For Psychiatrists

(I’m in the Dragon’s Lair!!)

How Most Scientologists Would see
this talk…
Who Am I?

 Single child
 Born in Los Angeles (1972) to parents who were both Scientologists
 Mom married twice after I was born (never married my biological
father); Dad never married
 Attended Scientology Schools
– K-4 (Apple School) and High School (Delphi Academy)
– Public School (New Hampshire) 5th – 8th grades
 Exclusively a Scientology community (aside from extended family),
and years in New Hampshire
 Left Scientology during my early college years (UNH) 1990 – 1995
– Mom left when I was 15
– Dad left when I was ~ 24
 I still have Facebook friends in Scientology
– Discussion of having left Scientology is a real buzz kill
 Married with 3 boys
 My Images of L.
Ron Hubbard (LRH)
Growing Up
Auditing (or Psychotherapy)
Basic Concepts

Scientology Goal:
Clear the Planet
Scientology Community / Crusade
Scientology Education
It Costs Money… Lots of Money
 PTS / SP

 PTS = Potential Trouble Source

– One is PTS through some connection with
an SP
 SP = Suppressive Person
– 2% of the world population are true SPs
(Hitler’s of the world)
– Simplistically, any one critical of Scientology
could be considered an SP

Scientology belief:
All sickness and illnesses are directly related to being PTS
For all intents and purposes, all Psychiatrists are considered SPs
My Story
Who was LRH?

 Was he this perfect?

 Did he ever have a
bad day?
 Am I this lucky to be
born into Scientology?
My “Test” for LRH…
 LRH is held at
gunpoint:
– He can find 5 people to
die for him
– Or, he can sacrifice his
own life

 Which would he
choose?
My First Answer
 A little more thought…

The Rehabilitation
Project Force
My Decompression from Scientology

 UNH was great; no one heard of Scientology

 Majored in Philosophy
– Talked to / educated many about Scientology
 Stumbled into the Boston Church of Christ
– Just like Scientologists, but different words
 Met a young LRH

 First heartbreak
 First attempt to see a
psychologist
My Views on Religion and Psychiatry
Today
 What’s True for You is True For You
– Big Scientology Concept

 Mostly Agnostic; like to believe in a greater

being (higher self / god) of some sort

 Have seen psychiatrists – but make very clear

psychiatric drugs are not my thing.

 Difficulties with Psychiatric drugs

How to approach a Scientologist as
a Psychiatrist
 Don’t say you’re a psychiatrist
– Remember you’re the bad guys (SPs) from the Scientology
mindset

 Recognize the crusade

– The greater goal of “clearing the planet” and doing all these
super good things is infectious. It’s a big loss to lose that.

 Don’t prescribe psychiatric drugs (even if you think it

would be useful)

 Recognize an extended “decompression” period

– Takes time to learn what’s true, and what isn’t true.
 Resources
Websites Books
 www.helenandsasha.com  Combating Cult Mind Control
– my letters to a Scientologist – by Steve Hassan

 www.exscientologykids.com  Madman or Messiah

– by Russell Miller
 www.xenu.net
 A Piece of Blue Sky
– by Jon Atack

 Blown for Good

– by Marc Headley