The cause of sleepwalking and what to do during an episode

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 73

  • @WilliamsPinch
    @WilliamsPinch Рік тому +4

    I used to sleep walk and have intense nightmares as a child. And something I didn’t really connect was that it stopped after I got saved. Not here to minister to anyone, but may be something to consider.

    • @ashlynnjeffties7992
      @ashlynnjeffties7992 13 днів тому

      Same i had night terrors and slept walked since a toddler.

  • @SianaRepmad
    @SianaRepmad Рік тому +47

    I used to sleepwalk a lot when I was a child. I’ve done it a few times as an adult when I was extremely stressed or when it’s really hot. I’ve also caught myself sleepwalking. I had a dream that some demonic man was perched on a bench staring at me, so I got up and told him to leave while tapping on his shoulder. I woke up tapping a pile of clothes on the side of my bed 🤦🏾‍♀️

    • @WilliamsPinch
      @WilliamsPinch Рік тому +2

      As a former sleepwalker… I’m not convinced it’s something deeper

    • @adrian-hy1jo
      @adrian-hy1jo 8 місяців тому +1

      @@WilliamsPinchit is.

    • @Amberplayss-k8s
      @Amberplayss-k8s 6 місяців тому +1

      Omg 😂

  • @sofya6553
    @sofya6553 Рік тому +15

    Growing up my mum used to sleepwalk and talk every night, like clockwork, with the same routine, wake up gasping, saying she is going to die and then come and wake us up to tell us that she "swallowed it and now she is going to die" and we had to tell her it was ok she was dreaming she wasnt going to die and then she would calm down. Weirdly it stopped after my dad died. Ive always wondered what it meant. Does anybody have any idea? Neither me of my brother have been regular sleep talkers or walkers at any point in our lives

    • @Lavender-e2v
      @Lavender-e2v Рік тому +3

      Maybe she thought ur father was gonna kill her? It’s quite weird sleepwalking but hopefully she’s okay now

  • @kkyliehenry6743
    @kkyliehenry6743 Рік тому +1

    I used to when I was younger. A few other events popped up over the years now and then. And then something traumatic happened 3 years ago, I have never scared myself, I always found it funny when people told me what I did and so did they. Now I have turned violent and done some weird and really creepy stuff including walks outside (even left my car doors fully open, the keys laying on the path and my front door laying wide open after retrieving a pack of sweets from under the seat that I had forgot even existed), what if I’d decided to go for a drive that night 😳Tried to jump through my bedroom window, twice before I was restrained from trying again. I’m hoping a psychologist will be able to help me but aside from altering my bedtime routine to include a straight jacket and a horse tranquilliser in the booty cheek , im not sure there’s a lot they can do. I’ve tried almost every trick in the book (or what I found down the rabbit hole online) and it just hasn’t made a difference.

  • @carissakaisen5264
    @carissakaisen5264 Рік тому +5

    my son will wake up and he will say things that do not make since. he will go to the bathroom and use the restroom. he'll say words like one at a time.. he starts to look like and sound like hes going to cry. we will just try to lay him down rather we found him out of his bed or if hes in his bed and we hear him. tonight we heard him go into the hall and we came out, his dad used to sleep walk as a kid so hes always knew what it was, normally it's bc he has the urge to pee. but tonight he scared me. he said he was trying to get to something, he spoke on his legendry cards, and then he said murder. and he almost started to cry. i was scared to death. but his dad asked him if he had a bad dream and he shook his head yes. he went to the kitchen wanting food, i got him food, his dad picked him up bc he started making that frowning face and his eyes looked sad like he wanted to cry again ... his dad started saying things like "flowers, sea breeze, happy trees, pretty leaves." all kinds of nice and happy words and he calmed down.. we think he had a nightmare and he had to pee.. but is that sleepwalking still?

  • @ZiggyWhiskerz
    @ZiggyWhiskerz 2 роки тому +22

    I slept walked a lot as a kid as well as talked on my sleep. I did grow out of it lol zzzzz

  • @Love_frogs856
    @Love_frogs856 Рік тому +6

    My brother was sleep walking right he opens the door looks outside and shuts the door and then walks up to my dad and starts staring at my dad then goes back to sleep

    • @Elladaellaphantthh
      @Elladaellaphantthh 9 місяців тому +2

      Why did this made me crack up but scared at the same time ???

  • @allisonjane913
    @allisonjane913 2 роки тому +11

    I never grew out of it. Tomorrow I’m likely getting a narcolepsy type 2 diagnosis and getting referred back to a prior neurologist to take me back on.

    • @juliewoodmass8330
      @juliewoodmass8330 Рік тому

      Hi I’m the same & waiting for my appointment as in March I slept walked down stairs into kitchen & fell broke my hip it’s no fun at all so I hope you get the help/medicine to help you good luck 🤞

  • @bellablu3777
    @bellablu3777 Рік тому +4

    I just broke my foot in 2 places sleepwalking, i jumped off my bed.

