The following is a visitor-submitted question or story. For more, you can submit your own sleep story here, or browse the collection of experiences and questions other visitors have shared here.

Winning An Argument In My Sleep

by Kim

Last night I fell asleep early due to lack to sleep the night before, my partner tried to wake me up to go to bed and we had a HUGE argument, I was telling him: No I'm not moving, shut up and everything apparently I can't remember because I was asleep.

Then a few hours later I awoke in bed because my partner said he couldn't sleep and was getting out of bed. I was my normal self but he was being very snappy and nasty with me, I got upset started to cry and asked why he was he was bullying me, he started to hug me and I fell back to sleep.

Almost instantly I had this full blown attack at my bf, calling him everything accusing him of never hugging me and all sorts of ridiculous things making him shout out 'I might as well kill myself' to which I replied 'shut up' and make him cry.

I woke again many hours after next to my partner and he say's 'sorry for upsetting you earlier' I say 'thank you' and he still starts picking arguments with me, I loose it get angry (awake this time) and finally find out he is angry because I didn't say sorry for upsetting him when he said it to me, but I had no idea I needed to say sorry, this was then he told me the story. He say's I sound completely normal in my sleep while talking apart from I am way more harsh but to be honest I can be harsh in arguments while awake.

This is not the first time either, I called him 'pathetic' amongst other harmful things in my sleep once which I would never call him while awake this took him a while to believe I was innocent. I also did this to an ex, when I awoke he was so angry eventually I found out in the night I 'went insane at him' in his words.

My current partner that nearly pushed him to as much as he can stand. I hope this don't become a problem too often :/

Click here to post comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Sleep Talking Stories and Thoughts.




Enjoy this page? Please help us pay it forward to others who would find it valuable by Liking, Sharing, Tweeting, Stumbling, and/or Voting below.

About This Site

Welcome! This site is continuously being created by students of Dr. William C. Dement's Sleep And Dreams course at Stanford University.

We made this site as a call to action for people all over the world to live healthier, happier, safer, and more productive lives by learning about their own sleep. We have faith that reading the information provided on this site will motivate you to be smart about your sleep deprivation and strategic about your alertness in order to live life to your fullest, most energetic potential.

In fact, we challenge you to do so! What do you say, are you up for the challenge?


A Note On Visitor-Submitted Questions:

Publishing sleep stories and questions from our visitors is meant to create a forum for open and proactive dialogue about an extremely important portion of our lives (one that occupies 1/3 of it and affects the other 2/3) that isn't talked about enough. It is not meant to substitute a trip to the doctor or the advice of a specialist. It's good to talk; it is not good to avoid consulting someone who's profession it is to help you with this kind of stuff.

If you are in any way concerned about your sleep health, don't wait for an answer on here, and don't necessarily rely on them. See a sleep specialist in your area as soon as possible.

More Questions:

Ask | Answer

The Stanford Sleep Book

Stanford Sleep Book Picture

Dr. Dement's pioneering textbook has been the core text for Sleep and Dreams since 1980, but it has just recently been made available to the wider public for the first time.

In it you'll find a more detailed account of the most important things you need to know about sleep, alertness, dreams, and sleep disorders. Studies, statistics, plus plenty of Dr. Dement's classic anecdotes painting the history of sleep medicine.

Preface | Intro | Contents | Get A Copy

More Sleep Resources

The Zeo

A revolution in personal sleep tracking, the Zeo is a wireless headband that transmits your brainwaves in realtime to a dock (pictured here) or your smartphone. The result? You can wake up and see exactly what stages of sleep you were in during the night! Unprecedented personalized sleep knowledge.

Sleep Paralysis: A Dreamer's Guide

Sleep Paralysis Treatment Book

Ever woken up paralyzed? A surprising number of us have, believe it or not. But few know the actual causes of this phenomenon, and fewer still how to exert control over it. Dream researcher and sleep paralysis expert Ryan Hurd shares breakthrough insights into how to do just that.

Important Disclaimer

Please Note:

The information found on this page and throughout this site is intended for general information purposes only. While it may prove useful and empowering, it is NOT intended as a substitute for the expertise and judgments of healthcare practitioners.

For more info, see our
Terms of Use.