have u ever being holdet?

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Only once was I ever physically restrained. It was when I was supposed to be having a blood test.


I am horribly afraid of needles, find them unbearably painful, took 4 nurses and a doctor to hold me down, and the was before puberty.

Okay, I just read through the thread again, and the poster describes being restrained to a bed all day. That gets my goat. When are these ret*ds going to realize that this madness is not going to make anyone better? It goes back to the mentality that criminals turn into saints if you put them in horrible institutions designed to make them miserable. It's madness, and it's NOT making the world a better place to be in.

Hey, we all understand what you are going through. I hope someday you can get out of that hell and live on your own. They are treating you like an animal, no, worse than an animal. They should be trying to help you figure out what causes your meltdowns not adding to your stress. But that is too hard.

I am wondering if there are any agencies in Finland that can help you, like Child Protective Agency or Child Abuse Prevention, because what you are describing is child abuse, pure and simple, and I don't care what reasoning they have behind it. You have one thing in your favor, you have Internet access which they didn't have when I was a child. It seems like there should be someone who can help you.

Good luck. I hope you find someone who is on your side and can help you. Maybe there are others on Wrong Planet who are more familiar with the situation in Finland and they can advise you.

I was once restrained, at the age of 6, by a teacher's aide. She was even forcing me to eat something that I didn't like.

i decidet to bring this threat back up jsut for pure indrest...my sidsuation has been improved greatly im still getting restained but not so much of forcing they give me choises

It is good to hear things are getting a little better, i hope you can get out of there soon.
Have you actually told a worker about being restrained so much or have they seen it? If not they may not know, some people really are that blind to what is going on around them.

As for myself i have only been restrained on the way to school when i was seven to twelve or so. I used to hate school, i would jump out of cars,hide,run away, all types of stuff. Aside from that i don't think anything has ever caused me to freak out or have a meltdown. I doubt i could make enough noise or commotion to be noticed at a funeral these days, even if i tried.

My father was a "touch-me-not." However, I can remember him wrapping me in his arms and holding me tightly. I could tell that he was pushing his envelope in doing this, so it would bring me back down (up?) pretty quickly. He's been gone for 45 years, now, but I still miss that little extra reaching out.

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That's at least some good news, batista90. I too hope you can leave there soon. The place sounds nasty.

Restraining, even to prevent harm to oneself or another, just remains horrible to my mind. I know I freak out totally when someone is holding me down. It's not helping me in my meltdowns either.

When I was a child and teen I was held down in meltdowns by my family or other people too. Mostly for running away (when I had meltdowns, I always tried to run). It was horrible and I would not calm down until they stopped holding me down. They stopped trying after almost 2 years, fortunately.