10 Frightening Sleep Disorders

Sleep should be a time of peace and relax. But for some people who experience sleep disorders, sleep can be a scary thing.

What are sleep disorders that scary?

Here are 10 sleep disorders that are considered scary:

1. Disturbance nightmare

People with the disorder nightmares often wake up with cold sweat and bad memories of a terrible dream. This also will disrupt the quality of life. Because some of them may be afraid to sleep.

Stress and sleep deprivation is a major trigger nightmares. According to the American Sleep Association (ASA), some medications can also trigger nightmares. In severe cases, counseling or tranquilizers may be needed to relieve the anxiety that underlies nightmare.

 

2. Sleepwalking

About 15 percent of adults sometimes wake up and amble around the house is still in a state of sleep. In children, the numbers are even more tinggi.Sleepwalking can be triggered by stress, not sleeping soundly, and genetics. People who sleep while walking to do anything. They understand the direction, to move furniture or open the door.
A study published in 2003 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, found that 19 percent of adults sleepwalk injured during a night attack them. Fall is the greatest danger, so if you have a habit of muttering and walking in his sleep, experts recommend that you remove the power cord and keep the bed from the stairs.

 

3. Night terrors

Shouting, thrashing, panicking, and the pacing is a symptom of people who experience night terrors. Not bad dreams are like that happen during sleep, night terrors occur usually occurs early in the evening. This usually occurs in children. People who experience night terrors will suddenly sit up straight, eyes open, although they may not do the view.
Exact cause is unknown. But a fever, irregular sleep and stress can trigger night terrors. Fortunately according to ASA, night terrors will decrease with age.

4. Hallucinations sleepy

We're used to seeing strange things in dreams. But what if we see it when you're not dreaming?
It's called a hypnagogic hallucination that occurred during the transition from waking. People who experience hypnagogic hallucination usually hearing voices or seeing strange things in their room.

5. Exploding head syndrome

Exploding head syndrome does not really blow up the head. These disorders occur during deep sleep, when people suddenly wake up with a surprised by a loud noise and sharp. There is no pain or harm that occurs in this syndrome. Exploding head syndrome the exact cause was still unknown, but believed it is associated with serious illness.

6. Sleep paralysis

During sleep, activity and body muscles become immobile. This temporary paralysis, although sometimes paralysis persists even after the person wakes up.
Usually sleep paralysis accompanied by hallucinations. People who experience sleep paralysis feel crushed and suffocated.

7. REM behavior disorder (rapid-eye-movementatau rapid eyeball movement)

REM sleep behavior disorder occurs most often in older adults, and can be a symptom of Parkinson's disease, degenerative neurological disorders.




8. Sleep disorders associated with food

People with this disorder will eat at night. Usually people who experience this will lose a bit of memory on the next day. Some cases quite dangerous, because they could just use a knife or turn on the stove.


9. Seksomnia

Seksomnia or Sexual Behavior in Sleep (SBS) is a sexual habit that occurs when a person is sleeping. Seksomnia can interfere (sexual moaning loud), dangerous (masturbation harmful) or even criminal (sexual assault or rape).


10. Insomnia

Insomnia is difficulty or inability to sleep soundly. This can cause irritation and lack of concentration during the day, and long-term lack of sleep can be really dangerous.
Lack of sleep has been linked to obesity, high blood pressure and heart attacks, among other bad symptoms.