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From: ka@hou3c.UUCP (Kenneth Almquist)
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Subject: Re: Experiential Processes
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Date: Fri, 13-Jul-84 20:11:12 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 13 20:11:12 1984
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I took a look through the library a while ago for information on EST.
There was an article published a few years ago about the possible
dangers posed by EST.  As I recall, the authors had collected seven
case histories of people who had suffered serious mental disorders
after taking EST.  Numbers of this magnitude suggest that the chance
of you committing suicide or ending up in a mental institution as
a result of taking EST are minute.  I don't know of any study of how
many smaller psychological problems result from the EST training.

> If it was really as *DANGEROUS* as you seem to think,
> the public outcry would be incredible.

I wish I could share your optimism.  "Incredible public outcries" in
the U. S. seem to be manufactured by the evening news.
				Kenneth Almquist