I walked in my sleep once, and only once, as far as I know. I was extremely tired when I went to bed that night after driving home from a day trip, so maybe I was in a deep stage of sleep when I got up in the middle of the night, heading for the bathroom. The next thing I remember, I was wandering in another part of the house where I never go in the middle of the night. Don’t know how I got there, but I felt my eyelids fluttering and then I suddenly jerked wide awake, wondering what the hell. Apparently I had made it to the bathroom because I no longer felt the need to use the facility. My point is, strange things can happen. I do not drink or use drugs or any cold meds.
My daughter has never done anything violent but it IS scary to wake up and not still be in your bed. She has a stressful job and works long hours. When you are stressed it’s hard to sleep even if you are tired. She took prescription sleep meds for a while but they were worse. I don’t always sleep well but I’m retired so I don’t have to get up and go to work. I spent years with the stress and fatigue she is going through so I understand but some sleep meds can be dangerous in certain situations.