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Question: is there a way to tell if a person is faking sleep walking to get attention...girl i am seeing is having troble walking due to a bad hip and back and walks at times with a severe limp but when she sleep walks she shows no sign of this ....so my question is is there a way to tell is she is faking the sleep walking to gain attention thank you

Answer:
No, it is not possible to fake Sleep-walking, faking would be too obvious as a person when walking with their eyes closed walks with caution to avoid stumbling into things, whereas a person who is sleep-walking is usually not aware of what they are doing. 

Medical reports show that about 18% of the population is prone to sleepwalking. Sleepwalking can have a genetic tendency.

It is very important that if the sleepwalker exits the house, or is having frequent episodes and injuries are occurring to seek professional help as soon as possible.

For more information read the section on ‘sleepwalking’ in ‘psychdisorders’ at crescentlife.com

Regards
Raafea Malik MD