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5 live are taking an in depth look at something which occupies probably a third of our life 鈥� sleep, and how extreme sleep disorders can have a huge impact on people鈥檚 lives.

We spoke to David White, who suffers from night terrors. He said: 鈥淲hen it started it was a nightmare, like a monster coming down at me.鈥�

David had to physically tie himself to the bed when Sue, his wife, was away and unable to take care of him.

Sue said: 鈥淎t one stage, he dived out of bed and hit his head and I thought he鈥檇 broken his neck. It鈥檚 terrifying for me, he鈥檚 attacked me and given me bruises, but he is so placid, I know that鈥檚 not him.鈥�

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Wednesday 1 February 2017.