What kind of a sleeper are you? Options

[*My Cinderella.*]

I searched and I didn't really find anything like this.

So, most of you may undergo strange things in your sleep. Snoring, twitching, talking, walking...sound familiar?

Here's some more information:

Hypnic Jerk (aka Twitching in your sleep): A hypnic or hypnagogic jerk is an involuntary muscle twitch (more generally known as myoclonus or a myoclonic twitch) which often occurs during the transition from wakefulness to sleep (see hypnagogia). It is often described as an electric shock or falling sensation, and can cause movement of the body in bed. Hypnic jerks are completely normal, and are experienced by most people, especially when over-tired or sleeping uncomfortably.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnic_jerk

Snoring: Snoring is the act of breathing through the open mouth in such a way as to cause a vibration of the uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound which may vary from a soft noise to a loud unpleasant sound. This most commonly occurs during sleep.

The cause of snoring is some kind of blockage in the breathing passage. Those blockages can be of many kinds—here are just a few:

Tongue falling into the throat
Allergies
Throat weakness causing the throat to close during sleep
Mispositioned jaw, often caused by tension in muscles
Fat gathering in, and around, the throat
When the airflow in the breathing passage becomes irregular due to a blockage the soft palate may start flapping. This flapping of the soft palate is what makes the snoring sound.

Numerical statistics on snoring are often contradictory, but at least 30% of the adult population and perhaps as many as 50% of people in some demographics snore. [1] [2]

Snoring is usually an involuntary act, but may also be produced voluntarily.

According to Dr. William C Dement, of the Stanford Sleep Center, anyone who snores and has daytime drowsiness should be evaluated for sleep disorders.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoring

Somniloquy (aka Sleep talking): Somniloquy or sleep-talking is a parasomnia that refers to talking aloud in one's sleep. It can be quite loud, ranging from simple sounds to long speeches, and can occur many times during sleep. Listeners may or may not be able to understand what the person is saying.

Sleep-talking usually occurs during transitory arousals from NREM sleep. It can also occur during REM sleep at which time it represents a motor breakthrough (see sleep paralysis) of dream speech (the words spoken in a dream are uttered out loud). Full consciousness is not achieved and the sleep talker is not aware of his/her vocal output.

Sleep-talking can occur by itself or as a feature of another sleep disorder such as:

REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) - loud, emotional or profane sleep talking
Sleepwalking
Night terrors - intense fear, screaming, shouting
Sleep-related eating disorder (SRED)
Sleep-talking is very common and is reported in 50% of young children, with most of them outgrowing it by puberty, although it may persist into adulthood (about 5% of adults are reported to talk in their sleep). It appears to run in families.

Sleep-talking by itself is harmless and the content should be taken lightly, however it can wake up others and cause them consternation—especially when misinterpreted as conscious speech by an observer. If the sleep-talking is dramatic, emotional or profane it may be a sign of another sleep disorder (see above). Sleep-talking can be monitored by a partner or by using an audio recording device; devices which remain idle until detecting a soundwave are ideal for this purpose.

One famous sleep talker is Dion McGregor, a man who became something of an underground celebrity when his roommate Michael Barr recorded his nightly soliloquies (which were often hilariously detailed), which were then released as a series of albums in the 60's.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somniloquy

Sleep walking: Sleepwalking (also called noctambulism or somnambulism), under the larger category of parasomnias, is a sleep disorder where the sufferer engages in activities that are normally associated with wakefulness while asleep or in a sleeplike state.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepwalking

Periodic leg movements: during sleep are kicking movements of the legs which occur every 20-90 seconds all during the night and may disturb the normal sleep of both the sleeper and the bed partner.

For more information: http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/sleep_disorders.html

As for me, I twitch in my sleep...or so I've been told.

[voguelove]

im a kicker. i kick in my sleep. and occasionally, i cry, too. sometimes, when i cry in a dream..i actually end up crying in real life. and then, when i wake up..im like..wtf?

[*My Cinderella.*]

Kicker and cryer--I'd have to see what I can find on that.

