night terror in adult

[flump1]

Hi all, asking for a friend whose partner has the most terrifying dreams and while he is having them is actually enacting them. For example , he will dream he is strangling her and she will wake with his hands round her throat. , he is very much asleep and they are both finding these episodes disturbing and upsetting. As well as that they are both concerned he might actually harm her , it has got close. . He apparently has very dark dreams and enacts them, he is always mortified when woken and it is getting them down. Apart from that their relationship is good, and he would never hurt a fly let alone her. Any ideas why this is happening or what he can do to minimise risk to her ?

[woofgang]

go to the doc and get referred to a sleep clinic.

[Greedyfly]

A friend of ours has the same problem, as the others have suggested get to the doc asap and they will either treat it with medication (what my friend is doing now, to no avail) and or send you to a sleep clinic. This can be a very dangerous situation as I am sure you know, I am so glad this isn't something I have to deal with personally - must be awful.

[joeluke]

Sleep in seperate rooms

Simple

[pastafreak]

Don't want to worry you....but there was a case in the news recently of a man who murdered his wife while having night terrors, and sleepwalking. He was found innocent.