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I twitch when I'm falling asleep. It's once I've already sort of fallen, so I don't really register I'm doing it, but my partner does. Sometimes I do a super-twitch, it's like all my muscles do one massive spasm and I wake myself up. Does anyone know why this happens?
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Its called a myclonic twitch, the autonomic nervous system is trying to keep you alert to waking up , it developed from ancient times when people needed to sleep less soundly due to potential attack and threats, absolutely natural.
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Oh, I hate that, I get it sometimes when I'd half dreaming of walking up stairs and I step up but there's no more steps so I fall. I think it's because we're so focused on what we're dreaming of that when something happens we jump, as we would in real life, and because we're so relaxed it feels more violent… I'm just making this up but it makes sense to me…
I've also woken up before, reached for my alarm clock, not been able to grab it, then realised my arm hasn't moved and is hanging at my side, which was really creepy.
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It happens to me a lot to, except instead of twitching, I hit people.
I'll swing my arm or leg and hit the person I'm sleeping next to.
I don't know how to control it but I'm guessing it's something that just happens.
You can try to control it, but I don't know if that’s possible when you’re sleeping
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It relates to what's happening to your dreams. Like if you fall in a dream. With me I usually fall into a black hole before I go to sleep and my whole body jerks from hitting the “ground” and I wake up immediately! Or when you trip and fall in a dream..
Actually one time at was at a sleep over and the sisters shared one bed and I was with another friend..and one of the sisters had a dream she was playing soccer and kicked her other sister thinking she was the soccer ball. lol! good times..
Anyways you get it..right?
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sometimes it's your dream
but i learned the real reason. I just wish I could remember it…
It's something about one of the nervous systems in your body that wants you to stay awake, so it does twitches and contracts certain muscles.
sorry I wish I had the exact reason. good luck.
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I do that all the time when I'm just dropping off to sleep. I think it has something to do with not being in a deep enough sleep. I get this sensation that I’m falling or about to fall, then I abruptly sit up in bed as if I am just about to breathe my last.
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lol yeh … the worst thing is I've noticed I do it more if I'm in bed with my partner … it's never been mentioned but I'm sure it must be annoying :p I've noticed it coincides with thoughts about physically moving as your mind goes to sleep thinking about the day or whatever
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I read somewhere that its because your body is relaxed and its kinda the same sensation as when your falling and the twitch is your body preparing for the impact. Not sure if that's correct but I read that somewhere.
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I've got no idea why it happens but it happens to me a lot just as I'm about to drop off to sleep, sometimes it feels like I'm falling backwards or other times it feels like my whole body jerks, it's freaky!!
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ha your partner like someone of the same sex???
well yea i do spasm and it freaks me out.
one time in my dream i was jumping off a building and i spased.
it just kinda happens
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Yeah….
Twice I was on the verge of sleeping and In my dream i slipped and fell and it made me twitch. Twice throughout my life is pretty good odds so I think of it as bad luck for that moment.
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my hubby does it . it is when your muscles are relaxing after being used all day .unless you are taking some kind med the causes that then don't worry .i also wake my self up with the body jerking
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i do it to. its normal, its not like a health issue.
like i will have a dream thai trip over something and my whole body will just twitch.
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happenes to me sometimes.. ill wake up but im still asleep.. theres time that im awake but my body is still asleep.. i cant move or speak anything.. idk why this happens.. its not often but mostly rarely
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I do it when I hear sudden noises and if I'm half asleep and I’m dreaming at the same time, its weird, its nearly like I'm watching a Television show with crazy plots
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I ride a motorcycle and sometimes when I'm waking up my left foot jerks up like I'm trying to shift from 1st to 2nd really fast
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yes it happens to everyone. im not sure why it happens it just does. usually i wake up after shaking but some people can sleep right through it.
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WELL HOW WILL YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE TWITCHING WHEN YOUR ASLEEP!!!???
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that happens 2 me as well but not every time. its just a reaction od the relaxation if muscles.
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This happens to me a lot.
I think it's just something in the dream that jerks you awake. But I'm not sure.
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It's very common. We tend to do this more when we are tense. Don't watch cop shows during the hour before bedtime.
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It's related to sleeping in trees when we did.
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I dunno why it happens but I do it too
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LOL…I dunno, but I do it too…it really freaked my girlfriend out at first, but now she just teases me about it.
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I do that, quite often I kick or elbow my husband. It's not on purpose I promise! =P
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Its your dreams! Your body is reacting to them
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i don't know why it happens but it happens to me as well.
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this is a throw back from our days as monkeys and we used to sleep in the trees,
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