Almost every night, just as I'm drifting off, I involuntarily kick with one of my legs. What is that?

Question

It often seems to accompany a dream-like feeling of stumbling or tripping. It frightens my wife though I think that it doesn't mean anything, but it is interesting that it happens so often.

Does anyone know why this happens? Or, failing that, does this happen to anyone else?

Answer 1

it's called myoclonus. myoclonic jerking is common and normal and occurs as your brain is shifting its EEG patterns from waking to stage 1 sleep. has nothing to do with dreams (though some people dream of falling and freak-out landings, which i have done once or twice) or your being tense or stressed. tell your wife to relax, as it's fully normal and can actually be sort of neat, because now she knows exactly when you've fallen asleep.

by the way, you don't have restless legs syndrome. this has nothing to do with that; it's completely different.

Answer 2

You may have Restless Leg Syndrome or "other sleep-related leg disorders".

On very odd occasions when going to bed my leg will suddenly shoot out with a strong kick (just the right one), and it's always a kick to my left, meaning my body will spin around after a leap in the air so I can kick in that direction.
During the day, I just have the uncontrollable habit of shaking my legs in that obnoxious way movies like to use to show a character is nervous/impatient.

Answer 3

Astral Projection or Astral Travel is one of the most amazing experiences. It is quite simply, consciously leaving your body as it sleeps. It's like being awake whilst you are dreaming. You leave your body and enter the astral realm, which is the next closest dimension to us here in the physical world. The astral realm is actually all around us we just can't see it. The astral realm contains all our thoughts and emotions. It is the place that we go to when we sleep. In our dream state we stay close to our physical body and we project emotional content from our subconscious mind. We are not conscious during this process. Being awake and conscious in this realm is known as astral travel.
You jump in your sleep when you are not ready to lift your Etheric Auric Body out but getting ready..

Love & Blessings
Milly

Answer 4

That happened to me when I was younger. I was told that it's because the body isn't completely relaxed, and it needs to do this final "twitch" to release tension.

The dream of falling actually happens as a result of the twitch. Our dreams take place in milliseconds.

Answer 5

It could possibly be restless leg syndrome, it could also be a mild form of eplipsy. Certain brain activity during sleep may trigger certain involuntary muscle reaction. It is best to check with a phycisian.

Answer 6

Yes, this has happened to me alot in the past. But it hasn't happened for a while now. I think it has something to do with the nervous system. Its ok though...it doesn't mean anything is wrong.

Answer 7

This is called "SLEEP STARTS". They are perfectly normal reactions of the body when it is drifting from a state of activity to a state of rest. These are simply involuntary movements of the muscles. There's nothing to worry, as millions of people experience these harmless reactions.

Answer 8

Active Leg Syndrome, see a doctor fast

Answer 9

I have had this happened to me many times when I lay down to go to sleep soon as I doze off, I feel a jerk in my leg.

Answer 10

You know what? That's a good question, the same thing happens to me. I feel myself falling asleep and then my body does the same thing. It feels as if im falling. I hope someone does answer this question.