Re: Mentally abusive wife
Dr. Wong has some interesting things to say about estrogen-dominant women, and how to get the hormones in balance.
My wife wouldnt let me sleep either, when I had a full time job and she was a house-wife with no children. It's a really mean thing to do. I felt that it contributed to my getting sick. Our food supply is toxic, and many of our "foods" are addictive toxins. Many common foods are estrogen-producing substances, esp soymilk & so are birth-control pills. Estrogen dominance can lead to constant PMS.
Docsprefer.com sells a progesterone cream that is supposed to help. I wonder if it would make a difference with your wife, or if it would have made a difference w/ mine, or maybe karezza. Karezza is worth looking in to also. It's free and if it could get you some sleep and harmony, would be worth trying.
Ultimately, how can a man get his wife to allow him 8 hours a day of sleep, so that he can maintain his health so that he might support his family (including her)? It seems like a reasonable and rational human being would be capable of allowing at least that. Done repeatedly, it is a cruel thing to do. I know. It shows inconsiderateness and immaturity, and worst of all, a lack of respect for the bread-winner and head of the family. What's her problem? I'd rather be single than be with the woman who did that to me & eventually made me sick to my stomach. I loved her immensely, but she kept me up so that she could yell at me in the most bitter voice about how I did not love her.
She was a half-decent wife except for the 3-week/mo long PMSing that got worse & worse as time went on. Sounds very similar to what you have. She wanted all my time & attention also. She'd follow me if I left the house to get away from her.
I wonder if she would respect your sleep more, if some random loud noise woke her up several times a night when she slept. Maybe she'd even sleep when you do.
My wife was pretty lousy, but she did not show her full meanness until she left me, demanding $6000, and spending $1000 of it to make a painting of her naked boyfriend & leaving it for me to see, & then jumping in w/ another boyfriend all before we divorced, & not cooperating w/ the divorce... ...
Inconsiderate, selfish people can be somewhat nice to you when you're paying their bills, but what's going to happen if you choose to stop the tyranny and either demand respect or leave before you get sick like I did? If you think she's mean now, wait till the money monster comes and the laws are BS. The whole process is BS, and you have a kid.
I hope, for your sake, that it's just a chemical imbalance that can be corrected with diet, vitamins... I hope she's not just one of those majority of people who happen to have no conscience whatsoever, and basically just use and manipulate men until they get bored of them and quit caring. I hope she at least has some good lucks to make up for her inconsiderate actions. Welcome to the bitter men's club :) hehehe