Blogpost 4: Parasomnias

As a teenager, most of us don’t get enough sleep. Why? Since we are loaded a tons of works and scheds. We constantly spend too much time texting or chatting on the computer with friends until we came up a hours till it reached in the morning. Because some of us get easily attracted to into something. Such as social networking sites, technology and some other hobbies. Yet other prioritizes their studies and they choose to study or do something school related instead of sleeping at night.  On the other hand, other teens attempt to sleep early. But sleep conflicts prevent them from doing so. Over time nights of wasted sleep whether it's

necessary or not. It can create into a "sleep deficit" teens with a deficit condition may unable to concentrate, work efficiently. It can also encounter emotional problems such as depression. That also may lead into a "Parasomnia disorder"

I've read an article entitled, "Sleep Experts Awaken Interest in Parasomnias" by Joan Arehart-Treichel. In this article, Sleep-disorder expert says how amazing what some people do while they’re asleep. Like talking, screaming, leaping out of bed, driving cars and even killing. This abnormal behavior is called “Parasomnias”.  Scientists have learned some valuable things about them, especially during the last 10 years. It is also now known that the non-REM parasomnias, such as sleepwalking and sleep talking, tend to run in families Moreover, sleep deprivation and sleep apnea can trigger sleepwalking, at least in those genetically predisposed to it, he noted. Different studies are conducted by sleep experts about parasomnias, still, a lot more needs to be learned about parasomnias, experts concur.

The article states that “One of those things that sleep and wakefulness can coexist” perhaps it is one of those possessions in life that, unusually sufficient, bids us to come up with the truth. As a individual who need a space apart, who want to take a break from the busy-ness of time and rest.

As I research more articles about Parasomnias, I found How Parasomnias Can Be Manifest by Joan Arehart-Treichel again, it tells that There are different cases of parasomnias that have been experience by people who have them, and were devastated by what they had done.  Strange behaviors like a man found sleep in the bathtub or in the kitchen at 4 o’clock in the morning, cooking his shoes in a skillet instead of eggs, Woking up in the morning where candy wrappers were srewn all over the bedroom and the most parasomnia patient whom Carlos Schenck, M.D., a professor of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, has encountered was written up by National Geographic in 1990. So the story of this patient—Mel Abel—is in the public domain, he said.

Abel had a dream one night in which he shot a deer. But the deer didn’t die right away, so Abel wanted to put it out of its misery. He put his hands around the deer’s neck to snap it. But then Mel heard his wife screaming and came to; he had put his hands around her neck and was about to snap it. The article states that “A number of men with REM sleep behavior disorder” these are persons who fall from REM behavior disorder feat out their daydreams. They substantially move limbs or even get up and in involve actions related through waking.

Sleeping early with the proper time can help could get you to a good quality of sleep you need. I know that all of us want to have a long sleep specially people to get to use to work every day they deserve it. And I think I would be better to avoid mental disorders such as Parasomnias