Sleep disorders are not limited to insomnia and hypersomnia: there is another type of disturbance - parasomnia.
Earlier, when medicine was extremely underdeveloped, and belief in the supernatural was an integral part of people's worldview, signs of parasomnias, including talking in a dream, were often explained by the intervention of spirits or demons, so much were they frightening.
Now experts can already give a clear answer to the question of why a person is speaking out loud in a dream, and to help those who have such a feature.
What is speaking?
Conviction or, in other words, somnilquia- is a phenomenon in which a person says something in the process of sleep.
The statements he utters usually have no meaning.
Non-agreement can manifest itself in different ways: A sleeping person can speak individual words, make sentences (most often strangely sounding), moo, hum melodies, make long slurred speeches, even scream.
He does not control his actions and does not remember what is happening, as it continues to be in a state of sleep.
Rare cases of somnilquia that are not accompanied by other sleep disorders are not considered pathological and do not require special treatment.
However, for people who are too worried about what they are talking in a dream, it is important to consult a doctor.
Problemsthat a person can talk to in a dream:
- Anxiety, fears of loved ones. Adherence often looks frightening for those who are nearby. A close person, such as a spouse or partner, can wake up from a conversation and wake up to take what is happening seriously, not immediately understand what is happening. If you speak often, it can worsen the quality of life of loved ones if they sleep lightly: they will not be able to sleep properly.
- Scandals, conflicts. Since a person is not able to control himself in a dream, he can say something that will be interpreted negatively by his relatives. For example, a jealous spouse, having heard someone's name in mutterings, can make a scandal.
- Discomfort due to awakenings. An anxious relative or partner may decide that waking a talking person is a good idea.
If somnilquia, even infrequent, delivers pronounced discomfort to loved ones, should contact the specialists.
Most often, speaking is observed during the second phase of sleep, but may occur during others. Replicas, pronounced during the fast phase of sleep, sound more clearly and meaningfully. If the person spoke during the slow phase, his conversation will be difficult to understand.
There are still strong prejudices connected with the fact that during a conversation a person is able to say something important that deserves close attention.
In fact, it is not: the remarks, pronounced during sleep, extremely meaningless and do not carry anything substantial. You should not give them special meaning.
Why do people talk in their sleep?
Why does a person talk in a dream?
Any parasomnias, including co-speaking, are due to disturbances in the mechanisms of internal regulation of sleep.
These disorders lead to the fact that the elements of the fast and slow phases of sleep intersect, causing specific disorders: bouts of fear, somnambulism, drowsy paralysis, and others.
It is believed that if the parasomnia does not cause inconvenience to the patient and does not lead to the development of other disorders, it does not require specific treatment.
Conversations in a dream are one of the mildest parasomnias and create problems only when they are observed repeatedly and pronounced.
Deviations in the mechanisms of internal regulation of sleep often occur on the background of mental and somatic disorders.
What does it mean if a person speaks in a dream? The main causes of speaking in adults and children:
- Heat, dehydration. Dehydration in any degree of severity affects the work of the central nervous system, which can cause various parasomnias, including talking in a dream. Often, dehydration is observed in infectious diseases due to an increase in body temperature, so it is very important to drink as much water as possible or make an oral rehydration solution.
- Psycho-emotional turmoil. Strong experiences deplete the nervous system, leading to sleep disorders. Usually somnilquia, which arose against the background of psycho-emotional upheaval, is accompanied by other disorders. In order for psychotrauma not to cause the development of mental disorders, it is important to contact a psychotherapist.
- Chronic stress. Regular presence in a stressful environment also inevitably leads to exhaustion of the nervous system, which eventually leads to the development of mental and somatic disorders, causes sleep disorders, including speaking.
- Natural and pathological hormonal changes. For example, during pregnancy, many parasomnias are much more common. There are even beliefs that a pregnant mother talking in a dream can tell something important about the child. But these are myths, of course.
Hyperthyroidism also increases the likelihood of parasomnias.
- Depression, neurosis and other mental disorders. Any mental abnormalities are often accompanied by sleep disorders that further aggravate the patient's condition. As a rule, talking in a dream, observed on the background of mental disorders, are accompanied by other similar disorders. In order for the deviation to disappear, it is necessary to take control of the underlying disease.
