Emotional abuse in childhood leads to sleep disorders in old age

Emotional trauma may limit a persons ability to fend him emotionally and successfully navigate the social world.Researchers found that seniors who were emotionally abused by their parent’s decades earlier were at greater risk for poor sleep quality years later. A negative early attachment continues to exert an influence on our well-being decades later through an accumulation of stressful interpersonal experiences across our lives. Researchers found those who endured early emotional abuse by their parents reported a higher number of problems sleeping in old age.Emotional abuse included insults, swearing, silent treatment, intimidation, or threats of violence or physical abuse.