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Some people initiate sex in their sleep and remember none of it

Ellsworth Toohey
Jul 20, 2026
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Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Rijksmuseum

Sexsomnia is a parasomnia — in the same family as sleepwalking — in which a person engages in sexual acts during non-REM sleep. People in an episode often appear fully awake because their eyes are open, but they’re unconscious and typically have no memory of what they did. In most cases it’…

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