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Will waking a sleepwalker really give them a heart attack, or is that just a total urban legend? 😴⚠️ It turns out waking someone during somnambulism isn't lethal, but it can trigger severe confusion, shock, or accidental aggression! Discover the top 3 hidden neurological facts about sleepwalking, why the brain gets stuck between stages of sleep, and how to safely guide a sleepwalker back to bed.
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00:00Did you know these three hidden facts about waking up a sleepwalker?
00:03Fact number one.
00:04Waking a sleepwalker will not trigger a heart attack or send them into a coma.
00:08That is a total myth.
00:09However, it can trigger severe disorientation or a sudden fight-or-flight self-defense reaction.
00:14Fact number two.
00:14Sleepwalkers are trapped in a state-free deep enraged sleep.
00:17Their primitive motor control samples are completely awake and walking around, while
00:21their conscious logical brain is sound asleep.
00:24Fact number three.
00:24The safest way to handle a sleepwalker is not screaming or shrieking them.
00:28The expert, it meant gently guiding them by the shoulders, back to bed without waking
00:32them at all.
00:32I just wrote a full deep dive video title, is it absolutely dangerous to wake a sleepwalker?
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