Avery-Former Los Angeles

The Bergen 4-Day Treatment program has changed my life in ways I never could’ve imagined. I came to Bergen after my first year of college, and was struggling with extremely severe OCD. Each day was a struggle to even get through, and I felt so hopeless. My life had become consumed by OCD, and I lost sight of everything I once enjoyed. The Bergen 4-Day Treatment proved to me how strong and brave I am. The team I worked with was so kind and so supportive, that it makes me teary-eyed thinking of my happy memories during the program (good tears!). Through all the education and tools Bergen gave me, I truly learned how to take back my life. It sounds crazy, but I actually had fun while doing my exposure tasks during the program, and it was so exciting to be able to do the things I had been afraid of for years. I learned that OCD is not so scary, but it is just a super clever, and super super annoying trickster. And after leaving Bergen, I felt so full of hope. Most importantly, I felt confident in myself. I had learned to be kind to myself during such a life-changing time, and to stay motivated to do the things that I want to do, not what OCD wants. I still think about my flight home, when I was just sitting and smiling, thinking about how excited I was to live and have my life back. Bergen is such a special place, and I cannot recommend it enough. Now, I am at school having a blast. I’m so excited by my classes, I’ve made tons of new friends, I’ve tried new things, and I truly feel like me again.