Nightmares and Sleepwalking.

Hey! Hope y'all are doing good💗 So, I'm sure all of us have nightmares. Sometimes you're falling. sometimes you're drowning, and worst of all, sometimes you are even getting killed💀

I'm not sure about everyone but I've nearly died many times in my dreams :) and as soon as you think that this is the end of your life, you wake up, in horror, sweating, trying to process that whatever you saw right now was even real or not.

It's usual. Almost everyone gets them once in a while — adults and kids. It may make you feel scared, anxious, or upset. But nightmares are not real and can't harm you.

Some folks have made the concept that the dreams which you see during the daytime or in early morning, have a higher chance of coming true. It's true that people claim to have more vivid dreams during naps in the afternoon, but this probably has more to do with how they remember the dreams. But they're not more likely to be premonitory than others.

Look, a dream is a dream. It's your fantasy, not your reality. They don't have literally anything to do with your real life. Don't stress yourself out for something which isn't even real.

Now, there's a thing or as I should say, an action, known as "Sleepwalking". As its clear by the name itself, Sleepwalking is a state in which a person walks during their sleep. Sleepwalking is very common. In India itself, there are more than 10 million cases per year.

Now, you might be thinking, what actually causes a sleeping person to get up and start walking, so let me tell you, there are many causes behind that.

It can run in your family. Identical twins are more likely to sleepwalk. If you have a parent, brother, or sister who sleepwalks, you're 10 times more likely to do it than someone from a family with no sleepwalkers.

You might also sleepwalk if you're:

1. Sleep-deprived

2. On a chaotic sleep schedule

3. Stressed

4. Drunk

5. Taking drugs such as sedative-hypnotics (which help you relax or sleep), neuroleptics (used to treat psychosis), stimulants (which boost activity), and antihistamines (used to treat allergy symptoms)

Medical conditions linked to sleepwalking include:

1. Heart rhythm problems

2. Fever

3. Heartburn

4. Nighttime asthma

5. Nighttime seizures

6. Obstructive sleep apnea (when you briefly stop breathing during sleep)

7. Restless legs syndrome

8. Psychiatric disorders like posttraumatic stress disorder, panic attacks, or dissociative states, such as multiple personality disorder.

Someone who is sleepwalking may:

1. Get out of bed and walk around.

2. Sit up in bed and open his or her eyes.

3. Have a glazed, glassy-eyed expression.

4. Not respond or communicate with others.

5. Be difficult to wake up during an episode

6. Be disoriented or confused for a short time after being awakened.

7. Not remember the episode in the morning.

8. Have problems functioning during the day because of disturbed sleep.

9.Have sleep terrors in addition to sleepwalking.

Sometimes, a person who is sleepwalking will:

1. Do routine activities, such as getting dressed, talking or eating.

2. Leave the house.

3. Drive a car.

4. Get injured, for example, by falling down the stairs or jumping out a window

5. Become violent during the period of brief confusion immediately after waking or, occasionally, during sleepwalking.

So, now y'all might be aware of what a Sleepwalker can do.

A person who is capable of driving or cooking while not being in their senses, can do much WORSE things. For example- Murder.

The worst case in the history of Sleepwalking would be of Kenneth Parks, I guess.

Kenneth Parks is a Canadian man who began suffering insomnia in his 20s, which was brought on after he lost his job and put himself in a lot of debt as a result of his gambling addiction. On May 23rd, 1987, Parks got out of bed, drove 14 miles to his in-laws’ house, killed his mother in law and injured his father with a tire iron and a knife. After the incident, he drove himself to a police station and turned himself in. Up until this point, he had a good relationship with his in-laws, and his wife vouched for his lack of motive in the crime. The following year, he was found not guilty.

In another incident, which took place in 2003, Edward Lowe, 83, was found dead in his garden, having been severely beaten. A neighbor spotted Edward’s body in the driveway and contacted the police, who arrested the man’s son, Jules. Jules and Edward had been out on a heavy night of drinking when the incident occurred. Jules said that his family has a long history of sleepwalking, and that his bouts were brought on by drinking. His defense was that he did kill his father, but did so in his sleep. Edward was reportedly violent when drunk, so it is possible that Jules was acting in self-defense. He was found not guilty of murder.

In case, you ever come across a sleepwalker, for example if someone in your family sleepwalks, then the best trick is to help them return safely to his or her bed without waking him or her, if possible. Taking care not to touch the sleepwalker too much, gently turn him or her in the direction of her bed, and walk near the person until he or she gets back into bed. Otherwise, y'all are aware of what they might end up doing with you 💀

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