Q-Anon conspiracy theories flourished during the pandemic. Now women are trying to get out and get their lives back but lack the mental health resources.
At 2 a.m. in the morning on a random day in my childhood, I sat at the kitchen table with my family, my Bible open to the Book of Revelation. My father's voice had been droning on for hours, and while most children would be fighting sleep, I was not. After years of these unpredictably long sermons f
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A person dressed as Lady Liberty wears a shirt with the letter Q, referring to QAnon, as protesters take part in a protest, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., against the counting of electoral votes in Washington, DC, affirming President-elect Joe Biden s victory. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) Ceally Smith spent a year down the rabbit hole of QAnon, devoting more and more time to 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.