Sometimes, when I’m laying in bed, trying to sleep, I feel like I’m falling. Obviously, I jolt in order to save myself, only to find I wasn’t falling at all and was still laying in bed safely. Why does that happen?
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Also called a Hypnic Jerk.
Myself and a friend suffered these a lot when we were younger, most acutely from our mid to late teens. We used to skateboard back then, and there are theories that link these jerks with physical exhaustion.
I rarely suffer with them as an adult, but if I am really overtired through lack of sleep or exercise, I’ll likely have a jerk or two.
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