@drsermedmezher: Doctor Explains Being Difficult to Wake Up. Source - jennahji on TT People often assume that behaviors like being very difficult to wake up, acting confused, or appearing irritable after being woken are simply signs of tiredness, laziness, or attitude. However, in some cases, these behaviors may actually be symptoms of a parasomnia—a type of sleep disorder involving abnormal movements, behaviors, or experiences during sleep or on waking. One example is sleep inertia or confusional arousals, where a person wakes up partially from deep sleep but remains disoriented and slow to respond. During these episodes, they may not fully understand what’s happening or remember it afterward. Recognizing that such reactions can stem from a sleep-related condition rather than personality or mood is important, as parasomnias can often be improved with better sleep hygiene, stress management, or medical support. Understanding the cause helps ensure the behavior is treated with empathy and addressed appropriately. #sleep #tired #grumpy
Dr Sermed Mezher MBChB MRes
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Monday 27 October 2025 20:08:42 GMT
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If I get woken up out of deep sleep I say some absolutely terrible things and have no memory of them. I’ve actually ruined relationships this way and I feel terrible about it. I’ve literally threatened people.
2025-11-19 21:13:04
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Alysia Smith :
Bruh, I have hypersomnia. I feel that
2025-12-24 14:38:58
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Annie Rock :
I will forever be hell-bent on the fact that people don't know how to wake other people up, shaking the shoulder and heavily tapping on someone is not going to wake them up, least not happily
2025-11-08 00:03:45
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Starfrost 🦊 록시 :
Or just let me sleep and stop trying to wake me up
2025-10-31 05:00:06
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Alex :
I Apperently have regular conversations in my sleep that I don’t remember the next day. I occasionally get up to turn off the ac or heater and don’t remember but my sleep habits are orettt good
2025-11-01 08:02:53
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Daniel :
Are you kidding me right now? This literally happens to me most nights or mornings for almost 30 years. I literally see a sleep specialist AND YOU’RE TELLING ME NO ONE THOUGHT TO DIAGNOSE ME WITH THIS!??!?!?!?! Bro I’m so mad right now wtf. I mean thank you… sorry I’m just so frustrated that this is the first time I’m hearing of it despite having dealt with this 30 years, seen specialists, doctors…. Jfc. How did my doctors miss this. wtf.
2025-11-04 09:56:41
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amelia s :
i get extremely mean to whoever wakes me up, no matter how they wake me up
2025-12-14 05:20:29
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Lily :
When growing up, my family had to throw things at me from across the room bc id literally attack them and have full on conversations that I DO NOT REMEMBER OR HAVE CONTROL OVER😭
2025-12-13 20:51:08
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savannah :
I have a problem with sleep lying. I will sleep through my alarms by waking up and walking over to turn them off… then someone else in the house will come by my room and tell me I need to get up and I will be like “oh yeah no class got cancelled today its okay! thank you!” then I wake up late with NO MEMORY of doing that only the story of what I’ve done.
2026-03-30 02:09:37
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The Unknown Box :
I'm supposed to go to the doctor? Like I thought it was me
2025-11-10 13:17:58
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kay_1725 :
I’ve always sleep talked, I’m a super deep sleeper once im asleep. when ppl try and wake me I “talk” to them, have full conversations and I always laugh when ppl tell me but nope I was asleep I don’t remember ever waking up 🤷🏻♀️I’ve always been this way. I slept with my mom until I was 15 and my brothers would say me and her would have conversations while both asleep. I’ve always struggled to fall asleep without medication but once I’m asleep I’m dead. I rarely dream, when I do it’s so vivid I will feel my self move or my heart pound and I learned how to change my dreams or if I wake up I learned how to start it back up. I can’t nap or I’ll be worse than b4, if I wake up and go back to sleep the time starts over and will sleep way too long. I have slept 17hrs maybe more bc I woke up a little b4 I wanted too and fell back to sleep
2025-11-04 05:47:14
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chuckscustoms :
What if I just wake up gasping for air because I forgot to breathe?
2025-11-04 14:41:46
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TheLadyVanya🧝🏻♀️🌿 :
I have Narcolepsy t2. I can’t remember sometimes if I’m talking in real life or in my dreams. I once thought I was awake and someone shoved something gross food wise in my mouth I woke up to spit it out in my blanket 😂 spoiler alert it was a dream.
2025-11-07 19:26:25
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Brigida Plays Disc Golf :
I have central sleep apnea but im also claustrophobic, so I cant use a CPAP. I will wake up and do things, talk, drink/eat, then go back to bed, and I will have NO memory of it. I will wake up and turn off my alarm then go back to bed, and ive always known that im hard to wake up (I punched several family members and a dr when they were waking me up, the dr was when I was coming out of acoma) and I get violent and have no memory, but until I was with my current partner, I didnt realize just how active I really am. ill apparently get up and take my dog out and he says ill come back to the bedroom eating something then ill go back to sleep, and I have no memory of these activities at all
2025-11-02 06:09:11
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LunaP :
If I take a nap during the day I will without a doubt get sleep paralysis. It's terrifying.
2025-11-13 04:50:09
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Em🩶 :
I have this, I get genuinely so angry and aggressive it’s terrible
2025-12-14 08:20:39
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Jac :
this is like a real issue for me lol have cussed my kids out and not remembered. I feel bad.
2025-11-07 04:21:31
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Sophie :
My bf wakes me up really aggressively because im a heavy sleeper, most the time i have full on arguments with him and have no recollection of it
2025-12-05 06:00:00
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Chaos Pixie :
👀 me even when you wake me up gently.... I also have full blown conversations I don't remember
2025-11-03 19:51:54
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Hana :
She’s called the Dragon Lady. If anyone tries to interact with me before I’m conscious and aware I go off like a crazy person and I have no idea. My husband has had full conversations with me before I came to. So Wild.
2025-11-03 06:28:59
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Alexandria✨🧿 :
Is this why I’ll sit up in my sleep and be dead asleep sitting on the side of the bed
2025-11-02 13:01:20
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༒︎ 𝕲𝖊𝖒𝖒𝖆 ༒︎ :
A doctor sent my bf away saying to quit his job or reduce his hours but this has happened for years since he was a child
2025-11-04 08:51:29
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Mandi :
Just showed this to my mom. We fight in the morning sometimes when she tries to get me up saying that I told her I was awake already when I wasn’t me thinking I was going absolutely insane, but I swore that I was asleep and now I know I was right.
2026-01-12 18:57:11
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Kayleigh :
I though this was normal 😂😭
2025-12-07 09:27:49
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Elephantamazing :
Is this why I can get sleep paralysis 50 times a night sometimes, or that one time my dad woke me up to do the dishes and I made up 2 flights of stairs and realized I was asking for a tape measure for plates?
2026-04-14 03:36:24
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