If we had a time machine, there is absolutely no doubt about where we would go back in time. If we had our way, we would turn the clock back to when we were small children, squirming around in our cots, crying our eyes out and refusing to go to sleep. Does anyone have the phone number of Doc from Back to the Future? Because we kinda need it. We need to go back to our early years when all we wanted to do was stay up, play with our toys, and avoid going to sleep – and we need to take a long, hard look at ourselves. If possible, we also need to communicate with our former selves to let us know that in around two decades’ time we’re gonna really miss being able to nap when and where we want. Now that we’re older, sleep just doesn’t come as naturally to us anymore. Especially when you think of all of the weird things that happen while you’re out of it. Your eyes roll, you dream of weird and scary things, and you might even sleepwalk. However, one sleepwalker got a surprise of his life when he realized he’d made a grave mistake in the night…
Often called somnambulism, sleepwalking is not uncommon – but it’s also not the kind of thing everyone gets to experience on a daily basis. Sleepwalking occurs when a person is in a combined state of sleep and wakefulness and occurs during the deeper parts of your sleeping cycle. During this period, your consciousness is asleep, but the part of your brain that deals with daily activities is still awake… which is where the fun starts. If you’ve ever been around someone who is sleepwalking, you’ll know that 9 times out of 10, the sleepwalker is doing something that they do on a daily basis in their sleep. This could simply be sitting up in bed, walking down the stairs and pouring a glass of orange juice, or walking to the bathroom. As much as we wish this was always the case, there are circumstances when sleepwalking isn’t so docile. In fact, many people have been locked away thanks to behaviors that have occurred during their sleep, as their violent tendencies have been awake while their rational brain has been asleep. It’s safe to say that these instances didn’t end too well.
Because sleepwalkers go about their nightly activities in a low state of consciousness, they have no idea what they’re doing – and they also have no idea what they have done the morning after. It’s the worst kind of walk of shame. However, rather than simply ignore what could have happened the night before and getting on with his life, one seventh grader decided to call 911 on himself after he rocked up in a pretty sticky situation. Want to know how? Read on to find out more…
[post_page_title]Silently sleeping[/post_page_title]
Going to sleep is one of the many pleasures in life that we often take for granted, but for some people, the prospect of sleep can be a scary one. Whether they suffer from intense snoring, sleep apnoea or other sleep disorders, going to sleep can be the same as venturing into the dark woods at night or opening a box of chocolate – you never know what you’re going to get. Yet, one sleepwalker got the fright of his life when his sleepwalking took him to a place he knew all too well, but not for the right reasons. In the end, he had no other choice but to call the cops on himself…
