Hi Juan,

I wonder if we have a psychological profile that makes us vulerable to cults, in the same way as some for drugs, or some get into abusive relationships.

I've suggested that's the case, but lots of people disagree. At most it's a trend thing, and doesn't apply to everyone. It's a plausible theory.

Actually, there are some cult experts who would agree with you on this issue and I'm inclined to agree, to a certain extent.  In the book Captive Hearts, Captive Minds by Madeline Tobias and Janja Lalich, the authors use the terms "cult leader" and abuser in a relationship quite interchangeably to describe the dynamics between someone who has undue control in a relationship, such as a cult leader or say, a spouse batterer or other controlling persons in any relationship.

Also, recently Rick Ross came out with a DVD called "In the Name of Love:  Abusive Controlling Relationships."  I haven't reviewed it myself, so I can't speak for it personally, but it does look interesting.

http://www.rickross.com/dvds/dvd.html

Rick Ross is a very controversial person in the world of cult experts, by hey, he's a brave guy, sticks his neck out, and wins the lawsuits against cults, so he's okay in my book, even though cults love to hate him...