Sexsomnia is a sleep disorder not commonly reported mostly due to embarrassment in admitting the problem, and ignorance.
A counterpart of sleepwalking, sexsomnia is defined as making sexual advances towards a person while he/she is asleep. A rare medical condition, it’s a disorder in which a person doesn’t realize or remains amnesic about his/her behavior. The person in sleep is very demanding, even a little violent and aggressive and not ready to take ‘no’ for an answer. The person suffering from this problem doesn’t realize that he/she has sought sex, sometimes unintentionally.
Also known as “sleep sex”, this disorder usually causes problems in relationships. People are not aware that it is a medical problem, and they are afraid that they would be judged for their behavior. The patient also suffers from guilt and fails to understand that he/she could behave in such a manner when the partner informs him/her the next day.
Sexsomnia can be cured if triggering factors like depression, stress and sleep deprivation are addressed. People usually become aware of this problem when they hear about it being referred to in court cases. Apart from the persons who are suffering, partners also find it difficult to share it with others as they fear that they would not be believed. It is common to hear about people walking, eating and talking in sleep, but this kind sexual behavior is relatively unknown.
A counterpart of sleepwalking, sexsomnia is defined as making sexual advances towards a person while he/she is asleep. A rare medical condition, it’s a disorder in which a person doesn’t realize or remains amnesic about his/her behavior. The person in sleep is very demanding, even a little violent and aggressive and not ready to take ‘no’ for an answer. The person suffering from this problem doesn’t realize that he/she has sought sex, sometimes unintentionally.
Also known as “sleep sex”, this disorder usually causes problems in relationships. People are not aware that it is a medical problem, and they are afraid that they would be judged for their behavior. The patient also suffers from guilt and fails to understand that he/she could behave in such a manner when the partner informs him/her the next day.
Sexsomnia can be cured if triggering factors like depression, stress and sleep deprivation are addressed. People usually become aware of this problem when they hear about it being referred to in court cases. Apart from the persons who are suffering, partners also find it difficult to share it with others as they fear that they would not be believed. It is common to hear about people walking, eating and talking in sleep, but this kind sexual behavior is relatively unknown.
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