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theregister.co.uk — Falling asleep after sex is common, but falling, sleeping and staying asleep during sex is another matter. The condition is called sexsomnia.

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  • DiggityMcDigg, on 10/12/2007, -2/+93And I thought the girls were falling asleep because I was absolutely crap in bed... turns out it's THEIR problem. Oh yeah. Victory me.

    UPDATE: Turns out they are falling asleep because I'm ***** in the sack. Screw you sexsomnia... and digg...
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+26"*Two girlfriends* of another man, aged 43, "independently confirmed that he frequently engages in sexual behaviour while asleep". One describes him as a "different person" during these activities - apparently he is a more amorous and gentle lover and more orientated towards satisfying his partner."

    What a pimp.
  • TriZz, on 10/12/2007, -4/+28Is it acceptable to eat a sandwich while asleep after sex?

    - sexwichomnia? Man, that would be amazing! Sex, food and sleep all at the same time! Throw in a beer and cigarette then we can call it 'heaven'!
  • hans0r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19"I suffer from a very sexy learning disability. What do I call it, Kif?"

    " Ugh...Sexlexia"
  • noodlehed, on 10/12/2007, -5/+20< Insert Aqua Teen Hunger Force ASCII art here >
  • mustafap, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14For those of you who are not yet married, sexsomnia is *very* common after a few decades of marriage :o)
  • Hush, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11yea, you did that ***** to me the other day at work too, you *****.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11That's not a hair question.
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  • bigdsinferno, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9that site has a lot of great, but completely useless, information.
  • PixelVision, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8@thumbup

    From The ***** Article, an extension of the Read The ***** Article (RTFA) usage.
  • bioskope, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5FTFA

    "In the May 2006 Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine, Dr I O Ebrahim of the London Sleep Centre describes a recent sexsomnia case in England "where the defendant was acquitted on three charges of rape on the basis of automatism due to somnambulistic sexual behaviour".


    Your honor my client would like to plead not guilty to charges of rape as even the victim has clarified that his eyes were closed during the incident which goes to prove that he's suffering from somnambulistic sexual behaviour
  • dime, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Probably sounds like BS, but I suffer from this.

    Scratch that - my wife suffers ;p

    Apparently, I frequently "wake up" in the middle of the night, jump on her, and persuasively get her to have sex with me. She tells me I don't act like myself, even though I'll seem totally awake and aware. The next morning, I remember nothing. Seems to happen more when I have caffeine, alcohol or spicy food before I go to sleep - I think it's more a byproduct of being in an agitated state of sleep.

    Thankfully it started after we'd been together for quite a while... I'd probably have been arrested for rape if it were just some chick I was sleeping with.
  • mikev, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I have a feeling the ascii and "I'm sorry that's not a hair question" comments are gonna get old veeeeery soon.
  • WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"I'll wake up in the middle of the night and just start messing around with my g/f"

    Yeah...I do that too...but your girlfriend usually tells me to be really quiet, so we don't wake you up.
  • TheTinman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I've been watching the House, MD DVDs over the past couple weeks. Last night I watched an episode in which this nice-looking woman kept showing up at the walk-in clinic and telling House that she had rashes, bruises, and chronic fatigue. Twice he told her that she was having sex and lying to him about it, and twice she denied it. So finally he had her stay overnight in the sleep lab, and it turned out she had this disorder and had been waking up most nights to go downstairs in her apartment to "sleep with" (get it) her ex-boyfriend. The lucky ***** was gettin it and the ex-girlfriend didn't even know. Kind of strange.
  • Dracos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"Sexsomnia" doesn't have a good ring to it. Too bad the puritans won't let anyone give it a catchier name, like "*****".
  • m00k0w, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Your penis grows very quickly during pregnancy?
  • Matri, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3You missed one more: "pics or it didn't happen"
  • iMaciMan1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3isn't it considered rape if the person keeps going while you're asleep? lol
  • flink405, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Diggsomnia here----some articles make me want to fall asleep.
  • simg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@mustafap

    why, you only get to have sex in your dreams :p ?
  • maddog2840, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yep, it happens. My wife does everything in her sleep. Walks talks,cooks,goes to work and of course... It was weird to get used to but once I understood what was happening I accepted it (no pun intended). She was upset for a while.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@mikev

    that is not a hair question, are you taking this seriously?
  • Arkonnan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Hey, as long as she shows up that's good enough for me.
  • thiagoleon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The description is a little inaccurate: you don't fall asleep during sex, but have sex during sleep.

