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Cult Witness (2010, 56 minutes)
An intelligent exploration of how cults attract and manipulate their followers, sharing the disturbing firsthand experiences of Cult Witness director Samuel Stefan and six others who have freed themselves from cults.

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Latest additions:
Children of shame
2018, 53 minutesDissociative Identity Disorders and Trauma
2016, 133 minutesDID Talk
2013, 78 minutesThe Woman With 7 Personalities
2017, 48 minutesWhat it's like to live with DID
2018, 60 minutesMistaken Identity
, 46 minutesMultiple Personality Disorder
1993, 59 minutesThe City Addicted to Crystal Meth
2009, 57 minutesHeroin: The Hardest Hit
2016, 43 minutesRain in my heart
2006, 98 minutesAnorexia Nervosa: Being Too Thin - An Inside Story
2015, 96 minutesBoy Interrupted
2009, 92 minutes

Documentaries About Abuse

theatersChild Abuse
Documentaries about abuse inflicted on a child (someone under 18yo) by an adult. It can be physical, sexual, emotional/verbal, or neglect.theatersDomestic Abuse
Documentaries about abuse inflicted on one adult by another, while both share the same household. For example, physical abuse by an intimate partner, or abuse of elderly parent by their adult child.theatersRape and Sexual Assault
Documentaries about non-consensual intercourse (vaginal or otherwise), where the perpetrator forces it on the victim against their will and the victim is helpless to escape.theatersInstitutional Abuse
Documentaries about neglect, physical, or sexual abuse of people who are institutionalized, by the staff of the institution they are at (e.g. prison, nursing home, psychiatric facility, etc).

Documentaries About Mental Health

theatersTherapy
Documentaries about therapy: how to choose a good therapist, what to talk about in their office, and when to quit.theatersPTSD and Anxiety
Documentaries about how to ground when you're triggered, dealing with panic attacks and flashbacks, managing phobias, etc.theatersDID/MPD
Documentaries about Dissociative Identity Disorder (aka Multiple Personality Disorder), where it comes from and how we live with it.theatersSelf Inflictions
Documentaries about suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, addictions, or any other non-accidental behaviors that are harmful to your body.


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