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blondie asked in HealthMen's Health · 1 decade ago

Is this stress or a more serious problem?

While holding my hand my husband will begin to squeeze tighter and tighter until I have to ask him to stop. He recently told me that he must be doing this while he is sleeping as he is waking with a sore hand. Anyone with similar experiences or knowledge of this condition please comment. Thanks!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Sounds like anxiety

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i would recommend that your husband goes to see someone about this, i.e. a therpaist - because they can solve problems like this, stuff like this usually happens when issues in real life arent resolved and are worked out in your sub-concious (dreams).

    Very good question though !

  • 1 decade ago

    maybe he got loads of anger all cramped up inside him and the only way he is showing anger when he doesn't have control on his brain that is when he sleeps.maybe just giving some ideas

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    sore hand? maybe he masturbates while he is asleep...

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