  • @patryn36
    @patryn36 4 місяці тому +1

    Odd that sleepwalking is something done outside of rem sleep, I have dreamt what I did while I was sleepwalking once

  • @mental9971
    @mental9971 Рік тому +3

    I am 17 but still sleep walk sometimes like once or twice a week usually I am scared of something but not getting out of bed but talking about random senseless shit is I have to visit doctor.

  • @adityadharade1475
    @adityadharade1475 Рік тому +10

    Im 18
    Still happening with me
    I can speak while walking

    • @Etlr22
      @Etlr22 7 місяців тому +1

      I'm 35
      Still happening to me 😅

  • @Nini45-x9l
    @Nini45-x9l Рік тому +3

    As a 12 year old with sleep walking phobia my siblings and my parents always make fun of me iåm so sad about sleep walking they just make fun of me they do not care how much it hurts mme 😢😢

  • @wadora4523
    @wadora4523 2 роки тому +8

    I use to sleep walk alot as a child. as pan adult I have insomnia 😫

    • @javierburboa
      @javierburboa 2 роки тому +2

      Same here. My brother had to run after me on street. Lucky Mom installed differently locks; multiple.

  • @fatsonic5776
    @fatsonic5776 Рік тому +2

    I sleep walk and sometimes wake up very violently from dreams basically turning into an ape.

    • @mblurry2205
      @mblurry2205 Рік тому

      I woke up with this rug burn on my toe like a week ago still hurts 😅

  • @Yourfavbrunnettea
    @Yourfavbrunnettea Рік тому

    I dont sleep walk but one night me and my parents went camping so i slept in a caravan with them, in the middle of the night i woke my mum up yelling, “ mum! Mum! Look” she looked at me and i was squishing my pillow saying “mum! Look, Its squishy!”

  • @MrsOhiofilmz
    @MrsOhiofilmz 2 місяці тому

    I’m 34 and now when I do it i remember everything I just can’t control it

  • @TheOfficialChicken
    @TheOfficialChicken Рік тому +1

    My mom just recorded as i threw her slippers in the toilet and jumped up and down on the cpuch when i was 9 XD.

  • @nightless_wz
    @nightless_wz Рік тому

    This night I went to the bathroom took the bin to my room and my mum said what are you doing and I said I want to drink😂

  • @Lavender-e2v
    @Lavender-e2v Рік тому

    I use to sleep walk when I was about 9 years old in the middle of the night I never remembered anything when I woke up every time and I ended up waking with huge cuts it hurt a lot and I wondered what I did I check my cameras in my house finding out i was sleepwalking and was doing bad things by knocking chairs over throwing food but my eyes were open I couldn’t hear anything and was trying to get out my room when my parents locked it sleepwalking happens especially for kids but adults could sleep walk aswelll

  • @saraspreadborough-y4j
    @saraspreadborough-y4j Рік тому

    I sleepwalk a lot it is usually in nightmares i mostly just run around screaming find my parents, cry at them and lay down sometimes it bite my mom or sleep downstairs

  • @melanatedone8655
    @melanatedone8655 2 роки тому +3

    I slept walk last yr. It was scary...... definitely scary

    • @ceterisparibus8966
      @ceterisparibus8966 2 роки тому +2

      Why?

    • @jasminegrant7092
      @jasminegrant7092 Рік тому +2

      Did u stop ?

    • @melanatedone8655
      @melanatedone8655 Рік тому

      @@ceterisparibus8966 I think it was stress. I was dealing with a lot of stress. Mainly from me mentally detoxing

    • @melanatedone8655
      @melanatedone8655 Рік тому

      @@jasminegrant7092 I think so lol.....I keep my door shut ( I try to). I've never had that episode again.

    • @youtubes.a.y1712
      @youtubes.a.y1712 Рік тому

      Yesterday night i was sleep walking . My mother told me that i was going to collide with a wall but mother saved me. Its was first time

  • @Arcala-D
    @Arcala-D Рік тому

    my mother and aunt just told me that I took my laptop turned it on and watched cartoons at night 00:00 with full volume . I was shocked because the last time i have sleepwalked was when i was 9

  • @Vylann.-_-
    @Vylann.-_- Рік тому

    I woke up sleep walking and lol i almost went to the praying room like how could my dum brain process all that

  • @st__pt
    @st__pt Рік тому

    Is it possible that an adult with no history of sleepwalking starts sleepwalking? Caused by too much stress.

  • @NathanHedglin
    @NathanHedglin 2 роки тому +2

    Cousin would sleepwalk and wake up in cornfields

  • @disconnect5305
    @disconnect5305 Рік тому +2

    My roommate entered my room late at night while his sleepwalking. . . I knew he was a sleep walker at night, but still sometimes his sleep walking antics caught me by surprise. 😶 I just continued m4sturb4t1ng that night while he just stares at me doing random hand motions in the air. 👁👄👁 I think I'm a exhibitionist.

