Jackal

A phrase that keeps coming into my mind is "Hurt people, hurt people." In the sense that if something bad happens to you it's likely you'll do something bad to someone else. I think I does hold some value, But I think I can relate to "Hurt people, help people" more. The following example is something that happened to me in my life.

I was attending a middle school in Pennsylvania and at that time I was extremely severe with my Asperger Syndrome. I would get extremely upset, I would punch my knees or arms, I'd bang my head against walls, Etc. This school had a seclusion room which I was in a lot of the time. These rooms are usually being advertised as a last resort to the public. But at least with the experiences I had it was used as a form of punishment or threat which really degraded me as a person, I felt like less of a person there then ever. This isn't even factoring in the idea that some of these rooms (Including the one at my school.) Locked from the outside meaning I could not get out. These rooms are also thought of as safe places for people to calm down. Based on my experience in these environments I felt more infuriated and panicked then when not in these rooms. I was assaulted physically by a teacher there who pushed me from wall to wall face first leaving hand marks on my back. I was alone for enough time in these rooms to punch myself in the nose enough times to make me bleed. I was bleeding for about 15-25 minutes before anyone seemed to notice.

I strongly advocate against rooms like these as a first resort or punishment.
It's important for me to help others in my opinion. I just want to bring light to this situation through a personal experience. So others might not have to.