The BITE Model and Mormon Control

The Mormon Church is a high-demand group that exerts control over its members' Behavior, Information, Thoughts, and Emotions to create a cycle of psychological dependency. This BITE Model (developed by cult exit counselor Steven Hassan) describes how cults and totalist groups employ coercive persuasion that inflicts deep psychological scars.

This short ebook supplements Luna Lindsey's "Recovering Agency" and reveals further how certain LDS doctrines, culture, and policies fit the BITE Model. These unhealthy pressures stifle free agency and keep members trapped within their Church. The BITE Model and Mormon Control looks at this same information through a different angle, and can either be read standalone, or both books can be read together for deeper understanding.

Whether you are recovering from Mormonism or another totalist religion, or interested in real-life examples of group power dynamics to protect yourself from manipulation, or whether you are merely curious, this book will be a quick and fascinating exploration of the LDS inner-life. Turn the pages and learn the answers to longstanding questions about this unique American religion and about the human mind.