I am going to be using this space to keep a record and to be accountable for my sleep happenings.
Over the years I have performed all kinds of unconscious activity such as sleep walking and sleep talking. On top of being an excessive snorer, sharing a bed with me must be torture.
Some of the more notable occurrences include:
- Waking up on a hotel balcony around 9 stories up
- Waking up stood on my bed holding the light fixture believing that the roof was leaking
- Waking up outside my bedroom with the duvet wrapped around me
- Waking up, stood up with my head against the wall trying to look behind the wardrobe
- Waking up, stood up looking up at the top of the curtains
Some of the above have happened several times. Some are one offs. These occurrences have happened my whole life. As a child I would sleep walk into the living room and just stand there looking at my parents before being escorted back to bed.
I have traveled the world and have had occurrences wherever I have been. Even whilst in the Amazon jungle, I was sleeping on the top bunk where I awoke on the edge of the bunk and only my mosquito net brushing my face woke me up.
The frequency of these occurrences has always been rare to be honest. Maybe once every few months. But recently they have been happening on a almost daily basis. This has prompted me to start detailing these occurrences from what I remember plus what my partner experiences also.
Initially my sleep occurrences seem to be a novelty when getting into a new relationship. But that soon wears off when a lack of sleep starts to effect us both and our relationship.
I am in the process of seeking medical advice as recently there has been one occurrence of violence in my sleep. Now I am in a situation where my partner feels unsafe in our new home.
I have no idea how this blog will go but let’s see what happens.
Sleep Diary 