Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea halts the breath in sleep, and breathing trouble is read as a conflict about one's place in life - between the place one occupies and the one wished for, between material and spiritual pulls, or between the desire to live fully and the urge to "let everything go." One feels smothered by what one obliges oneself to do or whom one feels obliged to see - a "lack of breath" - with limits unset, letting others and life dictate who one must be. The breath that stops in the night is read as that suspension between living and letting go. The short explanation's smothered, unset-limits conflict is exactly that. Relief is described as setting one's own limits, claiming one's place, and letting oneself breathe and live freely.

(Note: this is a metaphysical interpretation; sleep apnea can be serious and should be assessed medically.)

Example from the findings: the breath halting in sleep is read as a conflict between living fully and "letting everything go," smothered by obligation.