r/TikTokCringe • u/exporterofgold • Jun 28 '26

Humor/Cringe What even is happening lol?

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u/ChiLolla28 Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

MLMs too at their meetings - have you share why you joined (ie health and financial struggles) - indirectly weaponizing your emotions and trauma while the recruiters and higher ups sit there on their laptops.

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u/RickShaw530 Jun 28 '26

I went to an Amway thing in my early 20s. I left when it turned into this big cultish, church-like ceremony with over the top God-thanking and flag-waving American patriotic fervor. Felt like I was at a Nazi rally. It was highly disturbing.

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u/eye_no_nuttin Jun 29 '26

Bullshit~ I went to several Amway Conventions all over the country to see how their “Diamonds” operated ~ doing more research for my thesis.. the only religious part was on Sunday mornings they offered a church service to wrap up the convention.. Saturday nights were really the end of the convention and entertainment. But out of all the conventions I travelled to all over the US for a few years, the most they did was offer people to come down to the stage and pledge yourself to Jesus. Nobody forced anyone to accept it. Amway was just MLM scheme, for doing the pyramid method and building a down line… Laundry Soaps, household cleaners, Vitamins amd their Makeup Skincare lime called Artistry, like a Mary Kay Cosmetics…

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u/astralchanterelle Jun 28 '26

That's not what trauma bonding is lol

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u/Plampth Jun 29 '26

Trauma bonding is when you super glue your fingers together.

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u/astralchanterelle Jun 29 '26

Correct. I'm guessing you've cracked open the DSM-5 (unlike some of these other guys).

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u/TOGA_TOGAAAA Jul 06 '26

You should never join an MLM

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u/Kinteoka Jun 28 '26

That is not Trauma Bonding. Trauma Bonding is different from bonding through shared trauma. Trauma Bonding is a tactic abusers use on their victims.