[marzipan]

Sometimes I mumble in my sleep. I think I've only walked in my sleep once or twice.

[voguelove]

Kicker and cryer--I'd have to see what I can find on that.

HAHA. okay!!

[*My Cinderella.*]

Sometimes I mumble in my sleep. I think I've only walked in my sleep once or twice.

I've always wondered how people knew where to go.

[marzipan]

I think the farthest I've walked is down to my bathroom, which is right across from my bedroom.

[*My Cinderella.*]

The most I've ever done was fall off my bed.

[miiichellley]

I am like..everything o___o
almost.

I think i got that hypnic jerk thing once but it doesn't happen anymore. i don't think i snore. Other people claim that i talk in my sleep. o__o i don't think so.

that's it i think.

[pic]

I snore, apparently. Lightly. I wish I didn't.

[KissMe2408]

My boyfriend has the Hypnic Jerk thing when he falls asleep, appparently I have it too, but only when i'm really tired.

My brother has the Somniloquy....

And I have no idea what I have.
I know sometimes when i'm exhausted I will snore.
And I think I move around a lot in my sleep.

[tokyo-rose]

I don't think I do any of those things.

[*My Cinderella.*]

Oh, lucky you!

[*x1227x*]

I'm actually a kicker. People have told me that I kick alot and move around alot when I'm sleeping.

[chibichi15]

im a LOG. YOU CANT WAKE ME UP FOR ANYTHING!!!

[lovescream]

I'm a snorer & a sleep talker. XD Is there anything on grinding teeth while sleeping? 'Cause I seem to do that a lot and I have no idea why. I've always slept walk before.. but I don't think it has ever happened again. It happened twice only when I was younger. Meh.

[moninja]

i'm a snorer.
my brother said i used to sing in my sleep too. LOL

[*My Cinderella.*]

Singing? I think thats so cool.

[angelrevelation]

I have those falling sensations every once in awhile. Usually I'm a heavy sleeper.

[multifaceted]

i walked a couple of times...

i was dreaming i was walking to my parents room for some reason... and in fact i was... but i don't remember even opening the door to my room... or even waking up...

i cry in my sleep too... just did last night.

[*My Cinderella.*]

Crying as in...from an issue or naturally? I've been trying to look that up but I haven't seen anything on it except for toddler sleeping habits.

[turntabletux]

im a LOG. YOU CANT WAKE ME UP FOR ANYTHING!!!

Same here! ^_^
-Ant

[mono_logue]

i'm a deep-sleeper; sometimes i don't hear my alarm clock
i also scrunch up like a ball when i sleep

[Intercourselyts]

I kick in my sleep

[miiichellley]

^ i used to do that too. i wonder if that's some kind of problem too. but i don't think i do that anymore.

[scottypottyboi]

lol imma lot if im really wiped out i could sleep through a freakin fire xp but if im just sleeping and im not all tired im really light :)

[xforgottenlove]

hmmm i kick in my sleep i think xD

[***Lucy**]

Actually I'm none of these, but I find it very difficult to wake up

[*a painefull euphoria*]

im a cuddler.
anything poofy thats near me i seem to cuddle with. or my boyfriend
ahhaha

NO I DONT SLEEP WITH STUFFED ANIMALS

[xhidethedetails]

I'm a pretty sound sleeper but it all depends how tired I am.
If I'm really tired I can sleep through anything.
I slept through a fire alarm once.

[oXMuhNirvanaXo]

I have no clue what I am. My boyfriend twiches when he sleeps. It is so cute. :-)

[*Intercourse.*]

I can be easily woken up somtimes, and I use to kick in my sleep. I still do at times because I sleep beside a wall so sometimes I'll wake myself up in the middle of the night by kicking the wall Theres dints in the wall too

^Haha, my boyfriend kind of does that. Supposedly you can have a conversation with him while hes sleeping, i've never attempted though.

[synthase]

twitcher

i always move around..
and i cant wake up in the mornings ;]

[mznikki]

i'm a snorer lol but it doesn't always happen..its usually when i have my allergies. from what i've been told i also sometimes mumble, talk and kick- but not as much any more.

