Comments on: Dealing with sleep talking

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 23:25:10 +0000

I have had this issue since I was a little girl. Sometimes I scream, sometimes I whisper and most of the time just mumble. My grandma, my a uncle and specially my mother have told me that most of the time they can’t understand what I say is either bc I mumble or bc I speak in any of the 3 languages I speak. I have caught myself speaking, most of the time I wake up talking laying down but I have caught myself sitting down on my bed. It is really had to deal with this for the loved ones can’t get a good night sleep. HELP!!! I am tired of this what can I do? 🙁

By: prathima

prathima — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 05:54:48 +0000

Hi
I have sleep talking since my childhood and now am 27years still am doing , its disturbing my husband ,am not taking any of the medicines ,not having any other psychological /sleep disorders .when I under go stress it is seen often and louder speech. pleas help me ? am in Bangalore if you can suggest any sleep specialist also would be helpful.

By: Sangeeta Acharya

Sangeeta Acharya — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 09:43:44 +0000

I do sleep talking a lot , kindly advise

By: Som

Som — Tue, 28 May 2013 12:53:32 +0000

Hello Aanchal,

This is Som Agarwal, my mom talks a lot while sleeping. Some time she cry, shout, or talk and sometime she do some actions as well. Like she raise her hand as if she is calling someone to come near.

She has been talking in sleep for a long. When I asked her about this, she said she don’t remember anything.

Sometime I have done recording of her voice while she is sleeping.

As this is becoming more on a regular basis, I am bit concerned about it now. Could you please suggest me, who shall be the right person to talk in this regard. Any response is much appreciated.

Thanks,
Som Agarwal
I am living in Indirapuram Ghaziabad.
My id is ka********@******co.in

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I have been sleep talking since I was a young child. Now that I have moved in with my significant other as an adult, I still do it and don’t know why. Sometimes I have full conversations with him in my sleep and do not remember the next day. Is there really something wrong here or nothing to worry about? It’s embarrassing at this stage in my life.

By: alex

alex — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hello
My other half has been sleep talking for as long as i’ve known her, but recently she has become rather aggressive and they are quite frequent.

What can i do?????

By: aanchal

aanchal — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

dear samar, you need to focus more on the causes rather than the solution here.
at the age of 13, you must be going through puberty. this is a big milestone to be covered. it brings a lot of hormonal, sexual and physiological changes in the body, which further bring a lot of emotional problems. the anxieties of passing through adolescence could be the root course of your sleep-talking.
furthermore, now you are worried about how your sleep-talking is affecting your family members. thus this problem has become a source of further anxiety. this is a vicious cycle to break.
my first suggestion is to psycho-educate your parents and sister about sleep-talking. sensitize them on how it is hurting you in so many ways. tell them there is nothing to be scared of. their support will lessen your tensions.
next, read up on puberty in boys. some unaddressed anxieties could find answers and bring relief. sexual fantasies, daydreams, masturbation etc could find way into your night-dreams and cause sleep disturbances.
next, if there is something else that is a source of problem in your current life (girlfriend, friend, teacher, career, parents, personality), deal with the problem first.
take care!

By: Samar

Samar — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hey Guys,
i’m Samar and i’m From Egypt..
i’m 13 and i’m Suffering From Sleep Talking..
My Family Became Terribly Scared Of me..and Well My sister Leaves Me at Night Because, she Thinks i’m a Freak Talking to Myself During Sleeping, i’ve Been Trying These Tips But Nothing Changed..
i’m Still Talking to Myself at Night,
if you Have another Treatment..
Please Post it,
Thank You

By: aanchal

aanchal — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

dear mariyam,
talking to self is ok, as long as it is not
– disturbing your sleep
– taking a lot of your functional hours
– affecting your relationships negatively

from your question, it is not clear, whether you are talking to yourself while sleeping, or throughout the day, or just when you go to sleep.its also not clear whether you are worried about your self-talking induced by sleep patterns or sleep disturbance because of self-talking.

anyways, whenever it happens, it is not a good sign. seems like, there is something that’s bothering you a lot.

By: Miss Maryam Khalid

Miss Maryam Khalid — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

How do you stop talking in your head by this I mean not to your self aloud but constantly narrating things in your head. Is this something to do with my sleeping patterns?