When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Experiencing a parasomnia, like sleep walking, can feel disturbing.

Parasomnias are a group of sleep disorders that cause unusual movement, perception, emotion or dreams while a person is between the different phases of sleep or awakening from a sleep. Generally, ...

Parasomnias are the class of sleep disorders associated with abnormal sleeptime behavior. One of the most common examples of parasomnia, for example, is somnambulism (better known as sleepwalking).

Experiencing a parasomnia, like sleep walking, can feel disturbing. Sleepwalking isn’t the only parasomnia, though — other sleep conditions such as sleep paralysis, bed wetting and even sleep talking ...