Is it really possible to sleep with your eyes open?

Yes its poissible because i've seen someone sleep with their eyes open. Its strange and to begin with i thought they were awake and messing around. I've no idea what causes this or why people do this except that some underlying neurological disorders can cause this e.g. facial weakness or stroke.

Yes I do believe that it is possible. I mean I personally don't understand how it is done but my oldest child use to sleep with one eye half open when he was a baby. Needless to say, it freaked me out a few times until I got use to it & then it just freaked others out. I also read a book by a man named Richard Pelzer. He and his brother (dave) both wrote some great books about the severe and unbelievable child abuse they faced while growing up. Well Richard learned how to sleep with his eyes open because of the abuse (wanting to be ready if his abusive mother approached him). I have heard of other who have this problem of sleeping with their eyes open and it can cause problems with their eyes. When we are asleep, that is when our eyes are able to clean themself (when closed). If we do not get enough sleep (for example, my husband who is a truck driver) then there can be health issues (husband has a re-occuring sty because his eyes don't have the proper time to clean themself). Thanks for the discussion post. Have a great night.

i think it's possible too.. and i think i was able to do this already.. during a class! hahahah! i'm sure i don't have my eyes closed because i can still see my professor writing on the left side of the board. and then he stopped moving and sort of got stuck there. i didn't mind and think much about it until i blinked, and there! the board was already filled with his writing and we were about to start the discussions already! i don't remember that it turned dark or something.. i just used the word "blinked" because it was like in slide shows wherein there is no transition.. something like that..

I think it is possible because when you blamk your mind your body will get really tired. Depending on individual the eyes actually do not need to close. But the side effect of this is of course eyes dryness.