HCOB: The Uses of Auditing
Author: Hubbard, L. R.
Document date: 1970, 15 January
Document title: The Uses of Auditing
Document type: Hubbard Communications Office Bulletin
Book title: The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology
Edition: 1991
Volume: IX
Page(s): 4-5
Location: Los Angeles
Publisher: Bridge Publications
Description: Hubbard makes claims for Dianetics and postpartum psychosis.
Dianetic auditing particularly lends itself to specific situations. For instance, a pregnant woman should be audited on emotions and somatics relating to birth or babies before delivery. We used to simply audit the girl’s own birth and any past births (R3R)1. Then immediately after delivery the engram is run out. Handling pregnancy in this fashion has the woman up and about in three days and in fine condition. This prevents utterly the extreme of “postpartum psychosis”, as mental upset due to delivery is called. It prevents any upset with the husband or child. It prevents physical aftereffects. In short, it should be done.
Hubbard, L. R. (1970, 15 January). The Uses of Auditing. (Hubbard Communications Office Bulletin, Issue I). The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology (1991 ed., Vol. IX, pp. 4-5). Los Angeles: Bridge Publications, Inc.
Notes
- R3R designates a Dianetics process that uses Scientology’s proprietary lie detector device called the E-Meter to process traumatic mental content called engrams. ↩
Hi, I noticed this article and think that it is important to do what we can to prevent postpartum mood disorders. However, it is clear from this that there is a lack of understanding here about what “postpartum psychosis” is. It is NOT, as is stated, “mental upset due to delivery”. Mental upset due to delivery is more likely postpartum depression or postpartum post traumatic stress disorder. I realize that many people are confused about the different terms refering to mental and emotional health postpartum. However, particularly when you are asserting that it can be PREVENTED by this method, it is important to know the details of what you are purporting to prevent, particularly when you are addressing something as dangerous as this.
By the way, I DO note that this is likely posted as a rebuttal to the assertion, but without clearly stating so,and how, it simply is a repeat of misinformation.
Hi Teresa Twomey, thanks for making this important point.
Here are the documents I’ve found where Hubbard makes such false and irresponsible claims about postpartum psychosis and postpartum neurosis.