Eating in your sleep

I wish that I could do that! I talk in my sleep, or so I'm told. Maybe my subconscious will now start ordering snacks at night.

I have never walked in my sleep & have never been around anyone that does, thank heavens. I think it would be spooky to be around someone that does that.

Sleep-eating (going and eating something while you're asleep) is actually related to sleep-walking. I watched a special news segment about it once. I don't know anyone who sleep-eats or anyone who sleep-walks, but I do know that the world is a big place and all sorts of bizarre disorders are in existence. Sleep-eating and Sleep-walking are both in the parasomnia family of disorders. Sleep-eaters don't have any idea that they're walking around finding things to eat the same way sleep-walkers don't know they're walking around. They're not hungry, but the body is moving and active just like a sleep-walkers and they're doing things automatically. Some sleep-eaters eat anything that looks like food to eyes that are asleep. Including soap and prescription meds. Just like sleep-walking, it can be very dangerous.

I have never eaten anything in the middle of the night. However, I have heard of this and it seems like alot of females have this problem. They don't even know they are eating while sleeping. They start to gain weight and they don't understand why. Then they find stuff left out all night or dropping of food on their pjs. Then they realize what is happening. I don't recall what makes a person do this but I find it quite strange and glad I don't suffer with this and don't know anyone that does.

Nope, I've never been one that has gotten up in the middle of the night and eating when I'm not aware of the fact. I also know that I've never been one to sleepwalk either. The thing that I do know that I will do when I am sleeping and not be aware of it is talking while I'm asleep. I've been known to say some crazy things that I would never consciously say when I am awake and I only hear about them later when my husband tells me about it.

hi shar19, i'v never heard of it before nor know one who does. and i'm not a sleepwalker let alone a sleep-eater. anyway, it's really strange isn't it? great. thanks for the topic.

I have seen sleep walkers my hubby did that but never saw anyone eat while asleep .

When I was about 12 years old I got up in the middle of the night and boiled a pot of water and filled a hot water bottle. I must have been cold and this was back in Scotland way before there was such a thing as electric blankets. Perhaps I did have a snack while the water was boiling. My family knew not to awaken me during sleepwalking as that could be dangerous. I am still really afraid of sleep walking and perhaps wandering down the road in my underwear or driving my car. For this reason I am so pleased to have my dogs sleeping on each side of me as they will waken me up if I should sleep walk.

As far as I know I have never done this. No one has ever caught me doing it and told me about it at least. My sister used to get up in the middle of the night to get a snack, but I don't think she was sleep walking when she did it.

Hi, Shar19. I have never done this before. I am always wide awake when I would go inside of the kitchen to get something to eat. I am never asleep.

No... I never wslk while sleeping..I have seen some movies in which people walk while sleeping and do this and that but personally I dont know any one doing such things

That's really funny and I wonder if there are really people who are doing that when they are sleep walking. I talk in my sleep but not to the extent of walking around. I think that would be scary if I did that. Its even scarier if I would have to go to the kitchen and get something to eat.

that is ture .i have heard more about it ,But i have met it !