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Other Sections. For most people, dreaming is purely a mental activity: dreams occur in the mind while the body is at rest. But people who suffer from REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) act out their dreams. They physically move limbs or even get up and engage in activities associated with waking. Some engage in sleep talking, shouting, screaming, hittting or punching.
For some people, though, their bodies act out whatever they're doing in their sleep. The sleep disorder called REM sleep behavior disorder can cause someone to do just that, says Neumeyer. Normally when you are in the deep stage of dreaming sleep called REM sleep, only your eyes and your breathing muscles move.