  • @chestydevildonut6550
    @chestydevildonut6550 7 місяців тому

    Bro last night I broke my washing machine. Last night I woke up ripped the lid off. Then my son's crib was filled with dirty clothes.

  • @Ghostiepassion35
    @Ghostiepassion35 Рік тому

    I have REM sleep during my childhood i was in a deep stage of REM sleep so i most likely sleep fighting and sleep talking unaware what's happening pretty much i don't know why that happen to me

  • @miracleblack111
    @miracleblack111 6 місяців тому

    well i sleep move like i move around

  • @ZaneLauKaiEn
    @ZaneLauKaiEn Рік тому +1

    Ok so one day I was worrying about my homework at night until I fell asleep later that night I woke up and did my homework while sleepwalking and when I woke up on the homework was a bunch of scribles and letters until now I still think my sister did it 10 likes for another sleepwalking story of mine

  • @goose6513
    @goose6513 Рік тому

    I was sleepwalking this night, and my family told me i screamed at them, and told them to go f### themselfs.
    And i dont know what to do to stop this

    • @st__pt
      @st__pt Рік тому

      Being screamed at by an asleep person?! That's terrifying

  • @Craft482
    @Craft482 7 місяців тому

    I never have sleepwalking before even l am always depressed. But l did sleepwalking before since l was about 4-6 years old, l read put the words in my dream but l accidentally read it in real life, my dad lit de it and he ask me if l want to go to the bathroom or something, refuse it because l was just saying things but in real life

  • @shubhampandey9497
    @shubhampandey9497 Рік тому

    What if someone murders in sleepwalking? 😮

  • @BHVAC-h5m
    @BHVAC-h5m Місяць тому

    Well I guess most of us who have whatcha ma calls its have blood flow to that area at random times twhatvdoes that have to do about sleep walking?

  • @gagecarty4290
    @gagecarty4290 2 роки тому

    I had a sister who would occasionally stand up on her bed and talk but not leave her room

  • @GamblerVex
    @GamblerVex Рік тому

    Ive never been told ive slept walk.

  • @VedranNacevski-j7c
    @VedranNacevski-j7c 11 місяців тому

    I'm scared 😢 I sleepwalking in 3:00 AM

  • @liveshifter7325
    @liveshifter7325 Рік тому

    I remember doing it while I am doing it and after. It has happened like 5 times to me is that normal? I’m also scared that I might do something bad to myself or others while sleepwalking is this possible?

    • @mblurry2205
      @mblurry2205 Рік тому

      I’m worried I’m gonna jump out my window. Don’t put the thought into your mind and your subconscious won’t run with it

  • @davidurcino709
    @davidurcino709 Рік тому

    I jest stared to sleep walking I'm 32 I started a week ago, I jest walk tell I go back to sleeping but I on the floor

  • @epicgamer6640
    @epicgamer6640 Рік тому

    I remember one in a hotel I think I fell out the bed then I sleep on the other bed

  • @Poland_red_ball
    @Poland_red_ball Рік тому

    When I was litle i sleep walk because I played a game like for 7 months and like only 6 months and 26 days and like a day leater i sleep walk 4 days when is stoped playing the game for 1 day i played the game for like 1 day and I sleep walk and I stoped playing the game like for 2 years and when is started playing again i did not sleep Walked but when I beated 1 new level i sleep Walked AGAIN

  • @234JN4
    @234JN4 7 місяців тому

    I Warwick in sleep walking

  • @javierburboa
    @javierburboa 2 роки тому

    I know the feeling.

  • @Idfkusername
    @Idfkusername Рік тому

    Yesterday i woke up completely naked on the toilet with a jacket and xbox controller

  • @drSebi_jr
    @drSebi_jr Рік тому

    I sleep with water guns with spring water holy basil and silver .... I'm 35 and I sleep walk when I have drinks , I used to when I was a kid

  • @mmikez
    @mmikez Рік тому

    2 years ago I almost jump from the balcony but my dad grabbed me

  • @doublemand3078
    @doublemand3078 2 місяці тому

    Fuck no its fun hahaha

  • @ursulanicholson5166
    @ursulanicholson5166 Рік тому

    🤔

  • @JK-vy8vh
    @JK-vy8vh Рік тому

    Is there any advice for people who go through this bc I have problems with this. It stopped for ten plus years but it started again found out by putting stuff on stairs so I trip. It freaks my dog out when I trip and fall tho now I’m sleepwalking to the corner of my room. I sleepwalk to my basement it freaks my gf’s out it spooks my dog who’s bitten me while I’m sleepwalking. I also am spooked because last time I sleepwalked to the corner and heard loud running towards me and it tripped me out and I grabbed thrashed and threw my table across the room at the noise.

  • @James....364
    @James....364 Рік тому

    Bro I just woke up at 3 am and my house door and room door is open I don't know if I did that.