User: WhereDidILeaveMyKeys

@MikeZ I did tell a friend's parent once, but they didn't believe me, and I doubt anyone else would. It's probably in the parents right to anyway- it's not like we're deprived of food or education, and we don't suffer any physical or verbal abuse, any more so than a standard household.

@Sleeper2009 Sure; goldensheep99@yahoo.com Sorry it took so long to reply, I haven't had the chance to come on here in a long time.

Thank god diapers never occurred to them...

Sleep wise, I've just gotten used to it, being in the same position every night. Being unable to scratch an itch is really annoying, but I can't see or hear a thing due to the hood, so once I drift off there isn't really anything to wake me up again.

Yeah, that's the main reason for the buzzers. Still, I'm kept in the collar, chest and waist restraints, with a lead attached, and 'walked' to the bathroom. Once there, they'll wait behind the door for as long as it takes me, before walking me back and restraining me again. Pointless or what?

I'm seventeen, and for as long as I can remember I've been harnessed and restrained 24/7, except whenever we have company or I'm at school, with no reason given as to why. I'm not keen on telling strangers about what happens to me, but most people here seem to be supportive and curious.

I'm typing this from school right now, so I'm obviously not restrained right now, but the moment I get home they'll put me in the collar, chest and waist harnesses, ankle and wrist restraints (made of leather for my 'comfort'), which are then firmly attached to installed hooks on the wall of whichever room they want me in. My fathers even installed buzzers near the areas where my feet go, so we can call if we want anything.

I'm also forced to sleep in a straight jacket, with a leather hood that blindfolds me, and various restraints on my head, body and legs that mostly prevent me from moving, because apparently I have a tendancy to thrash around, and injured myself once. Apart from all the gear, I sleep naked because I overheat otherwise. My fifteen year old brother has the same treatment, except we're always kept in separate rooms so I only see him at school.

The gags, however, are the worst part. We're not allowed to ask why we're kept in harnesses (hence why I don't know) otherwise they put us in a head harness that acts as a muzzle, preventing us from opening our mouths or speaking (I was actually put into it over last weekend for coming home late on Friday, and only had it taken off for meals). If my brothers in the muzzle at the time, or vice versa, they'll put us in what, judging from a Google images search, is called a Jennings gag, or a ball gag harness. As these both hold our mouths open, it's obviously far more uncomfortable so we always warn each other at school to be on our best behavior if we're being kept in the muzzle at home currently (Just this Saturday, for refusing to put his harness on in the car when he went with my mother to the hairdressers, my brother was put in the ball gag harness for the remainder of the weekend when he got home, something he would have avoided if he knew I already had the muzzle on for the weekend).

And yes, we both hate it with all our hearts, but we're so used to it now and know it'll stop when we finally turn eighteen. I anyone has a similar story, I'd like to hear it. It'd be nice to know I'm not alone in this manner.