I think it's safe to say most people know that a sign of depression is wanting to sleep a lot. I was depressed at one time and I can say, Yes, I did like to sleep a lot. I'm sure there are a lot of rational reasons about it biologically - medically and so forth. Some call it escapism.
However...
I've been reading a lot about how when we sleep we are actually closer to our joy/happiness/peace. Abraham-Hicks in several of their books they mention when we sleep we close this gap moving closer to our joy and to God basically.
So this has me thinking one day. People who are depressed... are they trying to escape from this life? Or are they trying to put themselves back together, closer to God and joy. Biologically speaking our bodies know when we are out of harmony and it produces whatever is needed to put us back into homeostasis.
Who is to say that being sad and depressed doesn't make our bodies respond chemically to produce this sleep so we might close the gap bringing us closer to God and joy.
Now please do not get me wrong I'm not advocating let everyone who is depressed sleep. However what I am saying is, our bodies are speaking to us all the time we just need to listen. If you suddenly find yourself wanting to sleep all the time and it's not due to lack of sleep perhaps you are needing to get back in touch with your soul and reach out to God for your joy.
Joy comes from within each of us and if you are turning inward - to sleep - perhaps it's time to wake up and make the conscience effort to find this joy that's within you.
Sometimes sleeping too much is actually a wake up call.
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