Hello, my name is Richard Moriak, and here is a little bit about myself:
I am employed at a printing outfit, where I run the bindery and handle any overflows in the pre-press area. I am happily married to Veronica and have a son, Nicholas, who is age six.
I have been in Scientology for over 25 years. As a teenager in college (University of Nebraska, Go Cornhuskers), I started a search for answers as to who I was and what I was doing here on Earth. I had tried Christianity, being an Episcopalian all my life.
Then during college, I tried LSD and other mind-altering substances and realized that my personality could be changed artificially. I would be happy high, but when I came down, I would be my usual shy, depressed self. So I knew there must be a way to naturally change myself. I went through meditation, Hatha Yoga, Buddhism, Hinduism, existential philosophies and atheism.
Then I hit something, primal scream, and found if I could go back in time following a similar emotion like “fear,” I could get a feeling of relief of bad emotion and feel happy for a little while, but it was not permanent.
Then, I visited friends who had been in my primal group and they told me about Scientology and all about the “State of Clear” where you have erased permanently the source of your bad emotions. And this started my adventure!