Anyone remember EST?

[Sometimes]

Does anyone remember EST? Or do EST, or know anyone who did EST? This would be in the 80's, so the younger crowd here probably won't know of it. Or would you? I know it's still out there. I didn't do it, but those I knew who did ended up changing in a way that I couldn't handle.

 

[there is no hope]

You mean est (they're anal about capitalization).
Typical human potential movement cult, est borrowed much from Scientology and the occult movement in general.
From what I understand they re-branded to make their tactics slightly more tolerable to a new audience.

 

[OverUsedName]

Eastern Standard Time is pretty fab, I use it all the time.

 

[there is no hope]

I dug up this thread on reddit for what it's worth. A little background...

 

[TheRealCallie]

Eastern Standard Time is pretty fab, I use it all the time.

This

 

[TheWalkingDead]

I'm not a fan of electro shock therapy.... or the abbreviation needs disambiguation lol!

 

[lifestream]

It's referenced a lot on The Americans, which is set in the early 80's. I'm curious, what was the general perception of est back then?