Sleep walking and sleeptalking at the same time - Sleep Disorders Message Board

lokswarp · 04-27-2003, 12:05 AM

Hello my daughter has some problems when shes sick when she goes to sleep she sleeps normal when she wakes up she calls me a diffrent name and then she says i dont wanna die dont kill me then she says hug me mellisa (my name is alla)she keeps saying very weird things like calling me diffrent names and saying take it i ask her what take what? she says hold me hold me it is very scary then a couple minutes later she just snaps out and says whats going on this has happened sevral times and she says something diffrent this happens most of the time when she is sick Does anyone know whats wrong with her? she is 8 years old

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anilorak · 05-16-2003, 01:40 AM

Hello. It just sounds like your daughter is a sleepwalker/talker. I don't think there's anything to worry about just yet. Most sleepwalkers are children but the good news is that they usually grow out of it when they hit puberty.

I was a sleepwalker once myself too. I scared my parents quite a few times when I was a kid and they never connected it as sleepwalking until my teenage years. My last sleepwalking incident was when I was 15 and it was minor. When I was 13 however, I put on my slippers, went outside in the middle of the night and walked two blocks to my best friend's house. There, I pounded on their door for 5 minutes, thinking "I hope they let me sleep here." Then something scared me and I ran back home and got back into bed. Scary stuff. My sleepwalking incidents were kind of weird because I always remembered every detail of what I did, but it was like I wasn't controlling my body. Most sleepwalkers forget the incident.

I would recommend putting bells on the door and making sure her room is clean and free of obstacles she could trip on or hurt herself on. Also, its a good idea if she is on the first floor if you have a two story house. Do a search on the internet and you can find some good sites. Good luck.