How to Recover After Exiting a Deceptive, Abusive Group
Exiting an Exploitive, Deceptive Group
Transcription of Tape EX-3.
From Victim to Survivor
Transcription of Tape EX-2.
Surviving
Written for those who have suffered extreme abuse and who are having a difficult time recovering from exploitive, soul-damaging situations.
How to Walk Yourself Through a Panic Attack
Healing Through Grief 
Healing from grief, trauma and loss. Several articles; covers anger; the four stages of grief and healing; includes Personal Stories About Grief (from survivors of Armstrongism).   
Getting the Group Out of Us 
Exiters Tell What Has Helped Them to Heal From Armstrongism
Some results from a question on our Anonymous Survey.
Common Emotional Difficulties After a High Demand Group
Common Spiritual Difficulties After a High Demand Group
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 
How Do People Get Out of Religious Cults?
Also includes: Stages in Leaving the Cultic System.
Cognitive Focusing for Exiters (An Approach to Handling Depression, Anxiety, Fear & Guilt)
Prayers For Freedom From Spiritual Strongholds
Very effective in gaining liberation from many strongholds and oppressions due to involvement in any harmful cult or occult practices; includes moral issues. 
Recovery Issues and What to Expect
If You Are a Survivor and Someone Wants to Interview You
Words of caution.
An End to Guilt
Excellent message that focuses on the unconditional love of God and gives a clear understanding of grace.
Where Do the Feelings Go?
Feelings from hurtful stimulus are not permitted to be expressed in an emotionally abusive system; includes: "How Do I Go About Writing and What Do I Write About?"
Stories, Testimonies & Writings by Exiters
Includes links to stories from Child Survivors and PCG survivors.
Personal Writings About the Worldwide Church of God Experience  
Those from any of the high demand, abusive splinter groups can identify with many of these. Includes writings on: Exiting, Deceit and Abuses Suffered, plus other recent and validating writings on various subjects. 
Looking Back on My Experiences  
These personal stories from Lindsey are very helpful in understanding our involvement in the WCG, or any of the controlling offshoot, and breaking free. Covers many subjects.
Good to Be Free From the WCG
Several validating writings from Will.
Could No Longer Ignore We Were Victimized by the WCG
Predators--How Dare They!!!
Written by Mike who was involved with PCG.
We Must Understand How Controlled People in PCG Are
Written by a former member.   
Indications of Recovery For an Abuse Survivor
How Did Herbert W. Armstrong Recruit People?
Why Do Many Exiters of Armstrongism Turn to Agnosticism or Atheism?
Amazing Words That Have Been Said to Exiters -or- (What Never to Say to Someone Who Has Been Deceived by an Exploitive Group)
Thought-Stopping and Thought-Switching
To help control agoraphobia. 
If You Would Like to Email Others
Exiters Tell What Has Helped Them on ESN's Site
It’s Hard to Get Close to God After Being in Philadelphia Church of God Also helpful for child survivors of WCG.  
Trauma With Another Church
These writings reveal what happened to one exiter who attended a Christian church too soon. "The Twilight Zone"; "Other Christians and Cult Deception"; "The Full Christians" and more. 
Are Exiters "Out of Fellowship With God" if They Don't Attend a Church?
Struggles With Attending Other Churches 
Includes: "Former Members Can't Be Pushed into Other Churches"; "My Pain With Other Churches Was Great," and more. 
Present in the Pain
For those who have suffered horrendous anguish, especially death of a loved one; covers the rage one can feel at God.
Poems/Free Verse/Comfort in Music  
Many survivors express their feelings and emotions more freely through poems. Also, reading through the words of sacred hymns can speak to us of Jesus and His love. Let these words comfort you.
Comforting Words About the True God
True statements that show how God really sees His children.
Questioning Herbert W. Armstrong
Was he who he said he was? Many articles. Also includes two critical reviews of HWA's book Mystery of the Ages.
I Don't Feel Like a Very Good Christian
What Were the Lies and What is the Truth?
Replacing HWA's fear-based statements with the truth from the Word of God.
Loving What's Right Means Hating What's Wrong   
Human Rights for Those in Intimate Relationships
A Healthy Self-Concept for a Christian
The Difference Between Religion and Salvation
Survivors' Rights
The Love of God
Do you know that you cannot keep God from loving you?
Because God Loves Me
How does the true God see His children?
God's Love in My Life
There are times when God makes His love known to us in special, unexpected ways. Some of these are miracle stories.
My Position in Christ
Accepted and secure forever 
Names and Titles of Jesus
The more we study this list, the more we will understand who He really is. How can we not help but love Him?
Our Basic Instruction Book  
An encouraging message by former member; includes a true life experience) 
Psalms 91
Comfort for times of fear.
How Do I Receive Eternal Life?
Will Exiters Who Become Atheists Have Another Chance For Salvation?
Solitudes Music  
Dan Gibson (1922-2006) was a world-renowned naturalist and a pioneer in the field of sound recording. We have found his "Solitudes Suite" and "Nature Sound Collection" very helpful for relieving stress and facilitating mental relaxation.
 

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Note: Worldwide Church of God (and its abusive splinter groups) taught a false god. Any articles on this site that mention God are those that reveal the true God, whose Love is everlasting, and who is full of mercy, grace and compassion. He manifested His Love to us by revealing Himself through His Son, Jesus, who saves us eternally by His grace and not by any works that we might try to do.

He healeth the broken in heart
and bindeth up their wounds.
- Psalm 147: 3