    Well, you could fake sleep if the sex is really bad, and justify your actions sending this article...
  • thumbup, on 10/12/2007, -7/+9What does FTFA stand for?
  • WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I have TVsomnia...I fall asleep while watching TV.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I woke up one time and found myself whacking off to the Sears catalog.
  • jiller, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2*pics/video, or it didn't happen*
  • robbclark, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Great for a somnophiliac like me
  • minorproblem, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Ditto, i started doing it with my ex girlfriend when she first started staying over heaps. Apparently i would wake up start having sex and then after about 15-20 mins i would roll off and fall asleep without even finishing either of us off. First few times i wondered why i woke up so horny. Ive actually started doing it less with my currently gf probibly only happened twice this year (that she told me anyways :O).
  • lazyrussian, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I did a little write about this on my blog not to long ago with a few violent examples - http://www.lazyrussian.com/2006/12/28/subconscious-sex-syndrome/
    (not spamming, just informing)
  • killervibe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If only there was a support group for these kinds of women. That would make it much easier to find them. :)
  • WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@mankthetank
    Nice link/article...(it was on digg, several months ago)
    "Gigantomastia is the condition in which a woman’s breasts grow dramatically very, very quickly. The condition happens during pregnancy."

    I have gigantopenia.
  • Septimus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2We're in your base doing something to your dudes. That one is the only one I think.
  • smish420, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1sexlexia....
  • WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1"why, you only get to have sex in your dreams :p ?"

    Sounds like my life. So I often wonder why I stay up so late.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5I have this. It's really f'n weird.

    I'll wake up in the middle of the night and just start messing around with my g/f, then will fall back asleep a few mins later as if nothing happened.

    Apparently I talk really dirty when I do this :O
  • JesusIsSatan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Is that the new terror alert warning system?
  • atorgani, on 10/30/2009, -0/+0bu haberle ilgili detayları burada bulabilirsiniz.

    http://www.gencturkhaber.com/Haley-Batty-sexsomnia ...
  • banderbe, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I have Tennisomnia. I fall asleep while playing tennis. Doctors are baffled.
  • JesusIsSatan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Where can I find a girl that falls asleep during sex? Sure, it doesn't boost my ego, but think about all the things you can do! She'll be like a human amusement park! Let her figure out why her bunghole is bleeding when she wakes up. ;)
  • TriZz, on 10/12/2007, -6/+5FTFA = From The ***** Article.

    ...other common uses are:

    TFA = The ***** Article
    RTFA = Read The ***** Article

    EDIT: PixelVision beat me to it.
  • mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1If it occurs during masturbation, it's called?

    a) Laziness
    b) Get your ass up
    c) Slackerphilia
    d) You're not very good at that either
    e) ?
  • bobappleyard, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Not cool.
  • WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2My girlfriend has a nasty habit of falling asleep before sex.

    (Just kidding....I have no girlfriend.)
  • ChileanGoD, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Hey guys.. don't digg down thumbup.. When I first started to use Digg I had the same question, but I didn't had the balls to ask, pass like a uninformed internet user and get buried like that. I applaud you thumbup, silly questions like that help more people understand the simple stuff that everyone takes for granted.
  • WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1@PixelVision
    "From The ***** Article, an extension of the Read The ***** Article (RTFA) usage."

    Yeah...an acronym which I made up, and used just a few days ago, with explanation -- having only used it sparingly in the past.
    I'm glad it's catching on.

    As soon as we get the feature to search our past diggs, I can prove it! heh heh.

    BTW diggas, doesn't it feel much better without the pressure of that silly ranking system?

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