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Questions About Sexsomnia - Any Brainwave Differences Between Sexsomnia and Sleep Talking?

by Clair
(Sydney, NSW, Australia)

I recently slept over at a male friend of mine's in the same bed for roughly 3 weeks. I usually talk in my sleep, and was told the next morning by him that I moan loudly in my sleep and that I said "I want to have sex" in my sleep. I have never slept walked in my life, only ever talk in my sleep,

and I was wondering if it was possible for me to have sexsomnia, or if the moaning is just part of the sleep talking parasomnia only?? I am female and aged 21.

It is really important to me that I know whether I just have a sleep talking parasomnia or if it is something more serious like sexsomnia???

I am also worried that i might have done something sexual in my sleep, I have asked my friend and he said no, but he might be lying who knows?

I have been sleep talking ever since I was a child, but rarely they are so loud that my own voice wakes me up. Also sometimes but rarely I move in my sleep. For example, about three times in my life I have sat up and woken really quickly in shock. I do remember these events but vaguely.

Every morning that I slept at my friend's house I wore jeans or tight long pants to bed, and every morning I would wake up with them still on.

Do sleep walkers/sexsomnia sufferers take off their underwear and pants while asleep, have intercourse and then put the pants and underwear back on?? Or do most wake up with their clothes missing??

These questions are really important to me, and I would be so grateful for some answers and advice. It is very mentally draining and worrying for me.

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