⛪12-Question Religious Trauma Cult-Like Environment Quiz
Check what feels familiar:
In your house, rules and control dominated everything. There was little room for questions, feelings, or your own personality to emerge.
There was no real physical intimacy between parents in your house—people just played their part.
You learned to be the "perfect" child on the outside while hiding your real thoughts and feelings where they couldn't get you in trouble.
In your home, adults never admitted responsibility—they blamed, deflected, counter-attacked or raged instead.
Growing up, freedom felt uncomfortable or frightening. Making your own choices felt overwhelming and paralyzing.
With unpredictable grown-ups, you learned when to resist and when to submit.
Your parent's critical voice lived in your head, judging you even when they weren't there.
Being yourself got punished, so you learned to hide your true thoughts.
Love came with strings attached from the people who were supposed to care for you unconditionally.
As a child, you saw that fighting back was necessary to avoid being hurt.
Certain topics in your family were landmines, so you learned to avoid them completely.
Your parents would often say 'no' out of habit or discipline - the real answer came much later because you made it a point to stand up for yourself.