Why cant you wake a sleepwalker

In this video, i tell you to not wake a sleep walker.links to sources:Hello everyone, this is your daily dose of internet.Sleepwalking is a disorder that causes you to act while asleep.But why can't you wake up a sleepwalker?Common wisdom dictates that it can be dangerous to wake up a sleepwalker, but research shows the phenomenon is harmless and common.While waking straight from stage 3 is difficult, it can be done—but doing so can leave a person in a state of cognitive impairment (sleep scientists call it sleep inertia) for around 30 minutes.

Try to gently turn the person back around and send them back to bed without waking them up.Sleepwalking is a sleep disorder.Even worse, some sleepwalkers may become violent and attempt to attack the person waking them up, per the national sleep foundation.Why can't we wake a sleepwalker?It is a common belief that waking up sleepwalkers can be very dangerous while they are in the unconscious, moving stage.The idea that sleepwalkers should not be woken up is a widely held belief.

While you can wake them up, you probably shouldn't, and that's for both your benefit.The best thing you can do is try to gently guide the person (adult or child) back to their room w/o waking them.