In Western Culture The Use Of Labels As A Short-cut To Defining Who A Person Is Has Become So Common That No One Bothers To Ask Whether Those Labels Have Any Other, Hidden Purpose.
What If; those Labels are in fact a means for society to "Engineer Consent" from those who are "Labeled" to stop behaving in an individualistic manner and instead agree to be the same as everyone else.
To "Stop Rocking The Boat"?
The following is a extract from my book Have The Courage To Be Yourself have a look and decide for yourself whether it's possible such a proposition could be true.
Preface
The purpose of this book is twofold. First to free you from fear that you are inferior to other people because of a mental condition called “Low Self-Esteem”.
Secondly, to show you that, those people who tell you that your behaviour, beliefs and attitudes are “Not Normal” and that you need to have a special kind of “Treatment” for you to become “A Normal Healthy Person” are either lying to you or are repeating lies which they believe to be true.
My book “The Re-Invention of Witchcraft” provides detailed evidence of the methods used by The Mental Health Industry to deceive you into believing that all Human Beings can be classified as; “Normal = Good or Abnormal = Bad”.
This book takes you on a detailed tour of the “Abnormal” condition classified as “Low Self-Esteem” to point out to you that, the methods used to convince you that there is something “wrong” with you and that you need “treatment” in order to be “healed” is nothing more than opinion and supposition dressed up as “Scientific Facts” and is in fact a sales pitch designed to take money from you.
There is nothing “wrong” with you and I say this with confidence based on my experiences both as a practitioner in Clinical Hypnotherapy, Counselling, Teaching and Life Coaching and as a researcher into the principles and practices of The Mental Health Industry.
I urge you to be sceptical about everything I tell you because I want you to do your own research and arrive at your own conclusions.
I am challenging the Myth promoted by the mighty Mental Health Industry; which in every T.V. programme, film, book and magazine article you are likely to see; that mental ‘illness’ is real, dangerous and can only be “treated” by recognised professionals who really care about you.
All of this carefully controlled “information” is pure propaganda.
There is a chapter in this book entitled “Recommended Reading” in which I provide a list of books written by professionally qualified people who set out their case against the image portrayed of The Mental Health Industry, and Science as having the answers to all questions regarding you, the world we all share and the universe we live in.
I will not be surprised to discover you have never seen or heard of these books or their authors simply because anyone who dares to challenge the narrative that mental illness is real, and everything they tell you is based on solid scientific evidence is ignored and given the label… “insane” or “conspiracy theorist” to silence them.
If you really are intent on changing your life for the better and you are willing to be open minded and listen to a different story, then you are in the right place.
Are you willing to do the work that is necessary for you to be free and live a happy fulfilled life? If your answer is “Yes” then you must read all of this book and read at least some of the books I recommend, and you will see and understand that what you are suffering from are the embedded False Beliefs you have regarding Who You Are and Why You Are In This Life.
That in accepting the Label “Low Self-Esteem”; what you are doing is playing a game in which someone else has given you a “script” which tells you what “character role” you are expected to play in a fake game of life.
In his fake game, your “character” has been given an “illness” which causes them to behave in “Abnormal” ways and leads to all kinds of “problems” for the “character” but thankfully a “Hero Character” in the form of a “Medical Doctor” saves your “character” from the terrible torture of this “condition” by administering healing pills, potions and magical wisdom.
Your ”character” is saved [cured] and is happy because they are now like everyone else…”Normal” .
Part 1
On The Bondage of Man
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government, which is the true ruling power of our country.
We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes are formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. It is they who pull the wires that control the public mind.” Edward Bernays “The Engineering of Consent”
Edward Louis Bernays was an American pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda, referred to in his obituary as "the father of public relations". Bernays was named one of the 100 most influential Americans of the 20th century by Life. Wikipedia
The ‘Low’ Self-Esteem Myth
Introduction…………Why Things Go Wrong.
Before we begin, let us first define what is meant by the word “Myth”. My trusty Oxford English Dictionary tells me that the word means…
“A widely held but false notion: A fictitious person, thing or idea.”
You may be asking yourself, “If Low Self-Esteem is a false idea, why is it listed as an abnormal mental illness/condition by The Mental Health Industry and The Medical Establishment?”
That’s a very good question and this book sets out to help you arrive at a satisfactory conclusion by providing you with information you are unlikely to receive from the above.
With this valuable information you will be in a better position to decide for yourself whether to accept the Label of Low Self-Esteem or to reject it.
But let’s not jump ahead. For now, I want you accept this suggestion; that you are reading this book because you have been “urged” to begin to look for The Truth yourself.
