Sleeping Disorder
People suffering from this type of sleeping disorder are actually asleep and this sleep-walking-eating behaviour, generally, occurs during the transition from REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, to non-REM sleep, and wakefulness.
If you happen to go to the kitchen in the middle of the night and you see your loved one, or perhaps flatmate eating from the dog food bowl, drinking dishwashing detergent, scoffing down a giant container of ice-cream, or perhaps, devouring huge amounts of chocolate, soap, or bacon with raspberry jam, you may feel surprised and disturbed.
But if you look closely, you will notice that these pigging-out people, appear to be out of control. So as you watch on in horror at the sloppy, bingeing manner in which they are eating, you may draw the conclusion that they actually have some type of sleeping disorder.
The next day these zombie sleep eaters may be shocked to see that their kitchen is a horrendous mess and they may also wonder why they don’t feel hungry. YOU may be blamed. So perhaps, consider taking some photos of the piggy action, otherwise, your friend may just say, "pics or it didn't happen".
Some sufferers of this sleeping disorder who have taken certain types of drugs have even driven their cars to fast food outlets in the middle of the night and ordered food. Remember now, these people are essentially unconscious and asleep.
There is another related sleeping disorder called sexsomnia, which may be even more awkward for the sufferer. This is where a sleeping person may attempt to have sex with their partner, or another person in the room, or perhaps masturbate, while they are asleep. Supposedly, the person’s cerebral cortex is asleep, but the brain stem is still awake when someone has sexsomnia. Sounds stressful!
Books To Read
Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane. A pair of US Marshals are sent to an island-bound institution for the criminally insane.
Some sufferers of this sleeping disorder who have taken certain types of drugs have even driven their cars to fast food outlets in the middle of the night and ordered food. Remember now, these people are essentially unconscious and asleep.
There is another related sleeping disorder called sexsomnia, which may be even more awkward for the sufferer. This is where a sleeping person may attempt to have sex with their partner, or another person in the room, or perhaps masturbate, while they are asleep. Supposedly, the person’s cerebral cortex is asleep, but the brain stem is still awake when someone has sexsomnia. Sounds stressful!
Books To Read
Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane. A pair of US Marshals are sent to an island-bound institution for the criminally insane.
