-- Posted by hi sarah at 8:43 am on Dec. 29, 2008 Nocturnal sleep eating disorder? (SED-NOS) Because this isn't a preoccupation with self image and people with it aren't overeating, avoiding or purging food. Consciously anyway. I asked my mother and she said although it says eating disorder in it's name, it technically isn't, it's a type of sleep disorder. I'm writing up a thing about eating disorders and I don't know whether to put it on the list or not!? -- Posted by BLUEAUTOMATIC at 8:46 am on Dec. 29, 2008 It's a disorder whereby your sleeping patterns are causing you to have abnormal eating habits. So I would imagine it's a hybrid disorder. -- Posted by noraa at 8:46 am on Dec. 29, 2008 I'd count it as both. Clearly, the subject has some sort of a want for food, hence the sleep eating, but it's also a sleep disorder. -- Posted by hi sarah at 8:53 am on Dec. 29, 2008 Quote: from NoNoNora383 at 3:46 am on Dec. 30, 2008 I'd count it as both. Clearly, the subject has some sort of a want for food, hence the sleep eating, but it's also a sleep disorder. That's what I kind of thought, it's just hard to relate it to my eating disorder thing -- Posted by Catacomb at 11:55 am on Dec. 31, 2008 i say sleep disorder no one says sleep walkers are craving exercise