If you have ever woken up in the morning to have your girlfriend or friend tell you that you were talking in your sleep you’ll know how embarrassing it is. Sleep talking or somniloquy is a sleeping disorder which is characterised by muttering; mumbling and talking, interchangeably. When you do so you aren’t even aware of it, you’ll be so unconscious and dead asleep you won’t hear it. Causes that have been listed include anxiety; stress; inadequate sleep and fevers. Fortunately there are ways of how to stop sleep talking; they’re catalogued below for you to try out.
Insufficient sleep is one major cause of this sleeping disorder. If your sleeping patterns are too stretched and strained it would be a good time to think about extending your sleep by two hours. By so doing you will be well rested and less pressured to rise so early when you slept so late. Anxiety doesn’t go down well with inadequate sleep and if you don’t sleep more your somniloquy might worsen.
Eat light before you sleep. What usually happens when you sleep after a heavy meal is that you will have indigestion and your sleep will be very uncomfortable. The end result is that your sleep is disturbed too often and you won’t be relaxed enough to get rid of the mutterings and mumbling.
In addition to that you must watch your stress levels closely and keep your anxiety at bay. This can be achieved through holding positive images in your mind and practicing yoga and meditation. This routine will bring more peace to your life and make your evenings more relaxed than before. The breathing therapy at yoga classes make you calmer and more comfortable during sleep. What’s more meditation classes will be an added bonus if you can squeeze them into your therapy.
If you have been abusing alcohol or taking drugs it would be a perfect time to consider stopping. Such substances have been known to trigger sleep talking since they have depressing after effects. By the way, reduce your exposure to violent images as these can disturb your sleep and harm your sleeping patterns.
Sleep talking is not the end of the world, you can get over it if you’re dedicated. Give yourself time and you’ll be fine.
