have you ever had one?Do you know the real name of it?

Question

Sometimes when I wake up real early by myself I get up for awhile and do whatever and then I lay back down either on the couch or my bed.and I'll just lay there on my back and then all of a sudden I feel like I'm about to fall off and I suddenly catch myself...and then I realize I'm no where near the edge.I once discussed this with my teacher and he said it could be a "sleeping seizure" doubt it.And then my friend Rico told me that it was my body getting rid of all of its energy so I could fall asleep.
Have you ever experienced this?If so do you know what its called?

Answer 1

From what I have read it is called a hypnagogic myoclonic twitch ). And more than 70% of people get this feeling. If you go to this site, it explains alot more about what is is and why peope get this feeling. (http://www.failedsuccess.com/index.php?/weblog/comments/falling_sleep_hypnic_jerk

Answer 2

ya I've had that feeling before usually at night time before I fall asleep. First time it happened was when I was about 10 from about 6-12 I used to LOVE spinning on the paralel bars at school well there ws this one trick some girls did called the dead mans fall were you sit on the bars and then just drop backwards while keeping your hands in your lap and your supposed to land on your feet I was always to scared to actually do it so one night when I was 10 I was in bed and mentally going over the trick then I go to drop in my head and my body really felt like I had actually droped it was so wierd.

Answer 3

I think I get that a lot myself. I think everyone does though. Do you mean like when you're dreaming of tripping or falling and then you wake up all scared? Lol I always jump and then my hands flail around in the air.

Maybe try going to webmd.com and look for some kind of sleeping disorder section. They have real doctors you can talk to and answer your questions online plus regular people.

^If you really think it's serious that is...I'm pretty sure it's normal though.

Answer 4

You just had a spaz attack, I do that all the time, your bed or couch are probably squeshy so your sinking into the couch and your body interputs it was falling. Go to the doctor, though, just to make sure its not a lesion in your brain!!!

lol, Not trying to scare you....
Your probably fine

Answer 5

That's normal and it happens to everybody. Same with feeling like the room is spinning and thinking you just heard somebody whisper your name right before you go from the twlight phase to NREM sleep. Odd phenomenons but not medically significant. Don't go to the doctor. He'll laugh.

Answer 6

yeah that happens to me to it might be some feeling that your not expressing maybe you could try not lying back down cause if you get up and do what u have to do and then go back to bed that's telling your brain to get up cause your up and it doesn't want to go to bed yet its kinda a nerve impulse. dont worry it happens to everyone. your brain patterns get disorientated its really nothing to worry about <3
hope that helped

Answer 7

yes - and i've talked to many others that experience it too - don't worry - don't know what it's called, but i guess it's really common cuz a whole lot of people experience it!

Answer 8

i expereinced it in my sleep. like i m faling and then my eyes suddenly open. itz scary in a dream and when i wake up my heart is still pounding fast...

Answer 9

bed spins, but usually I feel like I'm spinning

Answer 10

no i never had that and i don't know what its called