New Viewpoint toward Environment

What Are Objectives?

When a person uses, they become introverted and focused on their tumultuous inner life. The drugs in turn dull the distress, and when they are first removed, the physical and mental pain can be overwhelming. The Objectives, which are used throughout the Narconon Program, “extrovert” the student, directing his or her attention away from their ailing body and mind and to the immediate environment. This helps to bring the person out of the past and into the present.

Drugs dull a person and throw him or her out of sync with the environment, sticking their attention in a myriad of past moments—real or imagined—negatively influencing behavior and attitudes in the present, and leaving little mental or physical energy that can be focused on the here and now. To address this, the Objectives again come into play at Narconon. They draw the student’s attention away from painful memories and fixed, destructive routines—a difficult place from which to approach recovery. The person is able to view the world around him clearly—often for the first time in years—and is now ready to face life comfortably without resorting to drugs.

Here is a success story from one of our students who is experiencing the power of the Objectives:

“This was another great Objectives drill. I had huge wins and a change of perception with regards to the environment.

“The first part of production today was electrifying for me because I couldn’t stay calm or get fully into the drill and I experienced a lot of ups and downs throughout it.

“But the second part was totally different. I got back control over my body and mind, and I felt a flow of energy in myself that was positive, stable and calm.

“I notice that I am more in touch with the immediate environment and this applies also to other and new environments. I feel really great that I can clearly separate the objects that I can control, how I can change them and how I can organize the space, and I am basically more aware that I am doing this. With this I came to a sudden understanding that when you are clear in your mind, you manifest it outwardly in the environment.

“… I can freely control the environment
and the objects in it….”

“So in my current condition and state of mind I can freely control the environment and the objects in it.”

B.S.—Student at Narconon Balcan