My name is Crystal. I was one of the first girls to open the facility known as tranquility bay. I was part of the Alive Family. I was in Jamaica from 15 to 16 almost a year in hell. The “program” is nothing short of abusive,& inhumane,The experiences we endured under the control of the monsters that run these “schools” are ones that I know will stay with me forever. As an adult I’ve been diagnosed with ptsd,severe panic disorder and Bi-polar 1 disorder. I was even diagnosed with agoraphobia. Which for those that don’t know that is the fear of leaving your home. When I was there in the program I thought my life as I remembered it,my family and friends were all made up. I wondered at times if I would ever see any of them again. Imagine being a teenager and not knowing if you made up everything you knew & remembered, everybody you loved and cared about. Imagine questioning your sanity and knowing you weren’t crazy and somehow you had to make it out of there but not knowing if you would really make it out You have no voice in there and when you try to have a voice they take it from you before you get a sentence out.They break you down in ways you can’t even begin to imagine and we were just kids, teenagers, some not even teens yet. I could go on and on about the things that go on in these so called programs and what every child goes through, what I went through. Today I’m choosing to break code silence and join the movement to shut these guys down for the sake of the kids that are still being tortured that are still in the hell I lived through all those years ago and can still remember as if it was yesterday. Hopefully with my voice and the many many other voices we can save children today and bring WAASP down for good. I am Crystal. I am a survivor of Tranquility Bay, & I have a voice.
