So last night my dd was talking in herself but also sat upright in bed while asleep

[LovelyYellowLabrador]

do I need to take her to the drs ?

shes often talked gibberish in her sleep

but as we sharing a room on holiday
i heard her saying
champion champion champion
then I heard her say I better go back to sleep now
so lol round she was sitting up in bed
I said dd are you on your phone ??

which then caused her to wake and she didn’t have a clue what I was on about and very drowsy

she definatley wasn’t on her phone she was asleep but sitting upright in bed

she does have anxiety about always wanting to get A stars for every mock exam and bring perfectionist
and as she’s able and works hard school put her under a lot of pressure to perform and she feels the peer pressure too to exceed acedemiaclly and she’s been havign counselling to help which she says os really really helping

the talking fine

but it’s the sitting up part that’s really worrying me

Pretty normal IME

My daughter does this, as did I as a child. Don’t think it’s anything to worry about.

Nope nothing concerning here its just like sleepwalking. Some people do it others don't. My son usually sleepwalking just before coming down with a virus or if something new happening in his life but jts not a Doctor issue.

No, loads of kids sleepwalk and sleep talk. Most grow out of it. I remember my brother coming into the living room and sitting on a beanbag while completely asleep when he was about 6. I was a bit older but a child myself and found it so creepy! Nothing wrong with him though.

I'm 47. I still do it. 😬

Do you think I should ask her about it, to see if she remembers ?
or will that worry her more ?

I’ve only ever heard her talk gibberish really like random words that are not sentences or that make any sense

She’s 15btw

I wouldn't worry about her sitting up in bed - it's highly likely to be related to stress.

I would be more concerned about her stress levels - but it looks like your are doing what you can to help her deal with that. I got great results with a fab massage therapist for my stress, so if you can find a good one, that could be an option too.

Ds has always had night terrors and yelled out talked in his sleep. He has also walked downstairs and into our lounge completely asleep, stood there for a few seconds and then woken up and asked us why we brought him into the lounge. At 14 and a whole head taller than me that would have been some kind of miracle. He had no recollection of walking downstairs to us. He was most discombobulated.

I think maybe you are used to hearing her talk but not seeing that she might also sit up too and often if you are not in her room to witness it. Sounds perfectly normal.

A family member did this. 3 of us sharing a room and she sat bolt upright and started having a reasonably coherent conversation. Scared the life out of me

We told her it was OK and to go back to sleep (we were all pre teens) and she laid back down and slept. Knew nothing of it in the morning.

It's all normal and healthy.

Normal.

Well, sleep is when we process what's happening in our waking hours. The "champion" reference definitely fits in with her anxiety on succeeding. I don't think the sitting up in bed is a concern in itself but I think the pressure she is putting on herself is the thing to focus on. It's possible its making her sleep restless. You could look at activities that take her mind off it and boost wellbeing especially active stuff (swimming etc). It's really hard when they feel all this pressure - you just want to reset them but you can't! Just keep reassuring her - she is already a champion.

Ds is 19 and still does it. We once, with his permission, set his phone to record his "sleep" and after a couple of nights he heard himself panic and talk really loud, worrying about something. He has no recollection of it happening, even if you are there immediately after he "wakes up" and has been yelling. Even if you tell him exactly what he said he doesn't know what you are talking about. Makes for interesting hotel stays and him being away at uni.

I wouldn't bother talking to her about it to be honest. What good will it do? She can't do anything about it.

The sitting up thing is normal. One time I (apparently) sat bolt upright and said "it was my cabin boy who cost us the war".

This sentence not be further from my usual range of interests.

I used to sleepwalk as a teenager (usually when anxious/ill) and it used to really upset me if my parents told me about it. I felt really embarrassed and it made my anxiety worse. I would keep quiet and just keep an eye on her.

Its totally fine, she won't remember it when she wakes up but thats normal and nothing to worry about
I used to sleepwalk and sleep talk- my sister said we had a full conversation one night, that I don't remember because I was asleep.
It could be stress, it could be triggered by what she ate the night before

Mine does this. A few nights ago we slept in the lounge as it was cooler. I woke up to hear her talking, sitting up and 'looking over' me like a small ghost (she had the covers over her). Fast asleep and no recollection of it in the morning.

My older daughter used to sleep walk and talk a lot. It was usually when she was stressed or anxious (friendship issues, exams, etc). She hasn’t done it for a few years now - that I know of, she’s away at uni most of the time.

We’ve had some amazing nonsense conversations, I’ve found her sitting up in bed, rooting around in the airing cupboard looking for crisps, she’d often wake up in the morning and find a bed full of stuff (remote controls, food, random household items) that she’d gathered up while sleep walking.

She never remembered it, I used to gently guide her back to bed

My sister was like this during her teens.

She used to start talking about the plots going on in Eastenders. Had no memory of this the next morning.

Her DH says she still sometimes does this even now.

I think it’s stress related too.

I'm 50 and I still do things like that

So I decided to ask her if she remembers any of it which she doesn’t
i did wonder if I should even mention it for fear of making her more anxious
but she didn’t seem too bothered about it

she’s looking at TikTok’s now
and seems perfectly fine

hopefully this holiday will help her relax
funny enough she mentioned yesterday she would liek to go for a massage so I think I’ll try that and see if it helps

thanks so much for all your replies you’ve calmed me down so much

I suppose if I wasn’t in the same room as her, I wouldn’t even know about it

43 and I still do it. Was worse in my twenties and early thirties. My eldest is 12 and has always done this too. As a PP has already said it’s worse when I’ll with some virus or stressed or even over tired. I don’t think it’s concerning especially if you DD has been sleep talking/ terrors etc before. If it’s a new thing, then yes perhaps speak to your GP