The STOPLight
December 1994
© Copyright 2003 Adults Saving Kids
Mind control is real and effective
Profile
Martin House is an agency of the Catholic Diocese of Rock ford, Illinois. It was named in 1975 when the ministry was dedicated in honor of Doctor Martin Luther King Junior and Saint Martin de Porres, a black patron saint of the poor and oppressed. Today ills a nondenominational social service agency that offers programs to the underprivileged people of the area Among its programs are vocational training and job placement assistance, an "earn and learn" program providing summer lobs and tutoring, and community service outreach
The Martin House Magdalene Program offers prevention, intervention and counseling services to girls and women involved in prostitution plus a support group for parents and family members of individuals involved in prostitution It has a brochure for parents that lists signs to look for if patients suspect their child may be involved in prostitution.
Contact Martin House Magdalene Program
1020 South Main Street, IL 61101
(815) 963-6967
Many people do not believe in mind control because they don’t understand it. They think that the controlled person is just disobeying or rebelling against their parents and authority. But it does exist, and we must first understand mind control before we can deprogram the one whose mind is being controlled by someone else.
The essence of mind control is that it encourages dependence and conformity—discourages independence and individuality. Thousands of people in prostitution have been subjected to mind control and they don’t even know it. The prostitute loses her identity, which is made up of her beliefs, behaviors, thought processes, and emotions. When she loses her original identity, her freedom of choice is replaced with the identity that the pimp gives her. This is the way he controls her.
This is when the prostitute will become disrespectful toward parents, break family ties, side with the pimp, leave home, allow her name to be changed by the pimp (given a street name), discontinue her education, and abandon work habits and morals she had before. She begins to conform to the standards of the pimp whose influence is at work at all times.
Mind control is "thought reform." Because its perpetrators are regarded as friends or lovers, the person being controlled is less defensive. She participates in the mind control by cooperating with her controller, doing what he wants her to do.
A psychologist named Leo Festinger says that mind control has three components: control of behavior, control of thoughts, and control of emotions. Each component has a powerful affect on the other. If you can change one, you can change the others.
Pimps know this and exploit other human beings without their knowledge. When we learn more about mind control and understand its effects, we must use this knowledge in positive and non-exploitive ways.
by Jean Flores, program coordinator of Martin House Magdalene Program
If you are interested in receiving in-depth training about working with people involved in prostitution, please call the S.T.O.P. office, (612) 872-0684. Training for groups of professionals can be arranged in your area. We also seek information about existing programs nationwide for our resource library. Please include S.T.O.P. on your mailing list.
In 2002 our organization changed its name to Adults Saving Kids. Prior to that we were called A-STOP (Alliance for Speaking Truths On Prostitution), STOP (Speaking Truths On Prostitution), or Grassroots Ministry Alliance.
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