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Common knowledge, Why do you feel like you're falling when you go to sleep?

Why do you feel like you're falling when you go to sleep

Common knowledge, Why do you feel like you're falling when you go to sleep?

this sensation was recognized by Most people and they have feeling this sensation at some point in their lives.
You may have a difficulty to getting more than six hours of sleep each night but when you succeed to get to bed at a decent hour, an inexplicable thing brings you back to consciousness from the doze an indistinguishable sensation of falling takes over your body and snatching your attempt at having some shuteye.

This falling feeling  termed  by several names like a (hypnic jerk-hypnagogic jerk -sleep start-sleep twitch-....)  According to Sleep.org.
they’re  70% of people have experienced the sensation at ever in their lives and although this is sensation harmless the origins of sensation are unknown. 
there are many factors that play important role in the probability of experiencing hypnic jerk like People who are taking a lot of caffeine,  stressed people, experiencing sleep deprivation or people who do physical activities in the evening are more likely to expose to this phenomenon. 
There is an evidence mention of a link between the depression and escitalopram and an increased risk of experiencing to hypnic jerks.

Why Jerks happening?

Many sleep experts have some theories about how jerks occur Michael Breus, PH.D., explain jerks can be the result of one of two theories.
1- Your brain at the beginning of falling asleep may misconstrue (interpret wrongly ) the meaning of muscle relaxation so attributing the sensation to falling to protect you from hurting yourself from muscles tense up.
2- nervous system adapted into sleep mode, and the shocks are needed for your muscles to transition from an active state to the dormant state.
The jerks shouldn’t really be a worry unless they begin to really cut into your sleep schedule but if it cut your sleep schedule go see a doctor, and be sure to mind your Q’s and P’s when it comes to sleep hygiene.

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