Good thread Gib. There is so much information here to understand how Scientology and L Con Hubbard duped us into his evil cult. The Success story write up was part of the "control" - if you did not write up your "wins" - you could not finishe which meant more money, more time and if you were at Flag - you could not leave. So - you will search your mind to twist anything into wins. Also - you have been (unknowingly) put under a lot of stress if you went to Flag. You left your home and work - with no idea of when Flag will let you leave. Then you don't know if your spouse will stay with you when you come back. The $$$ you spent has put you in "effect" - debt.In addition to Mike Rinder's points above...in the link....
Cult members, finishing up a Course or Auditing procedure....also had to write a success story....because...it was on the "Routing Form." I guess, the end of the routing form....was sitting at the "reg's" desk....being asked to pay for your next step on the bridge.
But my point is....on kinda gave up some self determinism....because "one had to write a success story..." as it was the thing "that was done.." and all those staff or SO.....HAD to get that routing form filled in correctly. As far as I can remember...the reg always looked at it. If the success story had not been attached to the routing form.....you weren't really finished.
If you didn't want to write a success story....you'd have been sent to Ethics....or MAA....
One went along to get along....so wanting to or not.....people wrote success stories.
Interesting implications as to other points made on this thread too....
The whole thing is very clever indeed.
Isn't it fun to untangle the "tek" and know how L Ron Hubbard duped people into Scientology Cult?
I am so grateful to everyone who helped post the truth about Scientology and what Hubbard stole from others (good and bad) to get us hooked and then get us out!
Happy New Year!!
I apprecaite all of you SP's. Let's keep suppressing Scientology. The truth works when you use it! KSS - Keep Suppressing Scientology. It works when standardly suppressed!! We are winning SP's and it will be another EPIC year of Fail for the cult!