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Group Power + Control Wheel 

Religious Abuse Power & Control Wheel
Coercion
Shame
Justification
Sex + Gender Control

The Power + Control Wheel was created by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project to demonstrate the power and control dynamics at play in abusive relationships.

Each spoke of the wheel represents a different reason why a survivor might feel trapped in an abusive relationship.

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This is my adapted version of the Power + Control Wheel to apply to abusive religious groups, spiritual groups, and cults. Additional explanations of each spoke are below. 

Spiritual Intimidation
Isolation
Loss of Autonomy
Economic Control
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