From ​one of the most important books I have ever read:  "The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Control" - Diane Alstad & Joel Kramer
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​"One such universal found in all forms of authoritarian worldviews is that they all have and promote mechanisms to instill self-mistrust."

#5: “I am never upset for the reason I think.”
#10: “My thoughts do not mean anything.”
#24: “I do not perceive my own best interests."

“The above affirmations (or rather negations) are a few examples of those geared at undermining trust in one’s own experience, thoughts, reason, including the reality of the world. ”

-The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Control
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