILL YOU, COMPLETELY EAT YOU UP INSIDE AND MAKE YOU ROT AWAY. YOU GOTTA TELL PEOPLE HOW YOU FEEL, RIGHT NOW, RIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENS. TELL THEM YOU LOVE THEM, TELL THEM YOU WANNA MAKE THEM HAPPY, TELL THEM YOU MISS THEM, TELL THEM YOU DONT LIKE HOW THEY TREAT YOU, TELL THEM YOU FEEL SAD AND NEED HELP. PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU SAY EVEN IF IT HURTS A LITTLE AT FIRST. HONESTY IS REAL AND BEAUTIFUL AND FEELINGS THAT ARE SAID AND ACKNOWLEDGED EVEN IF THEYRE UNREQUITED ARE FUCKING RAW AND BEAUTIFUL AND HEY, AT LEAST YOU GOT IT OFF YOUR CHEST. SO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE HONEST WITH HOW YOU FEEL. LIFE IS FAR TOO SHORT TO HIDE BEHIND THE FEAR OF SOMEONE BEING MAD OR NOT FEELING THE SAME WAY. I PROMISE YOU. LIFE IS NOTHING WITHOUT THE SMALL RISKS OF SAYING HOW YOU FEEL. SO GO DO IT. SAY IT. I PROMISE ITLL BE WORTH IT. YOULL SEE.

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