I Got Infected!

WTF is on my Mind?!

Mark Vicente

True Crime, Film, Society & Culture, Documentary, Nxivm, Cult, Philosophy, Narcissistic Abuse, Tv & Film, Psychology, Television, Narcissism, Coercion, Coercive Control

4.8 • 706 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of WTF is on My Mind?!, I explore the concept of ideological infection—the psychological trap where we become so emotionally attached to our beliefs, movements, or public figures that any challenge to them feels like a personal attack. I break down why this happens, from cognitive biases like confirmation bias and motivated reasoning to the fight-or-flight response triggered when our worldview is questioned. I also dive into the five steps to break free from ideological captur...

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0:00.0	My name is Mark Vesente. I'm a director, producer, writer, and troublemaker. I'm most known as the director of the film What the Bleep Do We Know, and as one of the next-team whistleblowers featured in the HBO series, Aval. Let's just say, I know a thing or two about cults. I don't consider myself a cult expert, but I'm definitely an expert in being screwed over, waking up, and
0:21.7	knowing how to spot them.
0:23.4	And let me tell you, they're everywhere.
0:26.2	My mission is to help people see patterns of abuse across multiple contexts.
0:30.5	From personal to family, to group, to societal.
0:33.7	It's all the same pattern at every scale.
0:36.5	As you'll hear, I have a pretty salty approach to most things.
0:39.8	So there might be some blasphemy.
0:41.6	One or two sacred cows might get knocked over, and there'll likely be some foul language.
0:46.5	You never quite know what you're going to get, because it really does depend on what the
0:51.3	fuck is on my mind.
0:53.0	Hey, everyone, welcome back.
0:55.4	Today, I want to talk about getting infected with ideas
0:58.6	and five steps of how to break free from that kind of trap.
1:02.2	I know it sounds like one of those YouTube videos,
1:03.7	like 10 steps for this and five steps for that.
1:06.1	But yeah, I got five steps.
1:07.6	I think they're very helpful.
1:09.8	Something got to me personally the other day.
1:12.2	Something I always discuss on this podcast, but this time I caught myself in the middle of it.
1:18.3	I was listening to a program, some kind of program, maybe a podcast, maybe the news.
1:22.1	Honestly, I don't remember.
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