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Old 07-04-2009
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Default Study: Self-help 'makes you feel worse'

If the auditing component of Scientology is a form of self-help, however poorly conceived, then this Canadian research is somewhat relevant.

BBC NEWS | Health | Self-help 'makes you feel worse'

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The researchers, led by psychologist Joanne Wood, said: "Repeating positive self-statements may benefit certain people, such as individuals with high self-esteem, but backfire for the very people who need them the most."
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