No. They're not 2 characters from a new animated series. In fact, supposedly both names refer to me! My beloved fiancee has on several occasions woken up at odd hours of the night and has 'addressed' me by these random names (nope not by other girls names but cutesy/weird names as stated above!). I think somehow, I am destined to share a room with a colleague/partner who has some sort of sleeping disorder! I have had 5 room mates in the past who sleep talk/sleep walk/sleep fight. My recent roommate in the UAE was by far the scariest of them all (I love her though she's ace!). In fact she neglected to mention her bedtime problems and initially I started having proper conversations with her only to realise she was actually ASLEEP! She has also laughed in her sleep (really loud and that was really eerie as it occurred in the dead of the night!) and was once asleep but sat up in her bed and started frantically flailing her arms.
Other wacky roommates I have had have:
1) Started speaking Chinese in they're sleep (I don't speak the language only a couple of words so I haven't a clue as to what was going on)
2) Started speaking French in they're sleep (AND AGAIN I don't speak the language only a couple of words and YET AGAIN didn't have a clue as to what was going on)
3) Walked out the bedroom door and into the kitchen put the pan on the stove (didn't light the stove-which was quite lucky!) and walked right back in the bedroom and hopped into bed.
4) I have been kicked before, take note this was a room mate whos' bed was on the opposite side of the room. How bizarre!
Sleep Talking/Somniloquy (excerpt from some random website)
"Also called somniloquy, sleep talking is a type of parasomnia sleep disorder referring to a condition wherein a person talks aloud while sleeping. Sleep talk can oftentimes be loud enough and range from simple, nonsense sounds into long-winded and understandable speeches. Sleep talking can occur for a number of times throughout a person's sleep. Unlike other sleep disorders, which occurs at a specific stage of sleep, sleep talking can occur during either the non rapid eye movement or NREM stage of sleep or the rapid eye movement or REM stage of sleep. The most usual occurrence of sleep talking is during the transitory arousals of a person from the NREM stage of sleep. If the sleep talking occurs during the REM stage of sleep, it could represent a certain motor breakthrough of a speech from the person's dream. This means that the words being spoken by the person in his or her dream are expressed aloud.
Most people who are sleep talkers are not aware that they talk aloud while sleeping or utter sounds unless their bed partners or roommates who have heard them, tell them so. Many sleep talkers are composed of young children. About 50% of young children are reported to be affected by sleep talking. Most of them manage to outgrow such condition upon entering the stage of puberty. However, it could also persist up to a person's adulthood. According to reports, about 5% of adults are affected by sleep talking disorder (5%? How is it I end up sharing a room with these people then?) .
Sleep talking, as much as sleepwalking can also be hereditary. Aside from hereditary reasons, episodes of sleep talking can also occur because of strain and stress, medical conditions called febrile illnesses or most commonly known as fevers, anxiety disorders and other psychiatric disorders. Sleep talking is not a relatively serious condition. However, it can be considered serious if an underlying medical condition or another sleeping disorder is causing it. Most of the sleeping disorders that trigger sleep talking or are associated with sleep talking are sleepwalking, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, REM sleep behavior disorder or RBD, night or sleep terrors and sleep related eating disorder.
If a sleep talker becomes quite profane, dramatic or emotional, then it may be a symptom of another sleep disorder. At this point, it is best to consult a sleep doctor in order to have an accurate diagnosis and be advised on the proper treatments to undergo"
Handy Links:
Understanding Sleep Disorders
Snorers are the least of your worries. Trust Me!
Yawn. ZzZZ.
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