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Sleepwalking is ruining my life

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Sleepybanana · 05/11/2023 00:54

im unwell and very emotional today so probably more fired up than I would usually be. Forgive me I’m knackered.

I’ve always been a sleepwalker as a child, and as an adult it seems to go through phases of being normal (one or two times a week of pretty basic things like just going to the bathroom and not remembering but forgetting to turn off the light or shut the door - sorry hub ) to fairly extreme (what we’re going through now.)

this last few weeks I’m walking about 5/6 nights a week and doing weird things. A example - Last night I went to my eldest child’s room, didn’t say anything, took off my leggings (pants were on) and walked out to another room. Oldest child remembers it vaguely but just thought I was checking if they were asleep. DH reports hearing a big crash in the middle of the night.

No recollection of any of this but today I’ve woken up with some scratches on my hand and found a broken glass in the bin. No recollection of breaking it or cleaning it up. (I cleaned it up badly which is also a concern).

in the past I’ve done things like cooking, chopping up vegetables, going outside, having full conversations with people I don’t remember. It’s embarrassing.

it has been linked to hypoglycemia before (in diabetic) but my bloods are okay recently. I’ve told my GP about it during diabetic check ups and I feel they think it’s a bit quirky and funny. I have a fairly high stress job (think social work / police / working with children with issues) which is probably contributing.

Anyone shed some insight or experiences? How can I stop this? Do I go back to GP or try something else? Has anyone had medication which helped?

I’m sitting here at nearly 1 a bit scared about going to sleep because of what happened last night.

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Avatartar · 05/11/2023 01:24

Can you rig some cctv up so you know what you’ve been doing then get your GP to refer you to a specialist so they can see the evidence and perhaps check you into a sleep clinic for observation. From what you describe you could be a danger to yourself and the other occupants of the house

Hermittrismegistus · 05/11/2023 01:40

I watched a documentary once about people with severe sleepwalking. One man used to cuff a leg to his bed every night as he had a habit of sleep walking out of windows! The psychologists on the show told him it was a sensible option.

You could try that?

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