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Jaber Taee Semiromi and siamak Naderi<\/p><\/div>\n
In his interview with Siamak Nader, another ex-member of the MEK, Arash speaks of the psychological torture he endured in the MEK\u2019s solitary confinement, Interrogation sessions and brainwashing meetings during his six years of membership. He recalls that after each of these suppressive attitudes by his commanders he would ask them if they were satisfied with him, if they were convinced that he was a trustworthy member. However, oppressions made him leave the cult immediately after the US invasion to Iraq and the disarmament of the MEK by the US military. Today, near 20 years after leaving the Cult of Rajavi<\/a> he says, \u201cwhenever I see a table and a few chairs around it I recall the brainwashing meetings.\u201d<\/p>\n Meetings in the Cult of Rajavi are titled with different phrases like, Current Operation, Weekly Cleansing, Pot, Beit etc. They are examples of coercive manipulation and brainwashing system that defines characteristics of a cult. the MEK members in an confession session<\/p><\/div>\n The cult exit counselor suggests another effective tool for deprogramming former members of the cults: supportive groups. \u201cWhen former members live in an area where there is an active support group meeting, it is often helpful for them to participate,\u201d she writes. \u201cSupport group meetings provide a safe place for ex-members to discuss concerns with others who are dealing with similar issues. In this environment, no one will look at them like they have two heads.\u201d<\/p>\n During the interview with Arash, Siamak Naderi recalls a midnight of four years ago when Arash called him from his home and opened up about his nightmares. A large number of former MEK members have their own support groups across the world. That of former child soldiers<\/a> of the group appeared in Club House last year. A large number of former child soldiers shared their heartbreaking experiences of membership in the MEK revealing horrific facts on child rights abuses in the MEK.<\/p>\n
\nAccording to Giambalvo the most helpful tool for recovering ex-cult members is learning what mind control is and how it was used by their specific cult. \u201cUnderstanding that there are residual effects from a mind control environment and that these effects are often transitory in nature helps diffuse the anxiety,\u201d she asserts. \u201cWalkaways and castaways, feel relieved when they learn that, given the situation, what they are experiencing is normal and that the effects will not last forever.\u201d This is what we notice in the testimonies of Arash and other defectors of Rajavi\u2019s cult of personality. He admits that he was brainwashed by the Cult of Rajavi and he was not allowed to live by his own free will.<\/p>\n![\"MEK](\"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Current_Op_-2.jpg\")