What makes you feel like your spinning and you wake up and you are not? What causes it?

Answer 1

There is a phenomenon known as hypnagogic myoclonus. It can occur in the transition between sleep and wakefulness or at the point where you are just about to go into a very deep sleep. The term actually refers to the twitches or involuntary motor movements that occur at those times. However, these twitches are also often accompanied by a sense of falling or a feeling that something is flowing through the body. If when you awaken from your spinning feeling, you awake with a jerk or a start, then this is probably what is going on.

As far as what causes this, it's still open for debate. Some possible explanations:
- it's just a normal part of sleep
- the relaxation accompanied with falling asleep makes the body think it's falling
- it's leftover in the brain from when our primate ancestors slept in trees and it is a mechanism that somehow kept you awake enough to not fall out of the tree
- anxiety

It happens to about 60-70% of people, so it's pretty normal.

Answer 2

It has been said by some in the Field that what is happening sometimes when this occurs is that we have astrally projected and are returning to our body's and are startled awake by the sensation of returning. I'm sure there are other reasons why this happens but i can't discount what they say.

Answer 3

i have this feeling too usually when i fall asleep. im not sure what causes it so i cant answer your question. i thought it was because of a slight physical sickness. but didnt know it was common. im writing this because i wanted to save it to my page so i can see the answers. good question.

Answer 4

hmmm smoking weeds or having african mushrooms?

Answer 5

You're drunk.