Dear Dr. K: I’ve always been very active in my sleep. I used to tell people I was a sleepwalker, but it’s really much more involved than that. I often act out my dreams, and recently I threw a lamp across my bedroom, because I dreamed I was pitching a baseball. Have you heard of a problem like this before?

Dear Reader: If you are acting out your dreams, I’d say it’s very likely that you have a condition called REM Behavior Disorder. The type of sleep disturbances you describe certainly fit the bill.

As you’ve experienced, people can get themselves into trouble while dreaming. Although it sounds a bit like sleepwalking, this disorder involves more than just walking in your sleep. People have been known to jump through glass windows or climb tall furniture, all while asleep.

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