[null and void]

I read Dianetics the Modern Science of Mental Health. Something (many somethings) in it just clicked for me.

I read the whole thing in one night, I knew several scientologists who had been in for years and never managed to get through it. ;^)

The thought of being free of unwanted hidden influences in my own mind was very attractive, and I thought it might give me an edge in life.

[birbear]

I can see that. As somebody who has suffered from mental illness, I can totally understand how one would want to be free of it.

I remember seeing seeing Dianetics in a bookstore years ago (like when I was 12 or 13 -- 20 years ago). Then I noticed the author was a sci-fi writer, and I thought... how...uhm...weird.

So I tried to read some of his fiction, and I was completely put off by Hubbard. Good thing. I think the Dianetics would have hooked me.

[Rushmore Rocks]

If you have "hidden influences", how do you know they are influencing you?

I know, silly question.

[Calpernia]

>>>The thought of being free of unwanted hidden influences in my own mind was very attractive, and I thought it might give me an edge in life.

Sounds like EST or the Forum