I've had a colostomy bag for 2 years and don't consider it a prison at all. It's a very minor inconvenience 85% of the time, a bit of an inconvenience 10% of the time and a hassle about 5% of the time. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it.

If you're having leakage at night, you may want to try other products. I use the holister products and have only had 1 overnight leak. If you're filling up the bag overnight and that's causing the leakage, you may want to adjust your eating times so it fills up and can be emptied/changed before you go to bed, or just plan on getting up once/twice a night to empty it. All things that are relatively minor in the great scheme of life.