Back in the days when Bal Bhagwan was considered ok, I got incredibly strong feelings from him - and that was ok at the time. But then he and the "holy mother" became the bad guys (according to prem) so we weren't allowed to feel good about them.

I bet you could get really good feelings from lots of things. Just give it a try. The feelings that you think you get from prem are actually inside you - they are your feelings but you are giving him the credit for them. Confusing I know, but it's not really much different than the people who fainted at the Beatles or other pop stars. The heightened and intense feelings are inside YOU! Don't give the charlatan credit for what is basically your own body's responses. 

Good luck at getting away from him.