I was 19 when I first came across Scientology, in Auckland New Zealand. I was on the dole, continually stoned and life on the street was wearing very thin. Life wasn’t fun any more. I read all sorts of self help books, religious books, anything I could get my hands on. Some of it sounded OK, but none of it seemed to tell me how to change things.

     So there I am walking down Queen Street and I saw a sign telling me about Personality Profiles, which show your plus points and negative points. Great - I had nothing better to do.

     I did a small course on communication, and I had a ball. It was useful! IT worked! I’m now 40. I’ve been doing various courses and had counseling of various kinds since then. The greatest thing that I have got from all this work is that I am continually growing, and life expands in front of me.

     Many self-help fields tell you that your life is up to you, you make your future - they can’t show you how. Scientology does this. It’s something which can help anyone, like it has me.