And that this “urge” within you to seek The Truth, is the first step you have taken which will, eventually, take you to a point in your life where you will understand almost everything.
You intuitively “know” there is nothing “wrong” with you in the sense that you are sick or deficient in some way as a Human Being, even though you have been told you are by many people who are regarded as “Authority Figures” such as medical doctors, teachers, parents and even trusted friends.
You may have read other books and seen articles in Facebook or YouTube videos provided by Professionally Qualified people which also confirm that you have a “condition” described as “Low Self-Esteem” which prevents you being a “Normal” person but not to worry because there are various “treatments” which you can follow that will “cure” this and you will be happy.
What would happen if you woke up tomorrow morning and discovered that everything you have been told about yourself as a Human Being; the rest of Humanity; the World we all share and The Universe we belong to…is completely wrong!?
And has been irrevocably proven to be wrong.
What would you do?
Would you ignore this shattering news and just carry on living how you always have?
Or would you want to know what these New Truths mean and how they will change you and your way of life?
Do you want to know; today how to find The Truth about who you really are and why you feel the way you do about yourself, other people, life and living?
If you do; then you are in the right place because that is precisely what I intend helping you achieve, starting Today!
What you will discover as you move through this guide, is that your embedded False Beliefs are the main cause of the conflicts and challenges you are continually facing.
And if everyone else in your life is also suffering from their own embedded False Beliefs; can you see how that can be a recipe for disaster, for everyone?
Can you see the potential negative consequences when your internal False Beliefs collide with others’ False Beliefs; that war, conflict, jealousy, spite, hate, torture, murder, lying, deceit, and every form of abuse known to man is inevitable?
Can you see that if the very professionally qualified people who are urging you to believe in their “Low Self-Esteem Myth” are themselves victims of False Beliefs regarding mental illness how this will affect you and other people?
Can you also see that if your and others’ False Beliefs can be eliminated, that all relationships would instantly become simpler, easier, and more satisfying for everyone?
How False Beliefs Are Embedded
Here’s an example for you to consider. It’s taken from a book published in 1928 by a man called Edward Bernays, a cousin of Sigmund Freud. The book is “The Engineering of Consent”.
Bernays was employed by the US Government in WW1 & WW2 to create anti-German and anti- Japanese propaganda.
The purpose of that propaganda was to change peoples’ perception of Truth as they believed it to be, to the ‘Truth’ the government wanted them to believe.
In other words, to get them to accept Beliefs which are based on Fiction and not Fact.
Why?
Because it is a fact that, what a person believes is True determines what they think and this drives which actions they choose to take; or avoid taking, that will make their outer world [what they expect it should ‘look like’] fit their inner world [what they Believe to be True about themselves, the World and Life].
Therefore, you will often create the failure, broken relationship, or illness you fear most, because deep down within your psyche; you Believe it to be an inevitable outcome that you have no control over. That it’s Fate not False Belief.
I will explain more about this later. For now, just listen to what Bernays has to say.
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government, which is the true ruling power of our country.
We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes are formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. It is they who pull the wires that control the public mind.” [My emphasis]
Bernays called this ability to control the minds of the public; ‘Engineering Consent’ because in the same way an engineer will manufacture a tool or product that will produce a desired outcome; a government can achieve a desired outcome; like making the public want to engage in the mass murder of other Human Beings; an act normally repulsive to them…by changing their Beliefs.
Why Beliefs?
As I explained earlier, because governments and their agencies know that what you Believe is True influences your Behaviour.
And your Behaviour determines the outcomes you create or avoid creating [War v Peace] because the outcomes of the choices you make, are what you expect will happen. I will provide real-life examples of this amazing fact later.
If the public can be tricked by fake newspaper reports, staged images and actors pretending to be survivors of a fake atrocity giving lurid details designed to revolt and disgust the public mind: Their natural inclination for justice and stopping aggression can be used by providing them with a “solution” in the form of a “War of Liberation and Democracy” for example.
Edward Bernays is also known as The Father of Advertising because he brought into that industry the very same techniques he developed in his role as a Propagandist.
The goal of Advertising is to “mould” the minds of the public into believing that “problems” they didn’t know they had; can be “cured” if they purchased and consumed products and services provided by commercial companies.
If the public can be convinced for example, that “dangerous” germs and viruses are lurking in their environment waiting to pounce on them and cause death or serious illness, but not to worry because their wonderful health provider has a “solution” for them to buy right now and if they hurry, it is available today at a whopping 50% off’… profits will soar.
