Originally Posted by ladyislingering

He gets out of bed once in a while, or sits up flailing his arms in some sort of silent terror. He talks a lot in his sleep, laughs, tells jokes, argues with himself. He's a riot, but I've had many sleepless nights just trying to keep him in bed!

I wonder why people walk/talk in their sleep, what causes it, if it's hereditary, and how it can be treated. I don't take any sedatives or anything for the fear that I might not be able to save him if he decides to walk out the door in his sleep.