how to stop talking in sleep?

roze · Silver Member Joined: 24 Dec 2001 Posts: 276

I`ve been mumbling and talking loud in my sleep ever since I got married (my wife says so). I`m not really aware of all the groaning, but she is going crazy. I don`t have some dark secrets so that I would be afraid of revealing them, but I use some really dirty words during the sleep and sometimes I even yell and scream. My wife thinks it`s a mental problem. Is there any solution? How to stop talking in my sleep?

kolden · Newbie Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 22

It`s a well known sleep problem, called parasomnias. However, it's not really common to speak frequently. All those talking-in-sleep episodes usually starts while being in deep sleep. Talking in sleep is mostly completely separate from a dream. The connection between talking in sleep and a dream is actually very rare. There is little for you to try to stop talking in sleep, like to deal with the stress in your life, and to have a good sleep hygiene – for example peaceful surrounding and regular sleeping hours.

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