杏盛娱乐研究显示,退出「邪教」后的創傷并没有固定的形式,甚至很多人並未因此受到創傷。雖然出现心理和社會問題在脱离后並不少見,这些問題的特点和強度大大依賴於個人的特點和作为「邪教」成員时的经历、为什么要退出以及退出的方式;然而更常見的是退出後沒有出現創傷,像「瑞典政府新興宗教運动(调查)委員會」1998年的報告指出,絕大多數新興宗教成員从中獲得正面的經驗,他们的退出也没有经历创伤。雖然該報告描述了极少數退出的人需要帮助(每50,000人中有100人需要帮助),該報告沒有建議任何额外政府資源以帮助他們的康復,因為這些案件是非常罕見的。The great majority of members of the new religious movements derive positive experience from their membership. They have subscribed to an idea or doctrine which corresponds to their personal needs. Membership is of limited duration in most cases. After two years, the majority have left the movement. This withdrawal is usually quite undramatic, and the people withdrawing feel enriched by a predominantly positive experience. The Commission does not recommend that special resources be established for the rehabilitation of withdraws. The cases are too few in number and the problem picture too manifold for this: each individual can be expected to need help from several different care providers or facilitators.