Surviving the Wild with OCD: A Radical Treatment Journey | Season 1 Episode 2 | Extreme OCD Camp

Six young Brits are on the journey of a lifetime.

They're heading deep into the North American wilderness.

But this is no ordinary trek.

He was having thoughts of beating her up, of punching her in the face.

I just keep seeing it over and over again, him just lying there lifeless at the bottom.

They've all signed up to a radical treatment program for mental illness.

I want to tap the lower of my elbow. You might have been born with a stupid voice. I was.

Because all of them have obsessive compulsive disorder.

It's impossible to describe what turmoil my brain is in. The lid in case my clothes touched it.

It flushed it. It's pathetic. This is not how my life should be.

OCD has robbed them of their independence and made living normal lives impossible.

They've been unable to get the treatment they need and they're desperate for help.

My parents have been through so much. I hate the men I feel I should have been at 22 that I'm not at 22.

He's so pissed off. that OCD has robbed him of his life.

So in a last-ditch attempt to reclaim their lives, they're spending 10 days at one of the world's most extreme OCD camps.

Last time on Extreme OCD Camp, the group arrived on the northwest coast of America to begin radical treatment for their OCD.

Today, they will be taking actual risks. Therapist Pete Weiss and Dr Travis Osborne are OCD experts and are helping all of them overcome their greatest fears.

You ready? 22-year-old Jack has severe contamination OCD.

So far, he's been determined to confront his chronic anxiety about germs.

My mouth went dry and my chest was beating. I was, like, sweating. I felt kind of like I was going to faint.

Drinking from a glass in a restaurant was a massive step forward, but it's not been easy. F*** sake.

Youngest of the group is 17-year-old Imogen. She constantly fears that her family will be harmed

and that she can only prevent it by avoiding certain foods and tapping things. It really does scare me.

Like, if you don't tap that tree, your mum's going to die.

So far, Pete has convinced Imogen to resist the urge to tap and accept her fears out loud.

Maybe something bad will happen. Oh, dear. It may be painful, but it is progress.

Like Imogen, 18-year-old Megan is plagued by thoughts that those she loves will be harmed.

She's also been challenged to face her fears out loud. You're going to get ill.

For the last 12 years, 22-year-old Josh has been ruled by symmetry OCD,

which compels him to do everything twice. I have to touch everything with my left and right hands, I'm left and right feet, equal amount of times everywhere I go, 24-7.

So far at OCD camp, Josh has been challenged to see how long he can wait before repeating an action.

A record 10 minutes led to a dizzy high. But his next attempt led to a crashing low.

To me, it is like seeing a bus come towards you.

21-year-old Olivia fears being dirty so much She photographs her surroundings to reassure herself they're clean But the main reason for her fear is the smell

Some people's biggest fear of getting ill maybe Or dying My biggest fear is anything that smells bad Good work

The most complex of the group is 23-year-old Andrew My OCD does primarily revolve around avoiding the number 13

Andrew's severe OCD and fear of the number 13 has crippled his life and ruined his confidence.

But so far, it's his low self-esteem that Pete has focused on treating. I don't even like talking, I sound stupid.

So if you shout, you might be rejected by all of us. I've always been rejected, yeah. Yeah.

Little by little, even Andrew is finding a way through.

I'm so hoping that you feel at least a little tiny bit proud of yourself for what you just did.

After four days of intensive treatment, the group's toughest challenge is yet to come.

They're about to take a trek into the wild.

But this is no mini break. The extreme conditions are intended to trigger their OCD so that Pete and Travis can confront it head on.