1. Severe stress.
How much stress do narcissists cause? The answer to that question is relative to how much time one spent with a narcissist and the type of personality one has. For empaths who feel so much more than us regular folk, being with the narcissist even for a short time is very stressful. This means that empaths who live with and constantly interact with narcissists are susceptible to experiencing severe stress daily.
As we may know, stress is perhaps one of the biggest factors behind diseases in both the physical and mental aspects. Doctors always advise their patients to keep their stress levels down to promote a more healthy and happy life. When an empath who is already emotionally hypersensitive is exposed to this level of stress in their life, their chances of developing other related illnesses grow higher by the day.
2. Sleeping disorders.
Sleeping disorders like insomnia or narcolepsy may be caused by stress from abuse. When people experience, emotional, verbal, or other types of abuse, they grow anxious and fearful. These emotions, when pulled up and constantly filled, may express themselves through sleeping difficulties such as insomnia being unable to get a good night’s sleep.
These anxieties and stresses you feel every day when dealing with the narcissist are surely going to take their toll on their mental and even physical health.
Having a sleep disorder may not seem like an important thing, but it is. Sleep allows our bodies time to rejuvenate the energy spent throughout the day. So constantly losing sleep affects a person’s everyday life. It reduces productivity and overall feelings of happiness during the day. This, compounded by the narcissist’s emotional abuse, worsens the empath’s situation.
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