When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Experiencing a parasomnia, like sleep walking, can feel disturbing.

Imagine waking up in the morning only to be told that you didn’t spend all night curled up in bed. Instead, you maybe drove a car or ate last night’s leftover pizza. Perhaps you even initiated sex ...

Parasomnias are a group of sleep disorders that cause unusual movement, perception, emotion or dreams while a person is between the different phases of sleep or awakening from a sleep. Generally, ...

Sleep-related eating disorders can be disruptive, dangerous and hard to notice. Here's what medical experts say about symptoms, causes and treatment. Joshua Cox-Steib Joshua Cox-Steib is a sociologist ...

Identifying parasomnias during sleep Parasomnias are undesirable physical or experiential events that occur during sleep as movements, emotions, perceptions, and dreams. A parasomnia is an undesirable ...

Over the years, I’ve treated a number of patients with violent and dangerous parasomnias. In all of these cases, the stakes are especially high. Not only is my patient’s sleep and health compromised, ...

Over the years, I’ve treated a number of patients with violent and dangerous parasomnias. In all of these cases, the stakes are especially high. Not only is my patient’s sleep and health compromised, ...