Cult leaders are
often charming, charismatic figures with above-average
intelligence. The "charismatic charmer" is one of their
personalities -- a pseudo-personality.
Many cult leaders suffer from borderline, disassociate or
multiple personality disorders. Members feel honored to be
with, and be seen, around them. But their
personality can change dramatically in a flash.
Cult leaders are
always very disturbed individuals. They are usually victims
turned persecutor, having a history of involvement in other
social, political or religious cults and/or
suffering the effects of a traumatic
childhood (molested as a
boy). Behind
their strong and confident exterior (pseudo-personality)
they need their leader position to compensate for a very
fragile sense of self-worth, self-esteem and self-identity.
This is also
shown by the fact that they cannot "hack it" in the real
world and need to live in a cult/sect environment to live
out their problems. Their past histories show social
marginality and a tendency to drift from one cause to
another, one cult to another, one job to another, one
marriage to another, (one woman to
another)
etc. They spend
their lives dedicated to their cause (also, increasing through the
Internet, now). They are
obsessive-compulsive, fanatical and manipulative.
Nothing
will stand in the way of their visions, schemes and
self-glorification -- not even the well-being of
their partners or children. They
manipulate the minds of vulnerable
members,
extorting money and sexual favors(having many
women) and/or abusing them
psychologically, physically and/or
sexually.
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