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Every little noise wakes me up, and it's affecting my relationship. I've always been a very light sleeper. This was exasperated by abuse from age 10 to 16 which always happened at night and left me with some serious issues. As a result, my insomnia has been nearly crippling throughout my life, affecting my school, work, and relationships. If manage to fall asleep, I always wake up at any sound at all, and can't sleep without heavy duty earplugs, a fan for white noise, complete darkness and a locked door. If anything moves near me (ie. SO turning over in bed), I'm wide awake and agitated. 

This is my first year living with my SO, and all the issues I thought I would get used to are still there and are definitely getting under his skin. He is aware of why I have trouble sleeping, but doesn't understand that I have no control over it. When I wake up four times a night and jump at the sound of a bird singing outside, he says "why do you have to keep waking up? Just don't listen to it!" I try every trick I know to fall back asleep when something startles me but I'm always wide awake for at least an hour every time, meaning my sleep is often very fragmented and not deep at all. 

He is starting to resent me for the measures I have to take to sleep (black out curtains, earplugs, no cats in the room at night) and I really hate making him suffer with me. He gets frustrated and demands that the windows and door be open, and then is surprised when I sleep terribly. 

He is generally very understanding and encourages me to try therapy, which I am considering. More recently the dialog has shifted to him being angry when I have trouble sleeping and accusing me of not trying hard enough. I need advice on how to manage insomnia while living with a partner.
<bot>: I can't sleep though the night and my issues are frustrating my SO. I want to find a way to fix it and make him understand.