SOMNAMBULISM

Somnambulism is a sleep disorder that usually occurs during stage IV non-REM sleep(Rapid Eye movments), in which he is usually accompanied by certain physical movements.

The child who has these somnambulism disorder usually sits in bed with open eyes and an expression of admiration or surprise, in some cases they can get out of bed without an aggressive behavior or strong and when they wake up they don’t remember anything of what happen in their dream.

somnambulism in adults it does leads to problematic behavior as are accompanied with vigorous physical or violent behavior and some injuries may occur to  the same person who has this disorder, and unlike children, adults can remember the content of their dreams and these most often are violent.

In adults, the subject matter of their dreams are commonly repeated, most often the dreams are related to situations where escape or help is required. For example, bombs about to explode, fire or building about to collapse,  these dreams require immediate escape as you can see and can cause the adult to jump out of bed in a violent manner.

This disorder usually fades with time.

common injuries

A violent escape of bed can cause tripping against the wall or furniture, causing injuries frequently. The adult can develop a real fear of what might happen during the night and create barriers around the bed so they can’t be damaged or close doors and windows so they don’t get out of their house during their sleep.