Josiah Eck has been practicing cognitive and humanistic therapy methods since high school. After reading a book on mind technology, he improved his grades from failing to above average in one semester. He has traveled to India twice and experienced extreme poverty, which led him to question consumerism. He was diagnosed with ADHD as a child and prescribed medication. After being bitten by a tick in India, he experienced undiagnosed Lyme disease for eight years, causing anxiety attacks. He turned to drinking and ended up in jail, but learned about addiction through therapy. He now looks for truths in human psychology and notices unconscious power within all living things.

1. Aboutthe author
JosiahEck has beenpracticingmethodsof cognitive andhumanistictherapywithinhisownlifesince his
junioryearin highschool.The author beganreprograminghisownmindwithpsychological toolsafter
readingDr. PatrickPorters bookAwakenthe Genius:MindTechnologyforthe 21st
century.Josiah went
froma failingstudenttoan above average studentoverthe course of a single semesterandhas
remained anhighachieversince.In2004 and againin2007 JosiahtraveledtoCalcutta Indiaand
experiencedthe squalormanylive indaybyday. The experience causedJosiahtoquestionhisown
conditioning,andbeganmakingsense of the truthsbehindconsumerism. Asachildhe was diagnosed
withADHD and wasprescribedAdderall totreathissymptoms.The authorunderstandsthatchemical
imbalanceswithinthe humanmindrequire medication,howevermedicationsdonotneedtoinflictones
beliefsabouttheirpotential. DuringJosiah’ssecondtriptoIndiain2007 he wasbittenbya tick on topof
hishead.The followingeightyearsentailedmanybiological disordersresultingfromundiagnosedlyme
disease.The authorexperiencedsevere anxiety attacksthathe had to overcome withcognitive,
behavioral,andhumanisticmethodsof psychology.The sensation of beingsickand notbeingdiagnosed
yearafter yearbecame dauntingonJosiahandhe begandrinkinginexcess.Thiscausedthe authorto
landin jail for30 daysand solitaryconfinementfortenadditional days.Howeveraftergrouptherapy
the author has learnedhowdestructive addictiontrulyis,whichisessential tounderstandingothers
withaddictions.JosiahEck hasa deeplove forlife andis saddened bywhatpeople withmental illness
endure.Andsohe looksfortruth behindhumanpsychologyanddoessobyembracingpowerlessness.
Howeverhe doessoalsoby noticingthe unconsciouspowerwithinall livingthingsandattemptsto
conditionmenand women’s thoughtsandbeliefswiththistruth.