Most people’s knowledge about cults may only go as far as what they’ve seen in films or read in stories. But for those who actually lived through being in one, the experience is as real as it gets.

Check out their firsthand accounts to see what we mean. These are responses to a recent Reddit thread in which someone asked what life was like as a member of an organization with shady practices, to say the least.

Many of these involved certain organized religions, while others are modern-day versions of cults where people are stripped of their freedoms and even isolated from loved ones.

They praised the leader and regarded his word as fact no matter how outrageous his lies. He had several wives and treated them all badly. The whole cult wore red ball caps.

I used to be an American republic

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