Symptoms of PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) for those leaving cults such as SGI

"Anxiety, especially panic attacks 93%

Nightmares, sleeping disorders 86%

Fear of losing one’s sanity 77%

Feeling of emptiness 88%

Difficulty handling emotions 91%

Difficulty concentrating 75%

Feeling of loss of identity 60%

Difficulty handling decisions 74%

Feelings of guilt 93%

Difficulties with social contacts 72%

Psychosomatic symptoms 63%

Attempted suicide 23%

Suicidal thoughts 63% (p. 82).

In comparison, the MCMI-I showed a percentage of subjects with a base-rate of 75 or higher for pre and post-treatment as follows:

Pre-treatment Post-treatment

Dependent-Submissive 58.2% 28.4%

Histrionic-gregarious 32.8% 43.3%

Narcissistic 16.4% 31.3%

Anxiety 52.2% 26.9%

Dysthymia 47.8% 25.4%" (p. 235).