Why does the human body jerk/shock itself awake sometimes while trying to sleep?

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Why does the human body jerk/shock itself awake sometimes while trying to sleep?

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Answer 1

I would like to add that the answer to your question isn’t fully known by scientists. Everybody saying they know for sure is bullshit.
The most commonly accepted reason is that your mind thinks your body is paralyzed as it is during some stages of sleep and, when you move, your brain is like “what the fuck i thought you were paralyzed already”
That doesn’t mean this one is correct obviously