[Stefanny]

I don't know; I never really pay attention to myself while I sleep, or rather, I can't.

But I usually fall asleep on my side & end up almost off the bed in the morning.

[minioligo]

Haha, I have that hypnic jerk thing. It happens all the time.

< Always tired.

[jackizzle]

Hmm, i don't really twitch, snore, talk, or walk. But I do fidget. I don't knwo what that counts as. I roll back and forth getting comterble, then move again later for more comfert. Haha

[Drama4Ever]

Sometimes I talk in my sleep. I went through a phase of walking in my sleep but it seems to have settled down a bit now.

[*stephinika*]

I twitch a little, and apparently I've talked in my sleep before, haha...
My boyfriend twitches like mad. It wakes me up sometimes...

[*The Markster*]

Lol, OTHER.
I'm a Drooler.

[secretwish]

my family says i snore lighty sometimes.
but yeah, it would be funny if i was sleeping in the same room with someone, & talking about nonsense. haha.

[kimmytree]

Drooler / Talker.

[danifibble]

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[moorepocket]

you forgot droller. lol.

[alysaphobia]

A deep sleeper.

[Jinny]

I don't talk in my sleep, but my mom told me that one time I woke the whole house because I kept on yelling. I wasn't yelling words, just.. yelling

[Mystic Eyes]

I mumble and sleep talk. Like once my brother said he caught me sleep talking about flowers X_x

Oh and I used to fall out of bed.

[me1issaaaa]

I kick a lot. And sometimes I giggle, according to my mommy.

[loveylovely]

sometimes when i fall asleep at school, i'll twitch and wake myself up. it's histarical how i get these crazy looks from people when i open my eyes, but sometimes i just go back to sleep because i'm dreaming or something. so i guess i'll say hypnic jerk lmao.

but at night, i'm a kicker.

[PuppyChan]

I mumble and sleep talk. Like once my brother said he caught me sleep talking about flowers X_x

Oh and I used to fall out of bed.

CUTE LITTLE FLOWER BOY! Ish soooo true!

I've been told that I talk >sometimes<. A few months ago I woke up laughing and it REALLY scared my sister *teehee*. I've also woken up on the floor, woken up kicking, woken up in weird positions........I guess it must mean I move about alot

OH! and when I was little I used to sleep walk....only a few times, though. I don't do it anymore :3

[Jamwllms]

I'm an insomniac!

I'm a heavy sleeper once I *get* to sleep. And I'm definetely not a morning person.

No habits or anything while I'm sleeping though..


- James.

[ashleybby]

well from what people tell me, i just sleep
i dont do anything while i sleep. ahaha. but i do move around alot and steal the blankets
i used to talk in my sleep when i was little and kick
and once i slept walked.
my bf twitches when he is falling asleep and he snores a little
i think its cute.

[*StanleyThePanda*]

Idk. I dont snore, or talk though, which is good... I guess.
But I'm definitely with James (Jamwllms) on this one. I am an insomniac... And when I actually do get to sleep, I'm a heavy sleeper.
Mornings are stupid. haha

[Mystic Eyes]

CUTE LITTLE FLOWER BOY! Ish soooo true!

I've been told that I talk >sometimes<. A few months ago I woke up laughing and it REALLY scared my sister *teehee*. I've also woken up on the floor, woken up kicking, woken up in weird positions........I guess it must mean I move about alot

OH! and when I was little I used to sleep walk....only a few times, though. I don't do it anymore :3

Gah, it mush be true then. I am a flower boy Especially if i'm talking about it in my sleep.

You were laughing!? Wow, thats funny but freaky at the same time O_o
You must be dangerous to sleep with, if you kick, move and end up in weird positions. But I like that!

[PuppyChan]

^ See, I told you it was twue!

Yeah, when I woke up laughing I kinda freaked myself out aswell O_o

Dangerous to sleep with? MOI?!? *teehee*. Oh, but you like that? You'd probably think differently if you spent the night with me ....... but then again......
maybe you wouldn't O_o

[*steve330*]

Apparently I sleep walk and sleep talk. I've had friends crash at my house and they always tell me that I'll like sit up and look around the game room (while asleep) and I'll focus on them and then mumble a bunch of gibberish @ them, then I go back to sleep. They always tell me it freaks them out lol..

