The popular wave of EST began to ebb when several medical advisory boards and journals found problems with the methods. As well, it seemed that many subjects were less than thrilled with spending a weekend getting insulted and sworn at. Erhard had an opportunity to test his own methods when tough times arose. His wife divorced him, enrollment in his EST seminars declined and the Internal Revenue Service went after him for $2 million in back taxes. Whether he used his techniques or not, he landed on his feet, coming up with a new seminar strategy called “the Forum.” Apparently, when one treatment failed, try something else.
My ego is already in shambles and has been since youth