Recently i've been talking in my sleep. firends say i mutter stuff for a long ti!


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Recently i've been talking in my sleep. firends say i mutter stuff for a long time every night.how can i stop?


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Contrary to popular belief, people who talk and mutter in their sleep are NOT doing it while dreaming--the body is completely paralyzed during REM sleep. Instead, the do it during the light sleep stages between REM stages. People who spend more time in deep sleep stages will do this less or not at all.

This is not by itself abnormal. SOMETIMES people spend more time in light sleep because of anxiety or depression, but not always. Sometimes it is related to various kinds of medications or substances (alcohol, for example).

This puts a damper on any Freudian theories of dreams being related to these behaviors, because no dreams are actually occurring.

Chances are, you are normal but you just need to get more regular sleep. If it continues, do consider seeing your doctor. Otherwise, there is no specific thing you can or should do to change this, and it is unlikely to be harmful.

As always, discuss these and any questions with your doctor.




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