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  2. Nightmare disorder - Wikipedia

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    Nightmare disorder is a sleep disorder characterized by repeated intense nightmares that most often center on threats to physical safety and security. [2] The nightmares usually occur during the REM stage of sleep, and the person who experiences the nightmares typically remembers them well upon waking. [2]

  3. Sleep paralysis - Wikipedia

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    Sleep paralysis is a state, during waking up or falling asleep, in which a person is conscious but in a complete state of full-body paralysis. [1] [2] During an episode, the person may hallucinate (hear, feel, or see things that are not there), which often results in fear. [1] [3] Episodes generally last no more than a few minutes. [2]

  4. Hypnagogia - Wikipedia

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    The word hypnagogia is sometimes used in a restricted sense to refer to the onset of sleep, and contrasted with hypnopompia, Frederic Myers's term for waking up. [2] However, hypnagogia is also regularly employed in a more general sense that covers both falling asleep and waking up.

  5. Is Waking Up in the Middle of the Night Normal? Here's What ...

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    To sum up what both sleep docs have shared so far, waking up during the night is completely normal and not typically something to worry about. But both doctors say that if you can’t fall back ...

  6. Nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder - Wikipedia

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    Nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NSRED) is a combination of a parasomnia and an eating disorder.It is a non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM) parasomnia. [1] It is described as being in a specific category within somnambulism or a state of sleepwalking that includes behaviors connected to a person's conscious wishes or wants. [2]

  7. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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    “Encourage activities and exposure to natural light during the day to support healthy sleep-wake cycles.” It's also crucial to try to avoid overstimulation in the evenings by limiting loud ...

  8. Anxious when you wake up? Here's why anxiety is sometimes ...

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    Difficulties sleeping (not being able to fall asleep/waking up very early and not being able fall back asleep again/waking up multiple times throughout the night) What should I do if anxiety is ...

  9. Sleep disorder - Wikipedia

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    A sleep disorder, or somnipathy, is a medical disorder of an individual's sleep patterns, in some cases affecting physical, mental, social and emotional functioning. [1] Polysomnography and actigraphy are tests commonly ordered for diagnosing sleep disorders.