Number 4: Vivid nightmares
You may relate to this a lot: vivid nightmares and disturbing visions. Being emotionally and spiritually connected to a narcissist often triggers intense and distressing dreams. These dreams aren’t ordinary stress-induced nightmares; they’re vividly real, filled with oppressive darkness, shadowy figures, and unsettling scenarios. You may repeatedly dream of being chased by unseen predators, trapped in suffocating environments, or desperately attempting to escape an invisible, malignant observer.
Upon awakening, these dreams leave a heavy residue of fear and anxiety that lingers throughout your day it doesn’t go away. They aren’t random; they’re symbolic messages from your subconscious, urgent warnings trying to communicate the hidden spiritual threat that your conscious mind may not yet fully recognize, process, and understand. Sleep paralysis is a major part of all of this. When I was living in my narcissistic family, I used to have these sleep paralysis episodes every single night.
I didn’t know what was going on, what was happening to me, and I’d be terrified of sleeping. People would rush to their beds, but I would run away and spend as much time awake as possible. I didn’t know, but then when I left, it stopped all of a sudden. Psychological things don’t get better without intervention, without any kind of healing, but this shifted, and I haven’t had a sleep paralysis episode for years now.
Number 5: Unexplained physical illness
Physical reactions around narcissists can be profound and disturbing, related to stress. You may suddenly experience unexplained symptoms: intense nausea, debilitating headaches, dizziness, chills, or overwhelming fatigue. Often, a strange heaviness or tightness presses on your chest, making breathing feel difficult. These sensations appear abruptly when the narcissist is close and vanish almost instantly once they leave. Initially, it’s tempting to dismiss these symptoms as mere stress or anxiety, but they represent your body’s profound spiritual sensitivity. These reactions, as an empath, are your internal alarm system activated by your soul recognizing the toxic and invasive spiritual energy emanating from the narcissist.
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