Cast Members from CBS' "Beyond the Edge" Reflect on Being Pushed to Their Limits

quotI will say it was the hardest thing I think probably most of us have done in our livesquot Sweetin asserted quotSave for Craig who has done some of this before It was the hardest physical thing I39ve ever done and watching it amp8230 You don39t understand how awful that bog was and how it just sucked you into it You39d hurt yourself trying to escape it so it doesn39t give you the complete picture As fun as it is to watch it was pretty miserable to doquotquotI totally agreequot concurred Porizkova quotIt seemed like all of my friends that watched it went 39Okay so it looks kind of hard but it also looks fun39 You39re like 39You know when you feel like you are being sucked down by quicksand It39s not exactly as fun as they made it look on TV39quotquotIn all sincerity it was easily the hardest thing I39ve ever done physically and in some ways emotionallyquot offered Williams quotIt really required such stretch We are all high achievers overachievers and blessed with tremendous success in most aspects of our lives So for me I was on the struggle bus I truly deeply struggled in this experiencequotquotI can echo what everybody saidquot added Underwood quotBut while we are all individuals there there was a weird comfort I had sleeping in the jungle and knowing that there were eight other people who sort of had my back If a monkey came in they would step up We leaned on each other not only to survive but through the competition aspect of it the emotional part of it and just getting what we needed out of not only the show but the experience of coming together and working together That39s what made this experience so special and worth all the jungle traumaquotWhile his experience wasn39t a walk in the woods Singletary39s take on the adventure was different quotThe experience was just outstandingquot he declared quotI39m so proud of all of the ladies that participated I was blown away by their strength and stamina That was really cool for me to see Yes it was probably the most difficult thing that I39ve done simply because of the unknown But to be able to go through this totally out of my element constantly waking up at night and seeing things I39ve never seen before in my life hearing things and wondering how close they were to my neck and then of course the rain All of those elements threw me off early but after a while I got into the groove but I never got comfortablequotDespite the challenges the Panama jungle presented a few participants actually did get comfortable and would entertain the idea of returning quotI weirdly miss itquot Sweetin said of the experience quotI39d actually maybe want to do it again But I think it39s because I miss the incredible group of people that I was withquotAlaina feels the same way quotWe all had the same goal for different charities so we really rallied each otherquot she said quotIt was lifechanging and I39d do it again in a heartbeat Eboni I hate to break it to you but if I go you are going tooquot she added with a laughquotYou39re on your ownquot retorted Williams quotI am not going back to the jungles of Panama I am too comforted by my warm bed three meals a day knowing which water I39m going to be able to drink But the reward for me was going through that struggle with these incredible people in the name of my charityquotquotI learned something about fearquot Singletary admitted quotI39ve interacted been around fear been in fear but not being able to see your hand at night and you39ve got to get up and go to the bathroom amp8230 By the time I left that jungle I felt it belonged to me and I was no longer really afraid It was like 39This is my jungle now39 That was something I really wanted to achieve when I got there and being able to leave with that was very empoweringquotOne participant who won39t be reliving the experience anytime soon is Meta World Peace who after two days of the adventure made the difficult decision to ring the bell of safety at the end of episode two after raising 8K for mental health awareness quotI think it was the hardest thing I39ve ever donequot he said quotStill it39s probably one of the most entertaining and fun things I39ve done outside of playing professional sports But it was super challengingquotBeyond the Edge is telecast Wednesdays at 9 pm on CBSClick the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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