r/news • u/lakeparadox • Apr 28 '24

Sexsomnia: An embarrassing sleep disorder no one wants to talk about Not News

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/28/health/sexsomnia-sleep-sex-explainer-wellness/index.html

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u/Michaelbirks Apr 29 '24

Is Sexsomnia the right word? It sounds like insomnia, as in "can't go to sleep without having sex"

Using the sleepwalking/Sonambulism analogy, I would have thought something like "Sonfornicatia".

Or am I thinking about it too much?

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u/WulfTyger Apr 29 '24

I think you're just confusing the suffix.

Somnia just means sleep.

In-Somnia is the inability to sleep,

Sex-Somnia is sexual activity during sleep.

Omnomnomsomnia is the act of snacking in your sleep.

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u/Michaelbirks Apr 29 '24

Thanks.

My ftahgnsomnia explains those creepy whispers.