Comment by Viliam1234

There are entire books written by former cult members. Some examples (I just copied the list, didn't check each one of them):

"Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape" by Jenna Miscavige Hill

"A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology" by Mike Rinder

"Blown for Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology" by Marc Headley

"Satan Created the Cult: Memoirs of an Escapee" by Mona Vasquez

"Escape" by Carolyn Jessop

"The Witness Wore Red" by Rebecca Musser

"Breaking Free" by Rachel Jeffs

"Stolen Innocence" by Elissa Wall

"The Sound of Gravel" by Ruth Wariner

"Daughter of Gloriavale" by Lilia Tarawa

"My Life in Orange" by Tim Guest

"Crazy for God" by Christopher Edwards

"In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult" by Rebecca Stott

"Cartwheels in a Sari" by Jayanti Tamm

"Seductive Poison" by Deborah Layton

"Hollywood Park" by Mikel Jollett

"Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope" by Megan Phelps-Roper

"Crisis of Conscience" by Raymond Franz

"Leaving the Saints" by Martha Beck

"Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult" by Michelle Dowd

"Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While Also in an Actual Cult)" by Bethany Joy Lenz