whereas there has been some controversy about whether "sexsomnia" is a separate disorder or a variation of a common sleep disorder known as an arousal parasomnia there is no doubt that it does happen. during this the patient is typically in deep sleep and will perform sexual acts on a bed partner or him/herself. of course these episodes are very distressing to both the patient and partner. . the episodes happen during periods of sleep disruption. this might be due to stress alcohol intake irregular sleep schedule a sleep disorder etc. in each patient such inciting factors should be sought and corrected where possible. a sleep physician should be consulted to determine if there might be an underlying sleep disorder such as sleep apnea that might be causing sleep disruption leading to these episodes.
is sleep sex also known as sexsomnia a real disorder?