sleep walking accurs when your muscles are not completely relaxed. The reason you sleep is to get energy & you are paralised in your sleep which paralises all your muscles so you do not act out the things you dream. You can wake them but it may startle them & cause them to panic in their brains causing them to hurt themselves. It can also be very dangerous NOT to wake them. It depends what they are doing. They could be sleep walking, sleep running, even sleep driving.
AnswerNo, but it is dangerous to wake a sleep-DRIVER.
Answerit's usually more dangerous not to.
The only danger in waking them is the disorientation that results.
Yes, if you wake them up they don't know what there doing. The only time it's important to wake up a sleepwalker is if there having a nightmare. Like if they walk out the door and go do something dangerous, WAKE THEM UP!
This is a fallacy that you can't wake up a sleepwalker . You can. My husband is one and I wake up each time.
It is not recommended to wake a sleepwalker because it can startle them and potentially lead to confusion or disorientation. It is safer to gently guide them back to bed without fully waking them up.
This is a fallacy that you can't wake up a sleepwalker . You can. My husband is one and I wake up each time.
Most psychologists/ sleep specialist agree that it is not inherently dangerous to wake a sleepwalker. This is a myth that is very deep-rooted in western culture and still beleived by many people.
No. Some people will react violently if you do that while they are sleepwalking.
because you could kill them
Generally nothing drastic. They would be initially confused but for the vast majority this would last only a few seconds There are many old wives tales that it is dangerous but the usual reaction is similar to waking someone from a deep sleep in bed or elsewhere.
they wake up
Screaming at a sleepwalker is generally not an effective way to wake them up and can even be counterproductive. Sleepwalkers are in a deep sleep state and might not respond to external stimuli in the same way as a fully awake person. Instead of waking them, loud noises could startle them, potentially causing confusion or agitation. The safest approach is to gently guide them back to bed without alarming them.
They may suffer from temporary distress or confusion. Best thing is to protect a sleepwalker from themselves and lead them back to bed if possible
Yes why not? It does not ask if he/she will wake up if you shout at them.
Sleepwalker - comics - was created in 1991.