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Originally Posted by Distressed2010
Thanks rohag but ive only been a part of this for about a month and a half. would i still feel guilty for leaving?
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A month and a half doesn't sound like a lot of time, but how
intense was your experience during that time?
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I got 8 more texts from other people in the group and from the leader as well that night and the following morning.
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The leader mobilized his followers to prevent you from separating from the group. They're sending the not-so-subtle message you are not just letting down the leader but everyone else as well. That's a powerful, manipulative weapon. I can easily imagine guilt feelings rising in response to such an assault on one's psyche.
Distressed2010, I cannot know with any certainty how your current sense of guilt relates to your involvement with the theatre group. All I can say is that people whose lives have in some way intersected with roughly similar groups report a wide variety of post-involvement symptoms, exaggerated or inappropriate guilt being one of them.
I wish you much guilt-free success in the performing arts!