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Unveil truths about yourself by decoding what you're saying in your sleep
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Do you want to make sense of your sleep talking? What you mumble out loud in the middle of the night might actually be really telling. That’s right—there might be spiritually significant messages hidden in what you’ve been uttering. Read on to find eye-opening answers and put your curiosities to rest.
Things You Should Know
- If you’ve been repressing any emotions, then you might sleep talk as a way to express yourself in an unfiltered way.
- You might use sleep talking to announce your intentions and manifest what you desire.
- Sleep talking might revolve around a certain theme, like love or a fear of heights.
- If you have PTSD, anxiety, or depression, then you may be more likely to sleep talk.
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Spiritual Meanings
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You’re getting ready to take action in life. In your conscious, waking life, you might have a lot of inhibitions that hold you back from fully realizing your ambitions. Maybe you want to take a leap of faith or go outside your comfort zone. For example, maybe you want to ask a good-looking stranger out on a date. Your sleep talking can reveal what your true desires are, even if you never mention them when you’re awake. [1] X Trustworthy Source Mayo Clinic Educational website from one of the world's leading hospitals Go to source
- In the above situation, you might utter a phrase like, “coffee?” or a full sentence, like “I saw you from across the room…I wanted to introduce myself.”
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You’re expressing pent up emotions. When you’re awake, you might think that some feelings are too inconvenient or uncomfortable to admit to or talk about. The more that you repress your emotions, the more likely that they’ll reemerge in your dreamworld. When you sleep talk, you might finally give yourself an outlet to say what’s been weighing on your mind. [2] X Research source
- You might not even consciously be aware of what you’re repressing. If you record yourself, you might learn a lot more about what’s been bothering you. For example, you might hear yourself mumble, “...drowning in debt…” and realize that you’ve been stressed about money issues.
- If you feel like you're falling when you are about to drift off to sleep, then it may be a sign that you feel a loss of control in your life.
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You’re communicating with your spirit guides. When you're asleep, you might access other dimensions. When you are no longer fully in the “3D world,” which is your waking reality, you might be able to convene with supernatural beings, like angels and ancestors. In these cases, you might sleep talk to have conversations with them and ask them for divine advice. [3] X Research source
- For example, if you have a deceased aunt who you’ve always cherished and respected, you might say their name ( “Aunt Kay!” ) or even pose a whole question like, “Auntie, how can I be happy again?”
- If you keep waking up at the same time, like 2:22 A.M. or 3:00 A.M., then you might be seeing angel numbers. These may signify that your spirit guides are trying to talk to you. For example, seeing "2:22" might be their way of saying you'll meet your twin flame.
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You’re in the middle of manifesting your desires. When you’re asleep, you’re in a “theta state,” a type of flow state where you think about lots of possibilities and where you are more likely to believe that anything can be accomplished. You'll also shed a lot of doubts and self-limiting beliefs. When you sleep talk, you might announce your heart’s dearest wish and get one step closer to actualizing it.
- If you want to manifest financial abundance, you might say, “I have more than enough! Finally!”
- To make the most of a “theta state,” journal or announce what you’d like to manifest so you'll prime yourself to dream about a certain concept. For instance, write down, “I would like to meet a soulmate.” In your sleep, you might meet a love interest and say something like, “I’ve been waiting my whole life for you.”
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You’re wandering around in a parallel universe. Once you fall asleep, you’re no longer in the same reality. Instead, your spirit wanders and travels to other dimensions. For example, if you’re a high-paid lawyer, you might leap to a parallel universe where you’re a teacher who’s literally being paid in peanuts. Your sleep talking can give you a clue about where you’ve found yourself. [4] X Research source
- In the aforementioned scenario, you might declare something like, “Ok, class, listen up to what I’m saying! I’m not paid enough peanuts to put up with this nonsense!”
- Instead of a more absurd parallel universe, you might travel to another dimension that’s incredibly meaningful to you. For example, you might teleport to a world where you’re reunited with an ex. You might utter, “I’ve missed you so badly. But now you’re here!”
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References
- ↑ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rem-sleep-behavior-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352920
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/experimentations/201801/how-suppressed-emotions-enter-our-dreams-and-affect-health
- ↑ https://lonerwolf.com/spirit-guides/
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/biocentrism/202108/dreams-are-more-real-anyone-thought
- ↑ https://www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/sleep-talking
- ↑ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29029239/
- ↑ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12133-parasomnias--disruptive-sleep-disorders
- ↑ https://www.tomorrowsleep.com/sleep-talking-study
- ↑ https://aeon.co/essays/the-terror-and-the-bliss-of-sleep-paralysis
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