When we analyze ours (or others) religious experiences, using "cult" to describe those experiences can make it more challenging for us (and others) to actually take a step back and view those experiences from a place of curiosity. Instead, we (and others) might be quick to become defensive or combative because in our minds, there's no way WE would ever be apart of a cult.

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What would happen if we maybe started to examine our drinking at the point where it feels the most innocent: at social gatherings.