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There is a big adjustment to playingSurvivor. And there is also a big adjustment coming back to civilized society after. (Just ask Jud Sergeant andhis bedroom wall.) Monty Brinton/CBS For Josh Canfield, the post-Survivorshock was both mental and physical after returning fromSurvivor: San Juan del Sur. “Survivordoes mess you up for sure,” says Josh. I wanted back in the game." I stuffed myself every meal. I became a sweets person....

People do some strange things onSurvivor. And it seems people do some strange things after they get back from playing as well. Take Judd Sergeant, for instance. Monty Brinton/CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images Judd’s evening started off normal enough spectacular even! as he celebrated the 95th birthday of a friend’s grandmother. Then, things took a turn. No, he was not. That’s just one of the nuggets Judd dispenses in his Quarantine Questionnaire....

Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player. As a result, everything Julia said was super-safe and she disappeared in the edit. Well, Julia is vanilla no longer. Julia Landauer on ‘Survivor: Caramoan’.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images That was total and complete BS." Fasten your seatbelts for the Julia Landauer Quarantine Questionnaire! JULIA LANDAUER:A lot has happened sinceSurvivor! Julia Landauer on ‘Survivor: Caramoan’.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images...

Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player. Survivorlooks like a truly miserable living situation. And we don’t even see most of the misery they have to endure. Monty Brinton/CBS Julia Sokolowskiknows all too well. Not bad for someone who was only 18 when filming began. Dig into her Quarantine Questionnaire like a Cambodian rat feasting on reward food leftovers. During this time, I had some amazing internships with HubSpot and the Boston Celtics....

Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player. “Anyone who knows me knows that I can be an emotional person,” says Julie Rosenberg. And anyone who watched Julie onSurvivor: Edge of Extinctioncan attest to that fact as well. Julie Rosenberg of ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction’. JULIE ROSENBERG:AfterSurvivor, life pretty much returned to normal. I’m sure the little wooden toys and learning materials I make have really tipped the scales for them!...

Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player. Fire was no friend toKara Kayout onSurvivor. Now, Kara looks back at herSurvivorjourney courtesy of her Quarantine Questionnaire. Robert Voets/CBS I gained 15 pounds to go on the show, then lost 26 pounds while I was there. My body was very confused and it took a while to get my metabolism back to normal. I also bought a home, a car, a cat, and at least 7 house plants....

Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player. With age comes wisdom. Kat Edorsson is one such contestant. Kat Edorsson on ‘Survivor: Blood vs. Water’.Timothy Kuratek/CBS via Getty Images How might things have been different? :) What is your proudest moment ever from playingSurvivor? Wining the reward challenge with my Cousin Rob. Kat Edorsson on ‘Survivor: Blood vs. Water’.Monty Brinton CBS What is your biggest regret from yourSurvivorexperiences?...

Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player. I also have worked actively with non-profits and community organizations on the side, which has been very fulfilling! What is your proudest moment ever from playingSurvivor? Katie Collins on ‘Survivor: Blood vs. Water’.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images Winning an individual immunity challenge was pretty exciting, as not everyone gets to experience that feeling. Of course, playing with my mother and building a deeper bond while competing on the show was priceless....

That is one of the revelations Katie drops in herSurvivorQuarantine Questionnaire. And that’s not all. Which other player may or may not have faked a seizure? Bill Inoshita/CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images What does Katie wish she had done differently out there? And which of her tribemates is she still in touch with today? It’s another must-read from aSurvivorOG. KATIE GALLAGHER:That’s a lot of years to catch up on! Professionally, I’ve been working as a producer in reality television for over a decade now....

Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player. Which is a bit ridiculous seeing as how she was only 46 and was an Olympic swimmer. But even though Katrina’s torch was snuffed first in the game, her adventure had just begun. Katrina Radke on ‘Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers’.Robert Voets/CBS With that in mind, are you ready to read Katrina Radke’s Quarantine Questionnaire? Survivors ready… GO!...

Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player. All that attention also meant the regular Joes and Janes in the cast were all of sudden full-blown celebrities. It was an adjustment that took Keith Famie a little getting used to. Everett Collection So we all have positive and negative stories of those unusual times." That was 20 years ago. A lot has happened for Keith since then, including awriting careerandfilm production company....

Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player. It turns out that Keith Tollefson actually caught six fish one morning with a net. And not just any old fish, but sixsharks! Keith Tollefson on ‘Survivor: South Pacific’.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images But on the considerably brighter side, he met his future wife,Whitney Duncan,on the show. All in all, seems like a more-than-fair trade-off. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First off, what have you been up to since appearing onSurvivor?...

Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player. Now you see her, now you don’t. “You mean the ‘purple edit’?!” Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images CBS did themselves a disservice by giving me the edit they did." And then, one of the few times producers actuallydidshow her, it was out of context. “That was disappointing. She also talks about why she needed to take some time off afterSurvivorbefore reconnecting with her reality TV family....