Can you cure sleepwalking?

A couple of years ago, if you remember I broke my leg in two places sleepwalking. At the time it was just before my Dad died. I know it is stress related.
This morning I woke up with a seriously painful bump on the head, a black eye and other bruises.
In the past I have tried to walk through walls, wandered naked round a campsite looking for a cat we had lost. Had various strange conversations with OH where he starts out thinking I am awake, but eventually works out I am still asleep. There are many other things I have done.

Has anyone else found anything that helped?

Have you ever tried bed rails to prevent you from getting out of bed without waking?

I do this badly as well. I am yet to find anything that really works. A good technique can be a notebook on the bedside table so you can jot down thoughts about things that are worrying you which can help give a more restful sleep.

I have only sleepwalked when out of the country of my birth, or about to leave it.

Perhaps put something on the floor that would be a little unpleasant to walk on, might raise your consciousness?

I've never sleepwalked but I have been a restless sleeper,waking several times a night, and having unpleasant vivid dreams where I thought I was awake.

Since going primal and lowish carb, I sleep like a log and no longer have the waking dreams.
I eat lots of veggies, moderate amounts of protein (preferably grass fed) and plenty of good fats, and avoid grains, legumes, and sugar and all processed foods.
If I eat something like chocolate or bread now ( as I did at Easter) I get all the unpleasant sleep symptoms back and it takes a few days of clean eating before my sleep settles down again. Try it for 30 days and see if things improve.

Deanna;511710 wrote: Perhaps put something on the floor that would be a little unpleasant to walk on, might raise your consciousness?

If a person can break their leg in two places, manage to get back into a bed (albeit the spare one) and still not wake up, I doubt something unpleasant would do the trick :confused:

When I injure myself, no matter how badly, I do not wake up.

Anakei;511711 wrote: I've never sleepwalked but I have been a restless sleeper,waking several times a night, and having unpleasant vivid dreams where I thought I was awake.

Since going primal and lowish carb, I sleep like a log and no longer have the waking dreams.
I eat lots of veggies, moderate amounts of protein (preferably grass fed) and plenty of good fats, and avoid grains, legumes, and sugar and all processed foods.
If I eat something like chocolate or bread now ( as I did at Easter) I get all the unpleasant sleep symptoms back and it takes a few days of clean eating before my sleep settles down again. Try it for 30 days and see if things improve.

Unfortunately I am also a diabetic so I already do not eat sugar-full foods or refined carbs. So it can't be that.

Straightjacket?

Ruth;511709 wrote: I have only sleepwalked when out of the country of my birth, or about to leave it.

There's an easy 'cure' for your somnambulism, then.

You can buy a pad that is put on the floor and when You stand on it it sets an alarm off.
My brother in law has one in
the rest home.

Set a "burglar" alarm on your bedroom door that is loud enough to wake you. It could be one triggered by movement, or by the door being opened.
It gets around the issue of you doing things by rote, such as unlocking or removing rails etc.

kai;511714 wrote: Unfortunately I am also a diabetic so I already do not eat sugar-full foods or refined carbs. So it can't be that.

Back to the drawing board....

Hawkspur;511730 wrote: Set a "burglar" alarm on your bedroom door that is loud enough to wake you. It could be one triggered by movement, or by the door being opened.
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The sleepwalking will be cured cos you'll die of fright [:0]

Anakei;511739 wrote: The sleepwalking will be cured cos you'll die of fright [:0]

If I lived on my own, it would probably work, but I don't think OH would appreciate it as he has to be up early in the morning.

I am getting more concerned as we have stream boundaries and I don't want to be found floating down one cos I have finally strayed outside the house.