Sleep difficulties in narcissistic relationships

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[NarcSurvivor]

Narcissists will often keep you awake late at night. When you’re asleep they can’t get supply.

[ScrapCat]

“I’m gonna tell you this right now...all the damned white noise in the world isn’t going to stop the voices in your head when you’re dealing with a narcissistic relationship.” - Dr. R. 👊🏻🤣❤️

[sylwiachaj]

Im 4 days without him. For almost 6years I stopped having good sleep but hey, I started dreaming again!!!

[andreeasederias]

Really interesting. Narcissists use sleep deprivation as a manipulation technique.

[taiadi]

Never in my life had I ever made the connection that my sleep issues were a result of the narcissistic abuse in my family. I started having insomnia at 7 or 8 years old, and no one knew why. As a teenager, I used to stay up all night long to do my homework because it was the only time I ever had any peace and quiet to focus. It was the only time nobody would bother me. Recently, I've finally gotten a decent sleep schedule going, and I can't believe I made it for so long with very little consistent sleep at all! The difference is absurd.

[kaishamartinezpereira]

Leaving the narcissist is the only way to find peace once and for all 💛

[hootnholler]

I spent soooo many sleepless nights beside my narcissist, who slept all night, every night. Snoring away. That’s how I knew he really didn’t care. If he did, his actions would have kept him up at night.

[Rodrasroom]

I lived with him for 3 months and had so many nightmares of him killing me. Left. They stopped immediately. Not a coincidence.

[DrGoldieMD]

How about when they wake you up from sleeping to start an argument, ask you questions or devalue you? Horrible people.

[rosedelgado]

One of my worst nights with him, started with sleep deprivation being woken up at 3am, turned into an argument, i still went to work, then eventually led to a nervous breakdown, suicidal, and my day ended in the hospital. And I still stayed with him! He still had the audacity to tell me that I caused him so much pain & worry, and I had no idea how much I hurt him. I was such an idiot for putting up with him for so long! I am on day 25 of being free from him and already enrolled into school!

[larizima]

Standard advise on sleep hygiene: do not sleep with your own *narcmare* in the same bed.

[cher]

Another note, they will argue with you late at night so you are upset while their lazy butt is snoring. I sleep so much better now and am able to get up in the morning and go walking.

[GeorgideMarne]

I didn't watch the video because I had the opposite issue when a kid: I slept like a log ! recently I realized I did that because of exhaustion. Don't ignore this side of the problem either..

[MsYogiCat]

Going no contact stopped many of the physical symptoms I was experiencing, in addition to sleep problems, I had anxiety, heart racing, reflux, stress- which is a helpful reminder to stay no contact. I felt I was going to suffer worse if I kept talking and engaging with them.

[annan]

"Not respect boundaries of time" Absolutely correct!!! 💯

[nannanz]

Late at night, in the spare room, I listen to your podcasts with my earphones
It helps me make sense of where I find myself

[wogbornagain]

Once you REALIZE that you are in a relationship with a NARCISSIST, you will NEVER REST AGAIN until their ENERGY is COMPLETELY cleared OUT of your ENERGY 👹💯

[dorothyfromoz]

Everyone had to go to bed when my narcissistic ex husband went to bed.... Which was early.
Our house had a brick wall add on, which I would try and go watch some late-night television, he couldn't hear a thing, but he would go into rages if I wasn't in bed next to him.

My 8 year old son had migraines, I was harassed sometimes until 2 or 3 in the morning by him. It's been 25 years and we all suffer from anxiety, still.

[Crisjason]

I always wake up in the middle of the night or recently two hours before wake up time, so that I can't continue sleeping well. I remember going to bed as a child feeling totally alone, without comfort and worrying all the time. It's a heavy burden for a child to worry that much.

[mariasahli]

When she said waking up before the narcissist. DAMN ...