[aubbob]

i snore and talk also a heavy sleeper.. i can sleep through fireworks and gun shots

[SarahxJoy]

I've noticed that when I fall asleep in class or such, my arm twitches.
Not as in a little twitch, but kind of a mid-arm-flying-across-the-room twitch. But no one has ever noticed, haha.

My mom claims I talk in my sleep. I don't know. Everyone else in my family snores.

[Mystic Eyes]

^ See, I told you it was twue!

Yeah, when I woke up laughing I kinda freaked myself out aswell O_o

Dangerous to sleep with? MOI?!? *teehee*. Oh, but you like that? You'd probably think differently if you spent the night with me ....... but then again......
maybe you wouldn't O_o

Yeah it seems like it is dangerous to sleep with you and I would love that because this panda chan can tame you, just as you can tame me If I spent the night with you then I know 100% that I would want to spend every night with ya!

[trulyandnever]

Vuuury light.

[YourSuperior]

I'm most definitely a twitcher.

[PuppyChan]

Yeah it seems like it is dangerous to sleep with you and I would love that because this panda chan can tame you, just as you can tame me If I spent the night with you then I know 100% that I would want to spend every night with ya!

You think you could tame me? Hmm well good for you Ah, I bet you'd be a push over.....oh, and you know 100%? Gosh.

Well last night was really hot *phew* I hardly slept. Hehe I don't really think that the amount of tossing and turning I did really helped.

[*steve330*]

I Sleep walk. I also sit up and look around the room when I'm asleep, and if someone's in the room and doing something, I stare at them and mumble a bunch of stuff that they can't understand. I've been told by friends and family that it creeps the hell out of them. I think it's kinda funny. Also I tend to move a lot and kick haha.

[concreteangel]

I've been told that I am a snorer. i sometimes am a deep sleeper.

[laxumaster8]

i dont make noises or anything...i just move around a lot

[Crash2]

I used to be a sleep talker, but now it's more of a mumble. I remember this one time in class when I fell asleep during a film and my friend tried to wake me up, but I just said mumbled something random and went back to sleep. Funny shtuff.

Oh and I occasionally snore when I'm really tired and in a deep sleep.

[EmoEyelinerx]

I usually twitch, kick and talk in my sleep, and if my allergies are really bad I snore. Sometimes my parents can understand what im saying too..

[EmoEyelinerx]

I Sleep walk. I also sit up and look around the room when I'm asleep, and if someone's in the room and doing something, I stare at them and mumble a bunch of stuff that they can't understand. I've been told by friends and family that it creeps the hell out of them. I think it's kinda funny. Also I tend to move a lot and kick haha.

That would be really creepy.

[Jennifer]

I kick.. mumble.. Often fall OFF my bed, lol.

My mum said when I was little I used to sing in my sleep, she recorded it a few times

I've never sleep walked, I don't think.

I guess I should consider myself lucky.

[Crash2]

I used to grind my teeth in my sleep when I was younger, maybe 5-6 years old

I don't do it anymore though

[VaeVictis]

I've been told I snore, so I'd have to go with 'snorer'.

[monxcheri]

^^ damn straight.

i`m also a talker.

[dustbunny]

i'm a deep sleeper for everything except my phone...

[x_curse_of_the_c...]

uhh i don't really have any bad habits except for insomnia.

[TimeZonesAway]

im not fun to sleep with
especially if it's a small area
cause i have complaints that i kept kicking the people and pushing and nudging
i dont mean to.. i guess just cause i feel so squished i need to move around


but getting to sleep.that is the hard part.
even if i want to sleep. i end up sitting in bed for like 2 hours..then i watch a movie..but i fall asleep during that.. so i guess that's good.

but once i fall asleep i could stay asleep forever
even if i have things to do i'm always the "5 more minutes mom" kind of person.
cept im not telling it to my mom..im telling it to me..and im not saying 5. im saying 30

[RAWRstephishere]

Probably leg movements. When I was little I was like a tornado in my bed.

