Exploring The Cause Of Psychological Disorders In Sleepwalk With Me

The movie that this student chose to watch was “Sleepwalk With Me” the movie was written and directed by comedian Mike Birbiglia, the movie tells the story of Mike Birbiglia and how suffers from rapid eye movement behavior disorder (REM), which is a sleep disorder that involves abnormal behavior during the sleep period. The person often walks, talks and interacts while dreaming, the client will often act out his or her dreams, and in some cases, this disorder can result in injury to self or to others. One of the causes of this disorder is feelings of anxiety that go unexpressed, and that is the case with Mike, he is a unsuccessful stand up comic who works at a bartender at a comedy club because he is not a successful comedian, but he is also in a long time relationship with his girlfriend who he lives with. They have been together for eight years, and with the wedding of his younger sister fast approaching, he is feeling pressured that maybe he should be getting married as well. He is feeling pressured because his girlfriend have talked to him about it, his parents also are pressuring him into getting married. Although, Mike have been suffering with REM for a long time, the episodes are now more frequent, and much more intense. The
He is suffering from anxiety, which he never talks about, the anxiety over his stalled career and the outside pressure to marry his longtime girlfriend pushes Mike, who is commitment-shy person to sleepwalk. He is unable to talk to his girlfriend about his true feelings, what really is bothering him, and that is also having a negative impact in his relationship. For viewers of this movie, they might see the danger of sleepwalking, and how it can harm you if left untreated, they can also see the some of the consequences of suffering from anxiety and not do anything about