Some QAnon supporters seek a way out after reality check
Former believers liken the process of leaving QAnon to kicking a drug addiction.
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Some former members of QAnon are turning to therapy and online support groups to talk about the damage done when their beliefs collided with reality. [ TED S. WARREN | AP ]
Published Jan. 28
PROVIDENCE, R.I. â Ceally Smith spent a year down the rabbit hole of QAnon, spending more and more time researching and discussing the conspiracy theory online. Eventually it consumed her, and she wanted out.
She broke up with the boyfriend who recruited her into the movement, took six months off social media, and turned to therapy and yoga.
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Checked by reality, some QAnon supporters seek a way out
Some followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory are now turning to online support groups and even therapy to help them move on, now that it s clear Donald Trump s presidency is over
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press
January 29, 2021, 8:06 PM
• 6 min read
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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Trump supporters, including Doug Jensen, center, confront U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington. Some followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory are now turning to online support groups and even therapy to help them move on, now that it s clear Donald Trump s presidency is over. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)