10 Reasons Which Can Make You Cry While Sleeping

10 Reasons Which Can Make You Cry While Sleeping

Many people awake with tears in their eyes. This can happen to anyone, but mostly, it is linked to past trauma. The main reason behind its occurrence is that our brain processes stored painful memories and unresolved emotions daily, leading to the cleaning of toxins.

So, while our brain works with these emotions and memories while sleeping, our eyes automatically shed tears. That’s why whenever any person goes through some mental breakdown or traumatic experience; they automatically shed tears while sleeping.

Following are the 10 reasons why it occurs:-

1. Depression – Depression is mostly associated with sadness. But in reality, it is more than that; it gives you a feeling of hopelessness, losing interest in everything and sometimes even suicidal thoughts. So, whenever the baggage of these emotions gets overburdened, our eyes shed tears while sleeping.
2. Nightmares are scary dreams worse than our regular bad dreams – They can happen to anyone, irrespective of their age. So, whenever a person wakes up from a nightmare, they mostly feel upset, scared, and uneasy. Studies have still not found why it happens, but most people think that the occurrence of nightmares is associated with Anxiety, stress, unresolved emotions, etc.
3. Anxiety and stress – Due to poor work-life balance, stress and Anxiety are very common these days. When our brain doesn’t find a suitable solution to resolve these emotions and trauma, It starts shedding tears while we are asleep. This helps our brain eliminate the burden of thoughts and feelings we no longer need.
4. Suppressed emotion – Everyone has their unique ways to handle trauma and stress. Some people find it easy to suppress their emotions and feelings instead of letting them out. And whenever this baggage gets overburdened, it results in crying while sleeping.
5. Less sleep – One of the most common causes of waking up with tears in the eyes is less sleep. Whenever we stay awake late at night, our body experiences distress, and that’s why our eyes shed tears while sleeping.
6. Buried grief – When we suddenly face a heartbreaking situation, our brain becomes numb and forgets to find a solution. When this unresolved grief stays in our minds for a very long time, sleep disturbances start happening, including crying while sleeping.
7. Parasomnia – Parasomnia is a group of all sleeping disorders like talking in sleep and walking in sleep. So whenever a person with parasomnia sleeps, they get unaware of their surroundings and start crying. Also, continuous exposure to Anxiety and stress makes it worse.
8. Medication – Many medicines have side effects. If you have just begun taking some medicine, you should be aware of its pros and cons. Side effects can result from physical to emotional being. A person may cry while sleeping because of unusual side effects.
9. Diurnal mood variation – In diurnal mood variation, a person feels crying and tearful when awake in the morning but tends to feel better as the day proceeds. This issue is related to the body’s internal clock, which influences our mood and energy levels, hormones, and sleep patterns.
10. Transition between stages of sleep – We all knows that sleep has five stages, from lighter to deep sleep. There is also a phase called rapid eye movement (REM). These stages are mostly ignored by adults, who forget that during these transition stages of sleep, their eyes shed tears.

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