Dec
15
2009
Is There A Sleep Disorder That Involves A Person Hitting, Punching, Etc… In Their Sleep?
Posted by: Alan in Sleep Disorder, tags: Disorder, Etc..., Hitting, Involves, Person, Punching, Sleep, That, Their, There
I am embarrassed to admit this, but in the last few months, while dreaming at night, my husband wakes me up mad at me because I have just punched, hit, kicked, or grabbed him. Basically I act out what I have dreamed. Most of the time, I am not aware that I do it. Sometimes it does wake me up.
Last night I grabbed him and shook him. He is now joking that he is afraid to go to bed with me for fear of me “beating” him up.
Any ideas?
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December 15th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Its quite possible that you may have a sleep disorder or may have anger issues that are coming to the surface when you sleep. What are your dreams about? Do you remember them? Who is involved in your dreams? Hmmm? Are you angry with someone?
December 15th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Yes, this is basically the same thing as sleepwalking. Your brain is supposed to shut down the part that makes you act out your emotions while you sleep, so that you don’t act out your dreams. In sleepwalking, you fail to shut down your action center so you act out whatever you’re dreaming. You don’t have to be getting up and walking around to have this disorder!
You should check out sleep-study clinics near you. They can evaluate your sleep and help you treat it.
December 16th, 2009 at 1:53 am
The one thing I know of, like the first poster said, is when you fall into REM sleep. The disorder is called rapid eye movement behavior disorder – or RBD. The treatment is simple – an anti-convulsant medication called clonazepam. It normally works really well, and most doctors think it suppresses muscle activity instead of actually cures it. But you don’t really remember it, so it doesn’t mater.
But RBD is linked loosely to Parkinson’s. And it’d be helpful if you speak to your doctor.
A good reference is on the bottom.
December 16th, 2009 at 4:16 am
When you sleep you enter REM (rapid eye moment) sleep periodically. This is when you dream. Your brain normally sends a signal to paralyze your body during this time. I have heard of this signal being messed up in people before. And I thought I had it rough. My wife only talks in her sleep.
December 16th, 2009 at 7:32 am
I do that, act out my dreams but never hit because my dreams aren’t violent maybe you should ask a doctor and if you are really harming your husband you should sleep in different beds just until you tell your doctor you don’t want your husband hurt!