Our minds store thousands of stories and an immense, countless number of pieces of information, events, and minute details in a timeline similar to a movie reel, arranged chronologically rather than by the importance of the event, as we used to think, because in reality we find that we can easily recall events that troubled us or caused us psychological or physical pain, which weakens our mental abilities and leads to feelings of distraction, forgetfulness, and an inability to concentrate at work. Furthermore, 70% of physical and psychological ailments, such as headaches and rheumatism, are caused by the recall of these negative situations.
Psychologist Hubbard stated that the capabilities of the ideal mind are similar to those of a computer, which can be repaired when necessary, meaning our minds can regain their capabilities and vitality through a science he invented and called «Dianetics»—that is, the mind’s power overcoming the body.
With a baby’s first cry, the mind begins to record events and opens the doors to its memory banks—which are completely empty at that moment—to begin storing and archiving memories until the very last moment of life, Our minds follow two paths of storage: one is called the «analytical mind,» and the other the «reactive mind.» They retain both joys and sorrows, as well as all the experiences that affect the mind, The mind transfers happy situations to the «analytical mind,» while painful ones enter the «reactive mind,» thereby affecting a person’s abilities, because they are constantly thinking about them and dealing with them.
The negative situations and events we have experienced linger within us like a ticking time bomb and may explode at any moment, which explains the psychological crises we experience in our lives. The psychologist helps us transfer the thoughts and past events that trouble us—and sometimes flare up inside us without our realizing it— from the reactive mind to the analytical mind, so that they are stored there to neutralize their effect. For when all painful events are removed from a person’s reactive mind, the mind regains its original vitality, regains all its abilities, and rediscovers its potential—simply by listening to the person and guiding them back to the timeline in which these events occurred.
