This week, Brendan Tighe marked 13 years since he left Scientology by posting on Facebook a remarkable memory about the event when he finally reached his limit.
The idea to leave at Thursday at 2 PM was brilliant! Heartbreaking and heartwarming story all at the same time. Congratulations on finding a new and better life!
Brendan thank you for your story. I can relate to it.
I left the SO in 1974, however I stayed in until 2012.
The treatment of staff starts at the top. Hubbard treated staff like slaves. And when I was on the Apollo the most overriding attitude was covering your ass and being in Hubbard’s good graces. The officers running the crew were sometimes brutal. And under Miscavige I saw it get worse, except now I was an ex-SO still in Scientology. We were treated as second class citizens. Not fun.
Brendan glad you are out. Sad about your relatives.
Once you are no longer a dollar sign, you are not treated as human in Scientology. It is fitting that Brendan posts this story today because it highlights just how little human compassion there is once you become a Scientologist.
Last night I ran into another piece of mind shrapnel. I was pushing past my limits to finish one more load of laundry because then it would all be done. I had nothing really big to do today. I had gotten home from the road trip to attend the trial. I got e-coli on the trip, hubby got cellulitis. Yet for some reason it was all important that I finish the laundry before I go to bed.
That is what Scientology teaches you. Finish the damn cycle at all costs. The body is irrelevant. Hey, you can always pick up another one. FWIW no, I did not finish the laundry, and I slept til 10 this morning too.
There are so many ways that $cientologists escape. Leaving staff is fairly easy, just walk away and deal with any disconnection or threats on your own. Leaving the Sea bOrg is much more difficult. Those who leave have different reasons for escaping as there are escapees.
Many like Brendan just get fed up with all of the drama and torture that supervisors rain down on them. The lack of sleep, time in the RPF and pushing a peanut around with your nose really does get old when it happens so often. Many also leave because they can't torture their underlings any more. Or deal with the financial raping that goes on. Those who kept their inner voice and personal integrity escape when that integrity is violated too many times.
Thank you Brendan Tighe, your testimony is enlightening and maybe a few more $cieno will escape because of what your wrote.
So glad that Brendan saw the light and walked out, and that he is sharing his experience with us. The criminal organisation known as the “church” of $cientology will be vexed at the loss of a well trained slave and his contributions to money flowing in. That’s all.
I'm happy for Brendan. He made the right decision to leave that despicable cult that masquerades as a church and religion. I got involved in Scientology in 1981 and walked away from it in 1988. I faced much pressure and sometimes outright intimidation when staff members tried to recruit me to join staff. To this day I'm kicking myself that it was 7 years before I finally came to my senses and left. I should have left within the first year. In regard to celebrities (especially Tom Cruise) who are still involved and giving millions to Scientology, they're gullible fools. I've come to realize that being a talented actor doesn't necessarily mean that the actor is highly intelligent.
And I feel that being in the cult has negatively affected his acting ability. So sad. All the opportunities he had and to be left with nothing this late in life. He may have money and things but all that he has lost in life makes me wonder if he ever realizes he has been played.
I firmly believe in the laws of karma. All that Cruise has lost in life is by his own foolish decisions. He must know of the abuse that goes on in Scientology but he looks the other way.
Thank you, Mr. Tighe for sharing your story. Your final escape was the relief you needed to begin living your own life. Thank goodness you and your soulmate found one another. There are no accidents, every sorrow brings the acute awareness of joy.
The idea to leave at Thursday at 2 PM was brilliant! Heartbreaking and heartwarming story all at the same time. Congratulations on finding a new and better life!
That family photo makes me grin.
I don't think I'm the only one around here.
Not me, I just got something in my eye, I'm not crying.
Brendan thank you for your story. I can relate to it.
I left the SO in 1974, however I stayed in until 2012.
The treatment of staff starts at the top. Hubbard treated staff like slaves. And when I was on the Apollo the most overriding attitude was covering your ass and being in Hubbard’s good graces. The officers running the crew were sometimes brutal. And under Miscavige I saw it get worse, except now I was an ex-SO still in Scientology. We were treated as second class citizens. Not fun.
Brendan glad you are out. Sad about your relatives.
Once you are no longer a dollar sign, you are not treated as human in Scientology. It is fitting that Brendan posts this story today because it highlights just how little human compassion there is once you become a Scientologist.
Last night I ran into another piece of mind shrapnel. I was pushing past my limits to finish one more load of laundry because then it would all be done. I had nothing really big to do today. I had gotten home from the road trip to attend the trial. I got e-coli on the trip, hubby got cellulitis. Yet for some reason it was all important that I finish the laundry before I go to bed.
That is what Scientology teaches you. Finish the damn cycle at all costs. The body is irrelevant. Hey, you can always pick up another one. FWIW no, I did not finish the laundry, and I slept til 10 this morning too.
One more Scientology program eradicated.👍
There are so many ways that $cientologists escape. Leaving staff is fairly easy, just walk away and deal with any disconnection or threats on your own. Leaving the Sea bOrg is much more difficult. Those who leave have different reasons for escaping as there are escapees.
Many like Brendan just get fed up with all of the drama and torture that supervisors rain down on them. The lack of sleep, time in the RPF and pushing a peanut around with your nose really does get old when it happens so often. Many also leave because they can't torture their underlings any more. Or deal with the financial raping that goes on. Those who kept their inner voice and personal integrity escape when that integrity is violated too many times.
Thank you Brendan Tighe, your testimony is enlightening and maybe a few more $cieno will escape because of what your wrote.
So glad he’s out.
So glad that Brendan saw the light and walked out, and that he is sharing his experience with us. The criminal organisation known as the “church” of $cientology will be vexed at the loss of a well trained slave and his contributions to money flowing in. That’s all.
I'm happy for Brendan. He made the right decision to leave that despicable cult that masquerades as a church and religion. I got involved in Scientology in 1981 and walked away from it in 1988. I faced much pressure and sometimes outright intimidation when staff members tried to recruit me to join staff. To this day I'm kicking myself that it was 7 years before I finally came to my senses and left. I should have left within the first year. In regard to celebrities (especially Tom Cruise) who are still involved and giving millions to Scientology, they're gullible fools. I've come to realize that being a talented actor doesn't necessarily mean that the actor is highly intelligent.
And I feel that being in the cult has negatively affected his acting ability. So sad. All the opportunities he had and to be left with nothing this late in life. He may have money and things but all that he has lost in life makes me wonder if he ever realizes he has been played.
I firmly believe in the laws of karma. All that Cruise has lost in life is by his own foolish decisions. He must know of the abuse that goes on in Scientology but he looks the other way.
Thanks, Brendan, for the insights.
Thank you, Mr. Tighe for sharing your story. Your final escape was the relief you needed to begin living your own life. Thank goodness you and your soulmate found one another. There are no accidents, every sorrow brings the acute awareness of joy.
Thank you, Brendan for sharing this with us and you, Tony for bringing it to us.