Getting It: The Psychology of est Quotes
Nonfiction books
Top Quotes
“Werner Erhard”
“Landmark Forum”
“Erhard Seminars Training”
“Werner Erhard (60 Minutes)”
“Outrageous Betrayal”
“Large-group awareness training”
“the only useful critical look at this essential issue.”
“a thorough discussion of est training methods and the psychology behind them.”
“It's hardly an incendiary exposé, but Fenwick's open-minded scrutiny should deglamourize the est movement.”
“[Fenwick's] analysis of the function of the group, the restrictive rules, and the enforced discomfort is convincing.”
“Wikipedia: Getting It: The Psychology of est”
“[it is difficult to determine whether est] produces any more than a superficial catharsis, or whether it might be harmful to certain people”
“The authoritarianism of the training is a beginner's course in the totalitarianism you will be subject to if you join the est organization.”
“est uses techniques indiscriminately which, in a certain proportion of the population, are known to be harmful and potentially quite dangerous.”
“Finally. Here's someone who is willing to disclose the details of Erhard Seminars Training, and then go on to analyze them from a psychological point of view.”
“Werner Erhard: Books and Articles, as cited on official Werner Erhard homepage”
“A plethora of newspaper and magazine reports, along with books written by graduates ... have attempted to explain the phenomenon of this self-help program, but none has done it as well or as objectively as this writer.”
“I took the training. It was an extraordinary experience. And I have some serious concerns about the implications of the est phenomenon. I think people ought to know about it. I think people ought to think about it.”
“The bathroom restrictions are only one of many aspects of the est training which add up to the fact that the training takes place in a state of deprivation. During the training you are deprived of sleep because you arrive home around 3 A.M. and have to be back at the hotel by 8:30 the next morning.”
“Trainers in est do not and cannot take the precautions that would be considered appropriate for psychotherapy. They use techniques such as confrontation which undermine psychological defenses and strip away resistance. They use some techniques whose effect is to increase anxiety and other techniques which encourage regression to developmentally more primitive modes of functioning.”