Dear Patrik, >> the question remains: Why was affirmation/transmutation/behaviour-changing not enough alone (or what did that persons wrong or miss or not consider), when the root cause just lies within thinking, as it is said? << Assuming that one *is* properly applying the Step Two techniques, then the cause for failure in this ever-so-simple process can always be traced back to the quality of one's introspection and the strength of one's commitment to self-transformation. My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 23 Jan 2005 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe