The 9 Craziest Sleepwalking Stories You’ve Ever Heard
Back in 2005, Rebekah Armstrong found her husband Ian outside mowing the lawn! Rebekah had read that it’s dangerous to wake sleepwalkers, so simply turned off the power and left him to it. Maybe we should all do our chores in our sleep…
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In May 2009 teenager Rachel Ward got out of bed, pulled on a jumper and then plummeted 25ft to the ground out of the window - all in her sleep! The A Level student landed on a narrow strip of grass next to her car, and managed to escape with no broken bones and a couple of bruises. What a lucky lady.
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Timothy Brueggeman slept walked out of his home in freezing Wisconsin, wearing only his underwear and a fleece shirt. With temperatures as low as -16 Fahrenheit, he sadly froze to death just 190 yards from his home.
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A Scottish chef has become well known for getting up four or five times a week to knock up his favourite grub in the kitchen. Robert Wood often prepares omelettes, chips and stir fries, blames an ulcer in his intestine for his sleepy nighttime cravings…
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In 2004 sleep specialists treated an Australian woman who repeatedly left her home and had sexual intercourse with complete strangers. The woman awoke with no memory of the event, and on one occasion her partner found her engaged in a sex act. It may sound unbelievable, but the woman was later cured after a course of psychiatric counselling.
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In 2004 a woman logged onto her computer whilst asleep and sent out some very random emails, such as: “Come tomorrow and sort this hell hole out. Dinner and drinks 4pm. Bring wine and caviar only.” Although it may sound like the workings of someone who’s had a bit too much “wine and caviar”, docs believe that this is a new phenomenon called “zzz-mailing”, where the brain can still conduct complex tasks whilst asleep.
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It turns out sleepwalking isn’t just a human issue. When this video of cute dog Bizkit went viral, everyone realised that poor pups can have creepy sleeps as well:
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Spooky, right? Tell us your sleepwalking stories in the comments…