Statistics show that between 5 and 10 percent of all Americans sleepwalk. Different things cause sleepwalking in different people. The major cause of sleepwalking is due to a lack of sleep. Sleepwalkers should have a regular bedtime and get plenty of sleep. People who sleepwalk do unusual and sometimes dangerous things. Sleepwalking is more common in children but they typically outgrow it.
Instructions
1. Watch for signs of sleepwalking, such as walking in the middle of the night or walking after falling to sleep. This can occur shortly after you go to bed, just before waking up or any time during the night.
2. Note that there are other symptoms of sleepwalking such as talking, eating or going to the bathroom while sleeping.
3. Acknowledge the sitting up in bed and appearing to be awake or confused about something while actually being asleep is another sign of sleepwalking. Try communicating or waking the sleepwalker up if he is unresponsive.
4. Look for eyes to be wide open usually with a blank stare. When you speak to the person, there is usually no reply. Sometimes the sleepwalker will respond and may actually talk back and forth a couple of times before waking up.
5. Notice any disorientation or confusion in this person after waking up.
6. Focus on the performance of routine actions at strange times like after falling to sleep such as getting up and making lunch for the following day or sweeping the floor.
7. Speak with the person and ask her if she remembers anything about the sleepwalking; she will have no recollection of the episode at all.
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