Thread: Have you ever felt like you're falling?

This is called a Hypnic Jerk, and it usually happens when you very tired, or if you've deprived yourself of sleep for more than 24 hours. (or so I've heard. I'm going to try it this summer) Everyone has experienced it from time to time, so you're not alone.

Yes, I experience it quite a lot of times, especially when I'm tired. I actually like it when it happens to me, it gives me a great feeling cuz of that sudden gravity change .

Yes, but unlike Lux, I really dislike it. I do tend to get it when I'm very tired. Sometimes it feels like I'm falling through the bed, or the bed has tipped up and I'm sliding down it backwards headfirst. Grr... I hate it.

Omg,
I have these ALL THE TIME in normal dreams. I most definitely think this is my dream sign.

Do you mean just falling off of something? Because one of my recent dreams were that I was on some unstable tree house; it fell, and right before I hit the ground I had this cool & weird falling feeling before waking up.

Well, I'd have to be quick to realize it WAS my dreamsign. Usually right after that I wake up.

But it feels soooo cool!

I've heard hypnic jerks can be avoided by sleeping on your side. Seems to me like that could be plausible, since I'm always on my back when I experience one.

I get it on rare occasions, butnot when I'm particularly sleep deprived. It only affects my lower leg too, as though it went through my matress.

This happens to me like maybe 5 times a year or so. Its trippy, sometimes ill be imagining skateboarding or something. and ill get a pulse through my whole body, as i imagine im falling. It just spontantoulsy happends not when im sleep deprived

another reason why i have insomnia T_T