Dissociative Mental Disorder and Sleepwalking Posted: 10-31-06 08:07am
My boyfriend suffered with sleepwaling
when he was younger, but for the last two
years has not had any problems with it.
Last night whilst asleep he sat up
screamed and then tried to strangle me, he
has agreed to make a doctors appointment
but is unable to get one for two weeks.
What are the options that will be open to
him once he sees the doctor. he is scared
that he will do it again, he is also
terrified of what the doctor will say and
i just want to be able to offer him some
support.
According to your boyfriend’s symptoms
(sleepwalking in the past and unaware of
aggressiveness during sleep), he might be
experiencing a type of dissociative mental
disorder. He needs medical attention from
a mental health specialist. Nothing bad
can happen to him if he visits a doctor; a
specialist can only try to help him via
examinations and observation.
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