Number 4: They destroy your sleep and your circadian rhythm.
This one sounds small, but I assure you, it’s not. Sleep is where your body heals; it is when your brain processes trauma; it is how your hormones reset and your immune system regenerates. A narcissist knows this very well, and they do what? They weaponize it. They will start fights right before bed to cause sleep deprivation, wake you up in the middle of the night to give you orders, keep the house loud, chaotic, and unpredictable, and disrupt your routine constantly. And over time, what do you do? You stop sleeping. Your body stops repairing, your cortisol spikes, and your circadian rhythm collapses.
You need to know that lack of sleep is linked to weight gain, depression, heart disease, blood sugar imbalance, and accelerated aging. You start forgetting things, your skin looks dull, your hair thins, you feel like you’re living in a fog, and that’s exactly where they want you: foggy, fatigued, and easily manipulated. If, by any chance, you collapse or break down from exhaustion, they call you dramatic. They say you are lazy; they accuse you of being the problem. They manufacture your collapse and then use it as evidence against you, classic DARVO: deny, attack, reverse the roles of victim and offender.
Number 5: They violate your consent subtly, repeatedly, criminally.
Consent isn’t just saying yes; it is about informed, enthusiastic, safe participation. Narcissists blur those lines on purpose. They coerce you into s**ex you do not want, ignore your “no” until you give in (as I explained earlier), remove protection without permission, lie about monogamy, guilt-trip you for not performing. Their consent violation doesn’t just harm your body; it destroys your relationship with your body. You begin to dissociate, you stop trusting your instincts, you start feeling like your body isn’t yours anymore.
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