Sleepwalking is a disorder that’s easily—and often—misunderstood. When you think of sleepwalking, what comes to mind? A groggy, wandering toddler, or a movie-style sleepwalker with arms outstretched?

Masked intruders broke into your house. They want to hurt you. Fast, grab something and fight back. But wait, you’re still asleep. This is just a bad dream. The reality is far worse. You’re swinging a ...

Sleepwalking, or somnambulism, belongs to a family of sleep disorders called parasomnias, behaviors that hover on the boundary between sleeping and waking. Most parasomnias are tied to specific points ...

Aya Tsintziras is a freelance writer who writes about TV, movies, and has a particular interest in the horror genre. She has a Political Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of ...

Sleepwalking often happens during the first few hours after falling asleep [Photo: Shutterstock] Have you ever woken up to find food crumbs or your sheets, even though you don’t remember waking up to ...

Have you ever woken up in a strange place, with no idea how you got there? Maybe you found yourself with a half-eaten piece of bread in your hand, or the fridge door wide open in the middle of the ...