1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Episode Summary In this episode of “Escaping the Rabbit Hole,” Richard Bolstad shares a psychological trick conspiracy theorist use to suck people in (and how you can protect yourself). We also talk about our experiences with conspiracy theories, and how we managed to pull ourselves out. Key Topics Similarities between doubting religious beliefs and conspiracy theories. Recognizing biases and logical mistakes: The episode highlights the importance of acknowledging that all human beings have biases and make logical mistakes. Setting boundaries and self-care: The episode highlights the need for individuals dealing with conspiracy theorists to prioritize self-care and set boundaries. Quotes We Loved How to Come Out with Dignity: “If I have been thinking weird stuff, how do I come out with dignity? It’s almost the same kind of thing as people out of a cult where they totally believed in some guru, and they totally believed that, you know, some magical event was about to happen in the world.”— Richard Bolstad [00:16:50 to 00:17:01] Conspiracy Beliefs and Free Thinking: “And honestly, compared to that NLP and hypnotherapy was a breath of fresh air. It was like, wow, at least some free thinking here, And so I guess that’s why it took me quite a while before I realized, yeah, it’s free thinking, but sometimes it’s so free that their brains have fallen out of their heads.”— Richard Bolstad [00:28:06 to 00:29:26] Building Rapport and Skepticism in Changing Worldviews: “And it’s good for us not to just accept what authorities tell us. You know, there’s nothing wrong with being skeptical, and what’s important is to be able to be skeptical of your own ideas, not just of other people’s ideas.”— Richard Bolstad [00:40:34 to 00:40:42] Guest Bio &amp;amp; Links Richard Bolstad on Facebook https://transformations.org.nz/ Escaping The Rabbit Hole https://escapingtherabbithole.com/blog-2/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/29884088/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/29884088