jenniferreeves
Member
Hi There,
I found your site on Google. I'm a Christian and I came here because I met a friend at my school in January. She is a really sweet girl. Some things started happening in our friendship; her trying to control me, not accepting me for my tastes in clothing, music, etc. I know....but I drew my boundaries and we made up.
I don't really know where to start with my question. Anyway, she is a Scientologist I found out. I didn't know much about it until recently, I've been researching a lot about it. The reason I have is because she was even afraid to tell me that about herself. A lot of her perceptions seem really twisted, when she talks about things that have happened to her relating to her church, she whispers even though we are in my car driving down the freeway. When I confronted her about her behavior, she cried and told me how she had signed her life away to something called the Sea Organization. When she decided to leave it, they labeled her as a suppressive person. I am experienced in personality disorders and she doesn't strike me as such a person, but she actually believes all kinds of bad things about herself that just aren't true. I'm not even sure she loves herself.
My question is, how do I help her? She seems terrified, but I have determined that I must be so delicate about this because if I say anything negative about Scientology, she withdraws. I have learned to cover myself in prayer when around her, and how to speak to her in a way that shows her that I accept it if that's what she chooses so she has opened up to me more and more about it....
Well, I know this seems like a discombobulated intro and I'm sorry for that. I'm just really worried about her is all. Any tips would be much appreciated!!
Nice to meet you all!
I found your site on Google. I'm a Christian and I came here because I met a friend at my school in January. She is a really sweet girl. Some things started happening in our friendship; her trying to control me, not accepting me for my tastes in clothing, music, etc. I know....but I drew my boundaries and we made up.
I don't really know where to start with my question. Anyway, she is a Scientologist I found out. I didn't know much about it until recently, I've been researching a lot about it. The reason I have is because she was even afraid to tell me that about herself. A lot of her perceptions seem really twisted, when she talks about things that have happened to her relating to her church, she whispers even though we are in my car driving down the freeway. When I confronted her about her behavior, she cried and told me how she had signed her life away to something called the Sea Organization. When she decided to leave it, they labeled her as a suppressive person. I am experienced in personality disorders and she doesn't strike me as such a person, but she actually believes all kinds of bad things about herself that just aren't true. I'm not even sure she loves herself.
My question is, how do I help her? She seems terrified, but I have determined that I must be so delicate about this because if I say anything negative about Scientology, she withdraws. I have learned to cover myself in prayer when around her, and how to speak to her in a way that shows her that I accept it if that's what she chooses so she has opened up to me more and more about it....
Well, I know this seems like a discombobulated intro and I'm sorry for that. I'm just really worried about her is all. Any tips would be much appreciated!!
Nice to meet you all!
