Some thoughts (and no details):
- Children often have an imaginary friend who tends to be more compliant than real friends.
- "Mind-control cults" often target people who feel disconnected from family and friends.
- Fundamentalist groups often discourage their members from associating with outsiders.
“If you had half a brain, wouldn't you have realized after the second time, that it was you, not God?” -- riVeRraT
(see context here)
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