Thread: what is going on. the WIERDEST thing ive ever seen.

Okay so this is the weirdest thing I've ever seen anybody do in their sleep. To say that my boyfriend is a restless sleeper would be an understatement. While he is sleeping, periodically through the night, he will be laying on his stomach and both of his feet and head slam up and down onto the matress repeatedly and at the same time. His middle and arms stay still while his head and feet lift upwards and then slam and I mean slam back down. And while this is all happening he is making a repeating groaning sound. He is totally asleep while its happening and he has done it since he was little. Other family members have had this issue when they were young but they grew out of it. Pleaseee anyone with any information on this please repost. I have a hard time getting through the night with him and his back is in constant pain. Even knowing what the heck is going on would be miles ahead of where we are now.

My sister does something similar, she kicks, punches, thrashes in her sleeps basically. Falls under "parasomnia". Her boyfriends would complain she was basically beating them up in her sleep and she would wholeheartedly deny it. Until I corroborated it as true. I've heard a theory on a show on Discovery Health, where the Dr. said he thought this might happen due to undiagnosed sleep apnea. Lack of oxygen going to the brain... confusion ensues, and then the bizarre behaviors.