Wife/s complain in house that last night "he" was behaving wrong while on sleep ... !!
Things are kept secret to the possible and open in Court Room/s. What's the problem anyway .. ?
This is a sleep dis-order named "Sexsomnia" where the male person becomes violent with his counterpart and fogets the same in the morning
" According to M S Bhatia, professor and head of department of psychiatry at the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, the man would have been treated for sleeping disorders had his wife not revealed his abnormality.
It made them realise that he was actually suffering from sexsomnia.
Bhatia, who has written about the subject in the October issue of Delhi Psychiatry Journal, read by 300 psychiatrists across the country, said doctors should always talk to patients' spouses or partners to get the real picture as the person has no clue about it themselves.
"Most people in India are not aware of it. They don't know they have a problem. And even those who know about it hide it or feel embarrassed. Even in the West, people are ignorant about this problem," Bhatia said.
He said the person in sleep is often very demanding, even a little violent and aggressive and not ready to take no for an answer. "The person suffering from this problem doesn't realise that he has sought sex, sometimes unintentionally," he added.
Also known as "sleep sex", this disorder usually causes problems in relationships. "People are not aware that it is a medical problem. And they are afraid that they would be judged for their behaviour."
The patient also suffers from guilt and fails to understand that he could behave in such a manner when the partner inform him the next day.
Not thought of as a common problem, as compared to sleepwalking, which is said to affect two to four percent adults, sexsomnia can be cured if triggering factors like depression, stress and sleep deprivation are addressed, Bhatia said " .. courtsey : Sify.
