In extreme cases sleep disorders could be life-threatening
‘Perfectly sane by day, but transformed into disturbed alien creatures by night.’ In 2003, the Observer investigated, not werewolves, but parasomniacs.
Believed in the ancient world to signal demonic possession or mental illness, parasomnia makes sufferers behave in ways they never would when awake: they ‘can wake up covered in bruises and blood, but with little or no memory of their actions or details of the terror’.
More Stories
Our house exploded, but Sky wouldn’t speak to us
My ex-girlfriend used me for sex. How do I move on from the betrayal?
I can’t persuade Ovo that my gas meter really does exist