You must have heard about the disease of sleepwalking but have you ever heard that a person can also do shopping while sleeping? But this is true. A woman living in England does shopping while sleeping.

New York Post (ReferenceAccording to the report, this 42-year-old woman named Kelly Nips has a strange disease called Parasomnia. This is a rare disorder related to sleep. Due to this disease, she has developed the habit of shopping in her sleep at night. Let’s know what this disease is and what problems the woman is facing due to it.

Bought a weird thing

Kelly is very worried before going to sleep about what will happen at night and what she will buy. Her shopping in her sleep has resulted in many strange things coming into the house, including an entire plastic basketball court, paint cans, books, a children’s playhouse, a fridge, a table and hundreds of Haribo candies.

Woman in debt due to excessive shopping

According to the report, the woman has done shopping worth lakhs due to which her credit card bill has increased a lot. While buying things online, she never had to enter her credit card information because everything was saved in the phone. She did shopping worth $3800 (more than 3 lakhs).

These problems also started due to sleep disorder

Many other dangerous things have happened to her because of this disease. For example, she has overdosed on diabetes medication, found windows and doors open, and even had to be hospitalized.

What is parasomnia?

According to the Cleveland Clinic, parasomnia is a sleep disorder in which a person starts doing unusual activities while sleeping or experiences something that disturbs his/her sleep. This problem can occur before sleeping, while sleeping or while waking up from sleep. This is a brain disorder in which the brain is in a state between sleep and wakefulness. During this time the brain is not fully active, so the person does not remember his/her actions.

Causes of parasomnias

The brain is not fully active between sleeping and waking.
Lack of sleep, irregular sleep
Certain medicines, including sedatives (such as zolpidem), anti-depressants
Sleep apnea, pain, narcolepsy, sleep deprivation, sleep disturbances and nighttime leg rest disorder
Sleep cycle not fully developed in children.
Other health related problems
Fever, stress, alcohol or drug abuse

Symptoms of parasomnias

There are different types of parasomnias and they can have different causes. However, some of its common symptoms include-
not being able to sleep through the night
Feeling anxious or confused when waking up from sleep
feeling tired during the day
Having injury marks on the body for which you cannot remember the cause

Disclaimer: This article is for general information only. It cannot in any way be a substitute for any medicine or treatment. Always consult your doctor for more information.

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