It is my personal opinion that the Mormon's ARE a bit plastic. I am probably cynical because of being woken up during the day by Mormon missonaries on the lookout for converts when I was working third shift a few too many times.
If you want to talk to people who have gone through similar experiances with you, there is
Recovery from Mormonism - the Mormon Church I will point out that these
are people who have totally lost their faith in Mormonism, so you won't be getting an unbiased viewpoint.