Thursday, 11 June 2009

  • Sexsomnia

    My friend recently told me he has a medical condition called Sexsomnia.  Basically whenever he falls asleep, he starts sleepwalking in a very specific way - basically he tries to initiate sex with the person in bed with him.



    Note to self: never share a hotel room with this guy.

    I did some research and there have been cases where people have been charged of rape for sexsomnia, including this one!
    I am a bit skeptical of quotes like this:

    Senior Aircraftsman Kenneth Ecott, 26, wept after a jury took two hours to find he was not responsible for his actions.

    Mr Ecott did not deny having sex with the girl, but said he had no memory of it happening.

    Instead he insisted he had a condition known as sexsomnia in which sufferers carry out indecent acts in their sleep.

    It was this affliction that made him climb naked on top of the girl at a friend's birthday party sleepover in Poole, Dorset, the Bournemouth Crown Court heard.

    But who knows, it sounds like it could be a real medical condition.

    What do you think - does sexsomnia sound like a real medical condition?

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