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Wow. This story was a wild ride. Being a fan of One Tree Hill and now the Drama Queens podcast, and knowing what I've learned about cults/high control groups through research (hyperfixation), I'm choosing to believe Joy's story. I remember hearing when she was on the show that she was a Christian, eventually married a pastor's kid, and as someone who grew up religious and a PK myself, I remember admiring her for that. This is a huge example of you never know what people are dealing with unless you're in it with them and sometimes not even then. Finding out that she was in a high control religious group that started as a bible study, and now that another actor I know of (and possible another) were also involved at on point was just mind blowing. I'm glad she's telling her story and even though she changed all names and adjusted some timings and things to protect the children of former members and other victims, that more people involved will speak out and that if this group is still practicing, people will see the truth about them. Yikes.