Alex’s Testimony – Trails Carolina

Being emotionally abused would be an understatement. I was attacked by my group mates. Under fed and under clothed for the middle of winter. When it was snowing we didn’t have any snow clothes. It was freezing cold with very few layers. They gave us the bare minimum of everything. I was emotionally abused so bad I lost control of my bladder for a week. Every day for a week I couldn’t control my bladder. Being forced to chug 500 mL of water before and after every meal in the span of 2-5 minutes made me not be able to drink water without getting triggered. Passing out because of the cold was not fun. And hiking in the cold wet mountains in a hurricane having to sleep outside in an unstable tent. I lost almost all of my freedoms and I was treated like a prisoner. I was sent away for 95 days. Lost and scared in the middle of nowhere. I WAS 15! I have been home now for over a year and a day doesn’t go by that I don’t remember the emotional trauma and abuse I went through while there.