Sleepwalking is a common disorder in children 6-12 years of age, mostly boys. It's also very common in identical twins, which I am not one of.
Anyone who had never done any studies on Sleepwalking would assume that it involves the action of getting out of bed and walking around. While that is true in some cases, there are a large variety of things people will do in their sleep.
During sleepwalking people have been found:
Cleaning, or rearranging furniture.
Cooking.
Eating.
Pissing where he/she believes there is a toilet.
Driving!
and one that did happen to me, Sex.
One night I woke up and I was in the middle of having sex with my girlfriend. That wasn't something I mentioned to her, as apparently I'm even decent at it in my sleep.
Sounds fun doesn't it?
Well I'll refer you to this link on the Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepwalking_murder
Murder? That's right, there's a story I read about a guy who woke up and drove to his parents house, then stabbed them to death. He then drove to the police station and reported that he thought he hurt someone.
He spent a year in jail, but when it was proven to be sleepwalking, as he had absolutely no motive, they released him with no charges. Not even taken to a mental institution. There have been around 64 known cases of sleepwalking murders and it makes for a pretty good defense in court.
The point of my post is, sleepwalking isn't always as fun as waking up while giving it to my girlfriend doggy style.
About two weeks ago, my girlfriend came home from work crying. When I asked her what's wrong, she told me what I had done the previous night. I am a Black Belt in karate, and teach at a local school, so needless to say I have some violent dreams occasionally.
I apparently sat up, grabbed her by the throat and was choking her while I repeatedly punched her in the body and arms, very hard. I then rolled over and went back to sleep. She thought I was going to kill her. She got out of bed and spent a couple hours crying in the bathroom, afraid to come back to bed.
When I heard it I was terrified.
Interestingly enough, I have a broken hand. I used that hand to strike her, and I noticed how incredibly sore I was the next day but I didn't know why. Punching her must have been excruciating for me with a broken hand, and I didn't even wake up.
My Father had a similar condition, and apparently it is genetic. But there's not much you can do about sleepwalking except make your surroundings as safe as possible. Now I'm scared ******** that I may hurt someone in my sleep.