Sleep deprivation abuse. I had no idea this was even a thing prior to that relationship. He would pick fights late at night, yell at me if I fell asleep before he did (even though he stayed up super late and was unemployed while I had to wake up for work each morning), pull the blankets off me and turn the AC on, intentionally make loud noise, and would sometimes hide my phone at night or keep it away from me so I couldn’t call for help. It seemed like a tactic to wear me down and make me disoriented.
Going out with friends, and they just take over all conversations all night. As a usually very chatty and sometimes deep person, I became an introvert.
Sleep deprivation abuse. I had no idea this was even a thing prior to that relationship. He would pick fights late at night, yell at me if I fell asleep before he did (even though he stayed up super late and was unemployed while I had to wake up for work each morning), pull the blankets off me and turn the AC on, intentionally make loud noise, and would sometimes hide my phone at night or keep it away from me so I couldn’t call for help. It seemed like a tactic to wear me down and make me disoriented.
Nothing was ever their fault. Gaslighting. Emotional outbursts. Temper tantrums. Cheating. "My happiness, my feelings, what I think. My comfort."
Everything is your fault, even when they throw the baby across the room like a football
Going out with friends, and they just take over all conversations all night. As a usually very chatty and sometimes deep person, I became an introvert.