Love-bombing
Intense affection, attention, and flattery directed at new or wavering members — typically tapering off once commitment is secured.
How it looks in practice
Love-bombing is the new member's first weekend on an Art of Living retreat where every senior teacher seems to genuinely care about them, every conversation is warm and personal, and they're treated as uniquely valuable — followed six months later by the same teachers being unavailable unless the member meets specific recruitment or donation targets. The contrast is the diagnostic feature.
BITE-model connection
Emotional control. Love-bombing is one of the most reliable early-stage red flags in BITE-pattern recruitment; the FBI and many counter-cult resources list it among their top recruitment-stage warning signs alongside future-faking and isolation pressure.
Groups in the dataset that reference Love-bombing
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