Or that a new car on offer has been specifically designed to “save the planet” from extinction or indeed, any product designed to be sold by embedding a Belief in you that it, not you, has the power to create a better outcome or life for you!
Western capitalist economies depend on their populations consuming products and services, therefore there is a basic economic need to sell, sell, sell, those products and services; so you are being bombarded by propaganda in the form of “advertising” all day, every day of your life.
At the same time, you are being exposed to propaganda/politics by mass media 24/7 which are also designed to influence your Beliefs and Expectations.
Is it any wonder then, that you may be feeling confused and in a state of uncertainty and worry without knowing why?
And what if you have also been subjected to propaganda/education designed to make you believe things about Human Beings which are False? What then?
What if you have been told that if you do not conform to “Normal” behaviours, attitudes, beliefs, and opinions; there is something “Wrong” with you and that you must subject yourself to “diagnoses” to determine which sickness “Label” you must wear for the rest of your life?
What If There Is No ‘Normal’?
How will you feel if you discovered that instead of seeing you as the wonderful, beautiful, intelligent, loving, caring individual you are; your government and its agencies Believe you are nothing more than a Heard Animal who must conform to one of hundreds of “Labels” which they have created for you to wear?
The two most important “Labels” are…
Normal and Abnormal.
The creators of those “Labels’” want you to Believe that
Normal = Good and Abnormal = Bad
Do you accept that a “Label” can define who You are as a Human Being? Will you allow it to?
Here’s a list of “Labels”. Which one do you choose to wear?
ITEM NEEDED
Pathetic Y/N
Stupid Y/N
Weak Y/N
Not Good Enough Y/N
Useless Y/N
Ugly Y/N
Unlovable Y/N
Unique Human Being Y/N
Many people throughout your life no doubt have called you by one or more of the above negative names and in my own case, many more not listed.
It’s true that from time to time in your life, you can put your hand up and claim, because of your past behaviours many of the various negative labels…but does that define who you are?
No! It’s just that you and me sometimes are pathetic, stupid, and unlovable because of the way our behaviour changes in response to challenges we face in our lives.
Your behaviour is a result of what you Believe is true about yourself, other people, and the situations you face and not because you are less “Normal” than other Human Beings.
When you accept yourself and everyone else are Unique Human Beings who are in this life to serve a Unique Purpose they are yet to discover because their embedded False Beliefs are getting in their way…life is so much simpler.
Are you prepared to agree that there is at least a possibility this might be true?
Consider these suggestions for one moment.
Everything which exists, from the smallest microbe to the largest galaxy, is completely Unique and that includes You!
Everything that exists on planet Earth, from the smallest microbe to the largest ocean, has a Unique purpose and that includes You!
Human Beings are not organic robots pre-programmed to consume, fight, copulate and die. You are a member of a highly intelligent species who are by nature compassionate, loving, generous, inquisitive, and creative.
All Human Beings make decisions based on their emotions, not on logic as any professional salesperson will confirm.
Why? Because you need to feel your decisions are right.
Think back to the last time you decided to buy something you want and need. How did you feel when you said ‘Yes’?
Before we begin the process of helping you understand why your life is the way it is and how you can find peace, success, health, and happiness, I ask you to consider this.
What If…There is nothing “wrong” with you?
What If…Other peoples’ expectations of you is the problem?
What If…Worrying about what others think of you is normal?
What If…Who you think you are is not who you really are?
What If…Your feelings about avoiding some people and situations are your own in-built Self-Protection system in operation and not symptoms of a “condition”?
What If…Feeling inadequate, scared, overwhelmed, useless, and a whole list of other negatives is completely normal?
What If…Everything you have been told and read about “Low” Self-Esteem is an example of “Engineering Consent” from you to comply with someone else’s decision about who you are and how you should live your life. As if your life is not yours?
Death By False Belief
My friend George visited his family doctor when a mysterious lump appeared on his abdomen.
Following a detailed examination, the doctor told him she was sure there was nothing for him to worry about, but she was admitting him to the local hospital to remove the lump and examine it “To make sure it’s not cancer.”
The moment George heard that ‘C’ word, his widow told me afterwards, he changed from his normal, happy self into a somber, silent caricature of himself; “it was like someone had turned off the lights inside him”.
From that day he kept telling anyone who would listen that “Everybody knows, when you get cancer, you’re a gonner.”
Sadly, despite the efforts of friends, family, his wife, and the medical team in the hospital to convince George that the biopsy report; which showed there were no cancer cells present in his body; was not a sham…he died two days later because of his False Belief that he had cancer and his death was certain!
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Thank you for reading this.
Until next time.
Frankie Mallon
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