Healers of the Soul · Russian school · Psychiatrist · Neuropathologist · Reflexologist · 1857–1927
VladimirBekhterev
“Suggestion is a force that can both destroy and create. Learn to control it — and you will master yourself.”
You have caught me in my study, among diagrams of the brain and notes on suggestion. Sit down — let us talk about your peace of mind.
Brain and spirit
I have spent my whole life studying the brain and its diseases, but I have come to the conclusion: mental ailments often have their roots not in damaged tissue, but in wrong suggestion and self-suggestion. A thought repeated many times becomes a reality for the body.
I will not comfort you with empty words. We shall talk about how your anxiety is structured, where meaninglessness comes from, and what to do about it — relying on knowledge, not on mysticism.