Question: Hello,
my problem is I wake up in middle of sleep with a sudden strong sexual urge. to control it i masturbate and again go to sleep. all this happens with my concern. is this something normal or peculiar.
basically i have a fear that in such circumstances i would be acting on my partner sleeping beside me. presently am a bachelor living with my friends. my fear is that i may show that urges on the one sleeping beside me. will this really happen. because i wake up with strong urge but am aware of everything going on at that time. actually i didn't react badly on anyone but i have that fear. is this something abnormal. i had this kind of situation for 3 times within the past 10 years.
i had a situation one day. i woke up one day in middle of sleep and had a very strong urge. i was about to act one the one sleeping beside me but i realized and controlled it. now am getting fear with that situation. please help me.

Thank you Dr XXXXXXX for your response. I actually have another small doubt. When I was 19 or 20, suddenly in the middle of sleep I found that I was without pants. But actually I didn't remember when did I remove my pants off. Does that happen once in a while.
Is this pretty normal or am I suffering from any sleeping disorder. Please clarify me

Thank you. But these situations are embarrassing me a lot. And by the way how can I avoid these situations in the future. Is there any remedy for this.