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I feel like this is possible discussion material: What is the difference between these two?
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(CW// Emotional Abuse)Not sure about Brainwashing. I can see it being harder if the person being brainwashed was very young when the brainwashing started.
What are ways that one could break the brainwashing?(CW// Emotional Abuse)
Another thing that makes brainwashing harder to escape is that, with good brainwashing, the victim can deny anything that's wrong. Things like gaslighting and the cycle of "hurting the person, profuse apologizing/denial, honeymoon phase" can make the victim think that they themselves are the problem.
Being raised on brainwashing can make it feel normal, but a brainwasher can also exploit a victim's emotional vulnerabilities regardless of age or other factors.
What are ways that one could break the brainwashing?
Agreed on it not being that simple.Therapy
In my opinion, it takes a lot more to break out of brainwashing. For one, the victim has to understand that what they're going through is wrong and not okay (Source: ). Then they have to leave the perpetrator and undo all of the lessons they learned from the brainwashing. It's not as simple as flipping off a switch.