Now its not as much.
Im a pretty deep sleeper so I just might not notice.

[Amaranthus]

I have really bad allergies, so sometimes I snore. I used tto have night terrors.
My stepdad snores and screams and curses and kicks and twitches in his sleep!!!!So f**king scary, and my mom can't sleep because of it.
My dog twitches.
And my sister sometimes sleepwalks and sleeptalks.

[jaeman]

I've gone through all of those phases at a point in time, but generally, I'm mostly a snorer. And try sleeping in the same room as me after a rough day of sports or work, I snore even louder. Sounds like a World War 1 airplane stalling.

[Tramatize]

I mumble...

[Reidar]

Fighter. One time, I woke up, and I was repeatedly punching the side of my dresser. I usually have pretty gory dreams (last night, I was killing an army of zombies), so I'm all over the place in bed. If I were to ever sleep with anybody (not that I would), I'd probably be arrested for unconscious domestic violence.

[Tramatize]

^^HAHA my friend does that...i had to smack him.

[JokeInsideJoke]

im probably, all of them... me and my mom and sister were in a hotel, and in the middle of the night my mom got up and a little while later i sat up and my mom asked what i was doing and yelled 'IM COOKING SPIDERS ON THE STOVE!!!'...... so i guess i talk
and when i sleep on the floor at my friends house i always kick her. once i gave her a black and blue spot on her knee...
there are other storys but im not getting in to them

[illriginal]

I dunno, my girl tells me I sleep like a log. The position I fall asleep in, is the position I wake up in. But supposedly I've snored before.

[shoryuken]

prettzeell styylee...

orr ppll calll itt KUMA SUTRAA...

[foxx]

The kind who spoons and steals all the covers

[Anephoria]

I think i have Hypnic Jerk and periodic leg movment.
I always wake up in another area of my bed and in some dreams, it feels like I'm falling through space.

[Sprague]

I snore and talk while I sleep, so that's how my mom finds out stuff about me.

[JokeInsideJoke]

I snore and talk while I sleep, so that's how my mom finds out stuff about me.

that sucks!!! i would DIE if thats happened to me....

[*yrrnotelekktric*]

As far as I know, I don`t do any of those.

[Sprague]

that sucks!!! i would DIE if thats happened to me....

I know! >< I hate it, it feels like I have no privacy at all. Thank goodness she finally let me put a lock on the door, though. <<

[illriginal]

I know! >< I hate it, it feels like I have no privacy at all. Thank goodness she finally let me put a lock on the door, though. <<

Wow I just realized something... if I ever felt suspicious about my daughter and her activities, I could simply hypnotize her and get all the info I need. Wow this is awesome! Thanks for the idea!

[shoryuken]

Wow I just realized something... if I ever felt suspicious about my daughter and her activities, I could simply hypnotize her and get all the info I need. Wow this is awesome! Thanks for the idea!

whatt u agee tama...?

[annalucky]

I jerk. lol, maybe explains why I'm such a light sleeper.

[Sprague]

Wow I just realized something... if I ever felt suspicious about my daughter and her activities, I could simply hypnotize her and get all the info I need. Wow this is awesome! Thanks for the idea!

Haha, oh noes, your daughter is going to hate me in the future for giving you the idea. xD Then again, you dunno if she talks in her sleep or not. ;)

[EddieV]

I sleep normally.

[Glamourouz]

I'm a quiet sleeper & I can sleep through anything

[shoryuken]

I'm a quiet sleeper & I can sleep through anything

DAM weslley snipe.. sum l33t stufff...

[shaunxx]

im pretty much quiet. but sometimes i breathe loudly.

[shoryuken]

cuz da GRIILLL u gotttt kid... takee datt shiett outt denn u breatthh goodd..

[JokeInsideJoke]

Wow I just realized something... if I ever felt suspicious about my daughter and her activities, I could simply hypnotize her and get all the info I need. Wow this is awesome! Thanks for the idea!

how would you get her to LET you hypnotize her?