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Sleepwalking/hypnosis/dreaming

Submitted by jlustick on Sat, 04/18/2009 - 2:48pm.

Can the experiences that an individual has while sleepwalking be uncovered through hypnosis? How is hypnosis different than sleep and the trance-like state one is in while sleepwalking? Do sleepwalkers respond to individuals in the way a person would while being hypnotized? With hypnosis, there is a question of who has control over the subject's body, so is the same true for sleepwalking? Is an indivdiual in control of her body while sleepwalking or can another individual control her?

Also, how are dreams and our sense of self related? Is what happens in our dreams a product or our sense of self, an influence on our sense of self, or both? Can who we are in our dreams change who we are when awake and vice versa?

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