I filmed myself sleeping for 7 nights - I have problems

I filmed myself sleeping for 7 nights - I have problems.
We do some weird things when we’re asleep. One third of our lives is spent in this unconscious state where we’re unaware of our own actions.
I have never slept well, so I decided to film myself sleeping for seven nights to try and understand why. What I discovered makes me feel like I don’t myself anymore.
During the first night of my sleep experiment, I discover that I have not one, but two sleep disorders. How can I have lived 45 years of my life without knowing this?
I recently got two rag doll cats who you will meet in the video - Mrs Purple and Paddington. They are indoor cats and they are lovely. But this makes night times hard. I leave the cats to freely roam around my bedroom, but this inevitably disturbs my sleep. If I leave the cats outside my bedroom, they scratch at the door and this makes sleeping harder.
Over the course of seven nights, I learn all about the weird intricacies of my sleep behaviour. It would seem as if I have some very strange nocturnal behaviour, including excessive twitching, moving and changing position. The average person changes sleeping position 12 times during the night. I am far from average.
But am I alone in this? Do you have any strange sleeping quirks, or do you do any of the things that I do when you’re asleep? If so, I would love to hear about them in the comments below.

[@Theo_1984]

Watching this now (only through Day 1) and can’t stop laughing. What a great idea to film yourself.! Sharing this with others who say they struggle with sleeping well.

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

Very kind. Thank you very much!

[@DavidWheaterScotland]

Hi Richard - this was truly fascinating. I can relate to a lot of this. I've even fallen out of bed acting out my dreams and injured myself on many occasions! It's such a mystery why we do these strange things while we sleep, but I think the root is probably in stress, and our brains trying to make sense of things while we're asleep. I find that listening to music on headphones sometimes helps, but it's all quite mysterious this sleep thing! Hope you have a good week and well done on another compelling & beautifully put together film 🙂

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

Many thanks David! Yes, I suspect it's all linked to stress. I'm intrigued to do a bit more research into this now. Many thanks for your comment. I hope all is well with you!

[@anaphael1538]

great video mate, absolutely well done love the ending

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

Thank you so much!

[@kaleaj]

the fart at the end was genuinely hilarious

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

I do love a bit of toilet humour...

[@WS-bk7uu]

You're a great filmmaker, love the idea for this one and need to do something similar though suspect I will alao be horrified!

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

Very kind! Thank you very much 🙂

[@DJPeeler]

Really interesting video! Ate you going to do anything about or investigate the bruxism/movement further? Also the ending caught me sideways! 😂

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

Yes, I’m probably going to look into this a bit more based on the findings. I debated over that ending for a long time… Many thanks!

[@Huzyormammy]

I thought it was a snort at the end :D

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

@@Huzyormammy It's a kind of snort...

[@DJPeeler]

@Swiftfilmsuk Will be really interesting to hear if there are any remedies and whether they even work! 100% the best editorial decision!

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

😂

[@someanimeshortssas2752]

I would love to hear the reaction of your wife, if she by chance either watches this video or wakes up and night and seeing you doing these things unconsiously.

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

She alerted me to the weird thing I do with my arms in the air. This freaked her out the first time she saw me do it! She is quite a heavy sleeper (fortunately) so I don't think that my constant moving and twitching affects her too much. I showed her the video and she didn't seem surprised!

[@WolfGaming-lw3cr]

try looking towards the supernatural side of things if you cant fix this

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

Interesting! Do you think I'm possessed?

[@WolfGaming-lw3cr]

@@Swiftfilmsuk possessed would be a strong word. I was suggesting that *if* you cant fix this or find a logical explanation, you might be opressed or something. I am a sucker for horror, so i see stuff like that everywhere ://

[@henry-uf3cq]

I struggle with my sleep as well, do you recommend paying for a sleep tracker?

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

I think it’s probably a good idea. At the very least it gives you an idea about the different stages of sleep that you’re in during the night.

[@henry-uf3cq]

@@Swiftfilmsuk thank you, i really do appreciate the advice.

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

@@henry-uf3cq Most welcome!

[@asnoopy]

Omg you need a sleep doctor :o I can never sleep properly if there's a cat. Maybe let out the cats to the gardens? Idk. And I don't really believe watch scores..

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

They’re indoor cats unfortunately so they need to be somewhere in the house… I think you’re probably right about the sleep doctor!

[@asnoopy]

​@@Swiftfilmsuk Or an automatic food dispenser then? They might still wanna cuddle but who knows :) Pls keep us updated and sleep well!

[@Swiftfilmsuk]

@@asnoopy That's not a bad idea! Thank you. Will keep you posted!