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"  Dear E. Jean: If my boyfriend is tired and has a few drinks, he&amp;#039;ll urinate in the middle of the night. He sleepwalks to my kitchen, front door, or closet and does his business. This is not the first, second, or even ninth time he&amp;#039;s done it. If I try to wake him up, it&amp;#039;s like I&amp;#039;m talking to a zombie\u2014he&amp;#039;s completely incoherent and impossible to deal with. When I tell him the next morning what he&amp;#039;s done, he&amp;#039;s always extremely apologetic and swears he has no recollection of it. But tonight it happened again! He ruined a pair of black ballet flats I adore! He needs to stop, but I don&amp;#039;t even know where to begin\u2014No Longer Amused Amused, my amaryllis: Not to boast, but being a pretty spectacular sleepwalker myself (I once made it all the way to the Central Nyack Fire Station clad only in a pair of men&amp;#039;s boxers and a see-through sleep bra), I recognized the signs you describe and consulted the distinguished Matthew Ebben, PhD, a sleep specialist at the New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s terribly complicated, because it involves intoxication, so it&amp;#039;s difficult to tell with this young man whether it&amp;#039;s a sleepwalking problem or an alcohol problem,&amp;quot; Dr. Ebben said. &amp;quot;The best thing to do is to send him to a sleep disorder center so he can be fully evaluated to see what the best treatment options are.&amp;quot; So, tell Mr. Tinkle to shut off all liquids at least four hours before the lights go out\u2014or he isn&amp;#039;t allowed to spend the night, let alone navigate within a 12-mile limit of your bed. Related: Ask E. Jean: How Do I Plan for Life After the Military? Related: Ask E. Jean: The Girls Guide To Dating Girls Related: Ask E. Jean: Does Your Boss Need Rage Rehab? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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