>>31327016I had a somewhat similar experience when I was maybe 4 or 5. My parents handed me to a babysitter since they worked all day and everyday and she would literally lock me in a room with no windows in total isolation for about 9 hours or so and only feed me a plate of salt the entire day. She would constantly humiliate me as well, at least in the very rare times I wasn't locked in the room, and If I cried or told her to stop she would sit on me, and I'm pretty positive she was at least 140 pounds heavier than me. I don't remember how long I was in this situation but the last thing I really remember was her losing the key to the room she would lock me in, so I was trapped until the fire department had to come in and bust the door down to get me out. Her parents were there and I'm not sure if she ever got in trouble for that or not.
Typing it out and reading it, I'm surprised as to why I'm not completely traumatized or distraught over this since it sounds pretty much like child abuse. My parents didn't find out about how bad the babysitter was until I told them when I was about 13 or so, but I thought they knew since the fire department incident would've been hard to cover up, I guess their family found a way though. They weren't very happy that day.
