The Self-Help Hell or Encyclopedia of Schizoterica

The book examines the phenomenon the author terms "schizotericism"—the industry of positive thinking, affirmations, wish maps, the law of attraction, and syncretic quasi-spiritual practices. Separate chapters are devoted to the clinical picture: from asthenia and neurasthenia to obsessive-compulsive symptoms, paranoid syndrome, and bipolar disorder. The book examines the financial attitudes of schizotericists, typical pseudo-businesses (MLM, forex, pyramid schemes), and the routes of infection through social media, training, and social networking. The section on psychiatric issues is co-authored with Dmitry Korshevnyuk, PhD.

A polemical text in the genre of cultural criticism, written from the perspective of a practicing hypnotherapist. The book is addressed to readers who have encountered the "magical self-development" industry personally or through loved ones, as well as to professionals working with the consequences of such obsessions. It draws on twenty years of clinical experience and observations of the development of addiction to schizophrenic ideas.