Dream come true, or nightmare? How could the condition, known in Greek as "sexual insomnia" and those who suffer from it have sex while sound asleep, be described?
Using the pseudonym Rachel, a woman speaks on the Healthy-ish podcast and claims that her husband, Nick, who has sexsomnia and has sex with her while he sleeps. As she claims, this is something that doesn't really bother her.
"I was sound asleep, I thought he was too. I tried to talk to him and ask him what was going on, but he didn't answer, and then I realized he was asleep. When I mentioned it to him the next morning, he had no recollection whatsoever," he says initially.
Sexsomnia is extremely rare, according to nypost. A study found that, out of 16,000 participants, only 17 cases of the condition were reported. Significantly, as of 2015, only 94 cases have been reported worldwide.
Like other sleep disorders - insomnia and sleepwalking - certain behaviors and activities can exacerbate the condition, including stress or anxiety, alcohol consumption, sleep deprivation, poor sleeping conditions, travel and even bed sharing.
Some people who develop the condition also sleepwalk, or may have done so at some point.
Other symptoms can include masturbation, moaning and even spontaneous climaxing while sleeping.
It affects women too
While it seems to affect men more often, one woman detailed her own experiences speaking to Well+Good last year.
Morgan spent the night at a friend's house years ago, slept well and woke up the next morning to have breakfast with his family. She had no idea that she had moaned in her sleep the night before - so loudly that it woke up the whole family. "I was terrified. I never stepped foot again. Welcome to my reality of living with sexsomnia," she reported."
As sociologist and clinical sexologist Sarah Melancon, Ph.D., explains, "most sufferers experience amnesia about the event - if they wake up during the act, they are usually confused and have no memory of what happened. When they are informed of their behaviour, they may feel surprise, shame, guilt and humiliation."
Source: in.gr
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