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From: moiram@tektronix.UUCP (Moira Mallison )
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Subject: experiential processes: a survey
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Date: Mon, 16-Jul-84 13:55:42 EDT
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>:< Mallison			>> Dunn

>:<  2. Ex-cult members, when they have been de-programmed, see the error
>:<  of their ways...Most EP participants do not regret the time or money
>:<  invested in the EP.  

>> I wish there were some way to examine this.  I suspect that many
>> participants eventually come to feel that they wasted some time, but not a
>> lot, and that most of the money was wasted - but how many feel this way
>> probably depends a lot on the group.  Most of the (small number of) people
>> I've talked to about EST, for example, feel that they got something out of
>> it - but mostly what they learned was how people get manipulated, because
>> they felt manipulated by the training and aren't having any more of it.

Well, Dick.  I stand by my original statement on the subject:  my experience
with regard to this discussion (and personal mail) is that the positives are
coming from the folks who have done it and the negatives are coming from the 
folks who haven't.  

So how 'bout it, netland?  I'm willing to conduct the survey of net people 
who have attended one of these human potential trainings/ experiential 
processes.  Some questions:

	1.  What training/workshop did you attend?  When?  How much?
        2.  What was your initial response to the experience (ie after
            it was complete)
        3.  What is your response to it now (worth the time and money?)
	4.  Any other comments you may have on the whole subject.

I'll post a summary to the net, so let me know if you want to stay in the 
closet.  Note: those who have not attended a workshop of this type may reply
to dev/null.

Moira Mallison
tektronix!moiram        
 
"The truth of the matter is, I haven't got a clue"