I Survived

This show airs on the Biography Channel Sunday nights around 8 or 9.  It first aired in 2005 and is a pretty simple show.
They feature 2 or 3 people within each show.  There's nothing but a person telling their own story of survival without charts, maps, diagrams, or special effects.  The background behind the people are even blank, it's just black space.  It's a lot like if you were talking to these people yourself in your home without any extra visual stuff or videos.
I found this show by accident late one night and got pulled in.  It's a pretty dark and intense look at people who survived terrible attacks, and accidents who lived to talk about it.  I'd like to say that I find the stories of survival inspirational or something noble, but I just watch because I can't believe what terrible things happen to people without them dying through it.
For example, the people on the show talk about airliners crashing, people being kidnapped, raped, seeing their loved ones murdered before them.  They talk about being robbed at gunpoint, or being shot in the head, attacked by wild animals, and things like that.  Terrible, terrible things and a lot of these people are mentally, emotionally, and physically scarred.
I do admit that I like to watch because I might be able to learn what to do if something like this ever happened to me.  I like watching because of my interest in psychology, but really it's just compelling to hear what things have happened to these poor people.
I suppose it's my guilty pleasure.
It's not a show for the squeamish or weak stomached though.  It's very gritty and detailed so you certainly have to be the mood for that kind of tv show.