▁it ▁as ▁they ▁go ▁along . ▁The ▁idea ▁is ▁to ▁reach ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁person ' s ▁sub cons cious ▁mind , ▁but ▁the ▁person ' s ▁Th et an . ▁The ▁Hand book ▁states : ▁" Don ’ t ▁fall ▁for ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁“ un cons cious ” ▁people ▁are ▁unable ▁to ▁think ▁or ▁be ▁aware ▁in ▁any ▁way . ▁A ▁the tan ▁is ▁s eld om ▁un cons cious ▁regardless ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁body ▁is ▁doing ▁or ▁not ▁doing ". ▁It ▁also ▁notes : ▁" If ▁you ▁are ▁handling ▁a ▁person ▁in ▁a ▁com a , ▁you ▁may ▁not ▁get ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁conscious ness ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁assist ▁session ." ▁ ▁Loc ational ▁processing ▁assist ▁In ▁this ▁assist , ▁one ▁simply ▁points ▁to ▁various ▁objects ▁and ▁asks ▁the ▁subject ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁them . ▁The ▁purpose ▁is ▁" direct ing ▁a ▁person ’ s ▁attention ▁off ▁the ▁pain ful ▁area ▁of ▁his ▁body ▁or ▁his ▁difficulties ▁and ▁out ▁onto ▁the ▁environment ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁Loc ational ▁Process ing ▁Ass ist ▁is ▁tout ed ▁as ▁an ▁ant id ote ▁to ▁alco hol ▁into xic ation . ▁The ▁Hand book ▁claims ▁" It ▁can ▁make ▁a ▁dr unk ▁person ▁so ber ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁few ▁minutes ". ▁ ▁Research ▁materials ▁ ▁L . ▁Ron ▁Hub b ard ' s ▁Ass ists ▁Process ing ▁Hand book ▁lists ▁over ▁ 1 3 0 ▁different ▁Scient ology ▁Ass ists , ▁giving ▁" d etailed ▁instructions ▁for ▁ass ists ▁to ▁handle ▁to oth aches ,