Comments on: Sleep Problems and Intimate Partner Violence

By: kelly

kelly — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:25:31 +0000

sleep is important no doubt.any slip in quantity or quality can have effects.i have observed that wheni don’t get enough and good sleep I am frustrated and in a not so good mood in general.sleep really does make me feel a lot better.after all,it is a necessity,not a luxury that it has come to be!

By: bay

bay — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:23:27 +0000

No Dixie it is not an excuse, but I think that for those of us who have had problems with sleeping for an extended period of time you kind of realiuze just how realistic this could be.
I know that I have unfairly bitten others’ heads off for no reason at all, and it is just that the lack of sleep quickly catches up with you and does crazy things to you.
It is no excuse, but you do have to be able to see that this is a problem for you, and need to seek help for your issues.

By: dixie

dixie — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:37:46 +0000

Is this any kind of excuse for harming another person? No, or at least it should not be!

By: Hazel Q

Hazel Q — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:01:04 +0000

Isn’t it amazing just how little importance we have attributed to sleep and quality of aleep, yet look at the numerous ways that it can impact our lives!
Now we see that in some cases it can even lead to spousal and partner abuse, sounds crazy, but then once you think about it I guess it could be related.
Think about how irritable you are with one night of bad sleep, then think about the cumulative effect of night after night of poor sleep.
It would certainly be hard to deal with many difficult situations, and if you are already in a relationship that is strained, the temptation to lash out at your partner could be veen more pronounced if you suffer with these sorts of sleep difficulties.