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Summary: A Fascinating Book of the Mind, 50th Anniversary Edition
Review: As an intelligent and informed reviewer, I must say I was fascinated with this book from the first day I bought it and used its techniques. I helped one man get over a terrible loss; another person over pain and anxiety. These techniques work! Dianetics is not the same as Scientology. Dianetics is Dianetics. I note some reviewers here are a bit confused and critical of something they know little about. Find out for yourself. It's Dianetics' 50th anniversary of publication and doing very well on many bookseller lists!
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Summary: Now You Have an Owner's Manual for Your Mind!
Review: I have been a Dianetics counselor since 1979. That was when I first read the book, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. It was so incredible to read a book that explained the workings of the human mind. Not from a readers "viewpoint" that they had thought up to make a book and a buck, but a book based on evaluations of hundreds of real individuals regarding what effect accidents, trauma and words spoken around the unconscious can have on your ability to make rational choices. This book also shows, as it is a manual for Dianetic therapy, how you and a friend can competantly and safely bring yourself into a better condition without the use of psychiatry, drugs or hypnotism. Dianetics is very workable and produces great results for the individual who has a friend they can work with and who they care about. Who doesn't have that? Over the years, I have been the guest on more than 24,000 Dianetics show airings in the United States, Canada and Mexico. I have been pleased to present information regarding the first workable technology for the human mind. Since you have a mind shouldn't you have the owner's manual for it? This is one of the most important books of our time. Read it and use it to better yourself, better a friend...better the world!
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Summary: Dianetics, A life-saving book
Review: At the time I read Dianetics, the Modern Science of Mental Health, I was having great difficulty coming out of my college years and entering adult life. I found that I was beginning to act in ways which were surprising to me, yet which seemed to be beyond my control. I was saying and doing things in exactly the same way as my father under certain circumstances -- something I had always vowed never to do. This was very troubling to me. There were other personal aspects to this which I'll omit here. But I would find myself "watching myself" literally dramatize my father's words and actions. By simply reading this book, I gained the understanding of what the heck was going on and why. That alone was sufficient for me to be able to break this effect of "being someone else", and therefore move toward being the person I wanted to be. And I found that I again liked myself and who I basically was. In subsequent months and years, I was able to successfully apply the technology of Dianetics to myself and to others, to nothing less than great results. It is truly an adventure.
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Summary: Finally, a workable philosophy of the mind
Review: At a time when people are turning to mind-altering drugs to solve their problems (like Ritalin, Prozac, and a host of others), it's more clear than ever that we need answers in the field of the mind. In my opinion, Dianetics gives these answers. It has changed my life tremendously by allowing me to get rid of those unwanted, irrational aspects of myself that prevented me from achieving my full potential of happiness. There *are* answers, and they are not difficult to understand. Dianetics explains the different parts of the mind, how they affect you, and how you can rid yourself of upsetting and painful experiences in your past and become more able and happy. Dianetics is a hefty read, but it's well worth the effort. Anyone can find useful information in this book and immediately begin to use it to change life for the better.
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Summary: It all makes sense now!
Review: I always struggled with how the human mind works. Now I really understand it! This book is technical, but it's like the "owner's manual" to the human mind. I understand now why people act the way they do, why I react to certain situations, etc. I would be lost without it.
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Summary: Helped Me and Others
Review: I read this book twice and what I really liked about it is that I could actually apply it and it helped me and others around me. I was so used to reading philosophies and other things in college that had no practical application to my life or that were destructive. But simple things from this book helped me spot and handle problems that I had and that a couple loved ones had and therefore I am very glad I read it. Back in school my friends were not doing better or learning much of anything they could apply in "mental health". They took plenty of psych courses and one for one were getting worse, doing drugs, etc. This one book made a real difference and thus I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Worth the effort to read-life changing potential
Review: This book takes some perserverence to get through but the understanding one gets at the end is unbelievable. It opens up a whole new world of realization about the power of the mind and makes total sense. I worked as a psychiatric nurse for a very short time - until I realized the field of psychiatry/psychology was clueless about how the mind really worked. The "authorities" were crazier than the patients. This book explains how the mind truly does work and why conventional "therapy" and drugs do not work. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants a greater understanding of our trials and tribulations and where they really come from.
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Summary: Life Changing
Review: I first read this book in 1978 at a time in my life when I thought I knew it all, but could not figure out how come life was so unpalatable! Suddenly with this book I was able to see what it was that was causing my life upsets, my unwanted reactions that got in my way. As a result of the techniques in Dianetics, I was able to rid myself TERMINATEDLY of those unwanted reactions and improve the quality of my life many times over. And....the life changing data in this book has continued to be applicable thru the many changing facets of my life...allowing me to fourish and prosper in ways I never dreamed possible. In addition,I have many times since utilized the simple Dianetics techniques to help many others accomplish these same changes and many more. It is a simple theory that is easily proven out true by the simple application and the erradication of what is causing one to not be able to reach out for what they wish to have in life. It is truely Life Changing.
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Summary: Buy it, Read it.
Review: I read Dianetics originally over 20 years ago and have read it several times since then. Each time that I have read it I gained more insight into how the mind works and how to apply that knowledge. It has helped me tremendously in working out my own problems and in my relations with others. Anyone interested in increasing their understanding of themselves and other people should read this book.
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Summary: The proof is in the.....
Review: I have found the book very helpful in many ways including helping a friend directly. A little while ago I tried to help a friend who was fatigued all the time, was hating her job - being pressured by her boss among other things - and not getting things done, stacks of papers piling up in her home etc... Before this time as I understand it she was vibrant, productive etc.. At first I tried to "talk" to her about her problems, being a good listener. She would experience some relief and thanked me for listening. but would not really improve. I was about that time studying the basic text on how to apply Dianetics to an individual to unburden them. The funny thing is because of what followed, I gained a better certainty that this method was different from others and actually must be scientific in at least some respects. I at first took her into a session of using this and didn't make much progress. I discovered when reviewing the material on how exactly to do it that what I had applied as the technique and what the actual exact method was, was a little off...a bit off but on a very important point. We went back into session applying the correct method of unburdening and she made good, actually amazing progress. We unburdened much that session. She left the session saying that she felt lighter as well as with other indications of progress. I gave her in total about 25 hours or so of it over the course of about 3 weeks. She was very satisfied with the results. We were having dinner with one of her friends and she had said to her that every day she had cried, had a pain in the pit of her stomach and that now for the first time in longer than she could remember the pain was gone. Until this time I had not known all this. It was a nice thing to hear to say the least. The video, which outlines very simply the Dianetic techniques was also very helpful in helping me to easily learn how to do this work on her. ASR
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