Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health by L. Ron Hubbard

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If you've ever felt there was something holding you back in life, ruining your plans and stopping you from being who you want to be, you were right. The fact is, there is a single source of all your problems, stress, unhappiness and self-doubt. It's called the reactive mind - the hidden part... read more

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A SCIENCE OF MIND is a goal which has engrossed thousands of generations of man.

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thetans: alien spirits that were imprinted on humans after the galactic overlord Xenu nuked some aliens in a volcano ages ago
E-meter: a modified lie detector that Scientologists claim has medical value (the vast majority of medical experts disagree)

Errata

Dianetics and Scientology have nothing to do with science. The vast majority of scientists consider both to be pseudoscience.
Nothing that Scientologists practice has been proven to improve mental health.