- Effects of admission alcohol, drugs, poisoning. Drugs alter the functioning of the nervous system, affect the processes of neurotransmitter production, which will inevitably lead to the emergence of various sleep disorders. Chronic or acute poisoning with toxic substances also has a sharply negative effect on the functioning of the nervous system.
- Side effects of some medications: antipsychotics, antidepressants, tranquilizers, antibiotics.
- Some neurological diseases, such as epilepsy or Parkinson's syndrome. Drugs used to treat and control these diseases can also cause parasomnias.
- Eating disorderssuch as nocturnal appetite syndrome.
- Downed mode, insomnia. A person who does not chronically get enough sleep has an increased risk of developing many mental illnesses and disorders.
Lack of sleep is a serious stress for the body.
Childhood itself is a risk factor: any parasomnias much more common in children. About 5–20% of children and only 1–5% of adults are faced with speaking.
Parasomnias in childhood are usually not dangerous and pass without a trace upon reaching older adolescence or adulthood.
To speak can lead and other pathological conditions therefore, it is important not to delay visiting the doctor.
But in most cases, this phenomenon appears softly and is associated with stress, feelings, lack of sleep. Over time, it will disappear on its own if the provoking factors are eliminated.
A somnilquia can also be a symptom of other, more serious parasomnies, such as somnambulism.
What to do?
Since speaking is widespread, anyone can wake up one day from a conversation, shouting or slurring of a person sleeping with him in the same room. Therefore, it is important to know what to do if this happens.
Key recommendations:
- Do not wake up. This way you will not achieve anything, just scare a person and disrupt his sleep. This will not do him good and may even aggravate the condition, since a sudden awakening is a stress for the body. Yes, and hardly anyone will like to try to fall asleep again.
- If the problem first appeared, report it to the person in the correct form when he wakes up. Talk to him in a comfortable setting, such as a cup of morning coffee. Suggest to observe the problem: it may not appear again. Discuss the possibility of visiting the doctor, especially if the agreement will be observed often.
- Do not try to interpret the words he says: this is a meaningless exercise. In addition, you can misinterpret any remarks, find an offensive meaning in them that is not really there.
- Take care of yourself. If you are scared when you wake up from a conversation, try to calm down. Exit the room, take a deep breath, drink a glass of water. If you are a sensitive person with sleep disorders, it may be better to temporarily settle in another room.
- Do not blame him. Remember: he cannot control himself. If co-speaking is observed often, only treatment can help.
If the child is having a conversation, take him to a pediatrician. It is not necessary to do this immediately after the first case, especially if the child feels good, is getting enough sleep.
How to stop talking in a dream?
It will not be able to cope with this problem, especially since it may be associated with more serious disorders.
Soft forms of speaking can be eliminated by eliminating stress factors and adjusting the regimen.
Top Recommendations:
- Try to reduce stress. To do this, you will need to analyze your own life. Is there something that gives you discomfort, makes you constantly anxious, keeps you on your toes? Think about how you can fix it or remove it completely. It is useful to consult a psychologist.
- Two to three hours before sleep, do not overly burden the intellect or body activities, leave them at an earlier time. This applies, for example, to active physical exercises, laborious work with documentation and everything that can overtax you or make you more energetic (which is clearly too much before going to bed).
- Perform relaxing treatments. This can be a bath (with herbs, fragrant bombs, foam, sea salt), meditation, relaxation, yoga, listening to calm, pleasant music (classical compositions are well suited).
- Sip a course of sedatives. (Valerian, Motherwort, Novo-Passit and any other herbal preparations).
Before taking it is useful to consult a doctor, especially if you have chronic diseases.
- Align day regimenTry to sleep at least seven or eight hours a day.
- Avoid quarrels, scandals, communicate less with people who cause discomfort. Scandals - a factor that significantly affects the level of nervousness and stress of each person.
- Try to eat full and more often in the fresh air. Lack of certain vitamins and minerals can cause sleep disorders.
A walk in the fresh air will help you relax, reduce stress.
Ask your loved ones to monitor your condition. If conversations in a dream do not cease over time and will be observed often enough, you should consult a doctor and undergo tests that will identify the cause of the violation. Your doctor will select the optimal therapy and give recommendations.
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