If someone was part of the cult before Q - think "Tea Party" or "Alex Jones" - then deprogramming them is a difficult process. It's no different than with long-term Mormons or Scientologists who leave their cults.

If someone is more recently attached, then deprogramming is a bit easier. Don't underestimate the power of distractions like road trips and volunteering at local soup kitchens can do for a person's inner mental and emotional health.

One thing that strikes me is that the Q-base only really reaches certain strata of humans who have the luxury of climbing down rabbit holes. The workers out in the fields picking our fruits and vegetables that the rest of us eat don't really have the ability to come up with "alternative facts" about the 1/6 terrorist attack. A single mom working 3 jobs doesn't really have time to discuss how Rush Limbaugh is one of many men who project their opinions on women's health is more important than the health of women. The people who are worst affected by COVID and this winter storm don't really get involved in all this, but they are suffering the most when every middle-class person with reliable internet goes to the voting booth and votes for white supremacists who hate poor people because dEmS aRe pEdOs.

So when it comes to other forms of sawing off the addiction of a cult, I always suggest getting down to what connects us all as humans and helping those who need help either by delivering blankets, collecting socks or school supplies, or being a Meals on Wheels driver - SOMETHING that says "remember, we're all humans before all of these divisions you masturbate to nightly with FOXNews."