somnambulism
Walking while asleep
Somnambulism is the clinical term for sleepwalking—rising from bed and moving about while still asleep.
The word sounds more formal than sleepwalking and appears mainly in medical or psychological contexts: The patient's somnambulism began in childhood.
Someone who sleepwalks is a somnambulist.
Abnormal behavior while sleeping
- sleepwalkingAmbulatory behavior during slumber
- narcolepsyNeurological excessive drowsiness condition
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- apneaTemporary cessation of respiration
neurological · diagnosis · symptom · treatment · therapy · chronic · arousal · episode
Legendary Transylvanian vampire
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- moonlitBathed in lunar glow
- nightgownSleeping garment, usually loose
- candleWax stick with wick
haunting · Bellini · opera · horror · eerie · uncanny · somnambulist · nocturne
Involuntary mechanical behavior
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- amnesiaPathological loss of recall
oblivious · unintentional · reflex · autopilot · dissociation · fugue · blackout · insensible
Trance-inducing influence
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- possessionState of owning
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- hypnotismTrance-inducing practice
enchantment · spiritualism · séance · medium · phantasm · specter · paranormal · suggestion
Traveling with no fixed course
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- ambulationMovement by walking
- bedroomRoom for sleeping
- hallwayInterior connecting passage
staircase · pajamas · groggy · disoriented · mumbling · unresponsive · aimless · fumbling
parasomnia
Abnormal behavior while sleeping
- sleepwalkingAmbulatory behavior during slumber
- narcolepsyNeurological excessive drowsiness condition
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
apnea · neurological · diagnosis · symptom · treatment · therapy · chronic · arousal · episode · nocturnal
Dracula
Legendary Transylvanian vampire
candle · haunting · Bellini · opera · horror · eerie · uncanny · somnambulist · nocturne
automatism
Involuntary mechanical behavior
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
amnesia · oblivious · unintentional · reflex · autopilot · dissociation · fugue · blackout · insensible · mindless
mesmerism
Trance-inducing influence
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- possessionState of owning
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
hypnotism · enchantment · spiritualism · séance · medium · phantasm · specter · paranormal · suggestion · Svengali
wandering
Traveling with no fixed course
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- ambulationMovement by walking
- bedroomRoom for sleeping
hallway · staircase · pajamas · groggy · disoriented · mumbling · unresponsive · aimless · fumbling · urination
- sleep problemsinsomnia, sleep apnea, night terrors, hypersomnia, nightmares
- consciousness statesunconscious, conscious, awake, alert, sleep
- Hypnotismhypnosis, hypnotism, hypnotist, mesmerism, mesmerist
- Dissociationdissociation, depersonalization, derealization, multiple personality disorder, alter
- dreamsnightmare, dreaming, daydream, nightmares, dreams
- Mental Disordersschizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD
somnambulisminsomnia
Persistent inability to rest
sleeplessness · wakefulness · alertness · vigilance · hypervigilance